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ExamMaterial.md

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+# Exam Material
+
+A collection of information for the RHCE v8 exam.
+
+## Exam Page
+
+[Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam | EX294](https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/ex294-red-hat-certified-engineer-rhce-exam-red-hat-enterprise-linux-9)
+
+### Remote Exam Info
+
+[Getting Ready for your Red Hat Remote Exam - Red Hat Learning Community](https://learn.redhat.com/t5/Certification-Resources/Getting-Ready-for-your-Red-Hat-Remote-Exam/ba-p/33528)
+
+## Objectives
+
+[Red Hat Certification Exam Objectives by Version](https://training-lms.redhat.com/public_content/redhat/training/Red%20Hat%20Certification%20Exam%20Objectives%20by%20Version.pdf)
+
+### EX294V84K
+
++ **Be able to perform all tasks expected of a Red Hat Certified System Administrator**
+  + Understand and use essential tools
+  + Operate running systems
+  + Configure local storage
+  + Create and configure file systems
+  + Deploy, configure, and maintain systems
+  + Manage users and groups
+  + Manage security
++ **Understand core components of Ansible**
+  + Inventories
+  + Modules
+  + Variables
+  + Facts
+  + Plays
+  + Playbooks
+  + Configuration files
++ **Install and configure an Ansible control node**
+  + Install required packages
+  + Create a static host inventory file
+  + Create a configuration file
++ **Configure Ansible managed nodes**
+  + Create and distribute SSH keys to managed nodes
+  + Configure privilege escalation on managed nodes
+  + Validate a working configuration using ad hoc Ansible commands
++ **Script administration tasks**
+  + Create simple shell scripts
+  + Create simple shell scripts that run ad hoc Ansible commands
++ **Create and use static inventories to define groups of hosts**
++ **Create Ansible plays and playbooks**
+  + Know how to work with commonly used Ansible modules
+  + Use variables to retrieve the results of running a command
+  + Use conditionals to control play execution
+  + Configure error handling
+  + Create playbooks to configure systems to a specified state
++ **Use Ansible modules for system administration tasks that work with:**
+  + Software packages and repositories
+  + Services
+  + Firewall rules
+  + File systems
+  + Storage devices
+  + File content
+  + Archiving
+  + Scheduled tasks
+  + Security
+  + Users and groups
++ **Create and use templates to create customized configuration files**
++ **Work with Ansible variables and facts**
++ **Create and work with roles**
++ **Download roles from an Ansible Galaxy and use them**
++ **Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sensitive data**
++ **Use provided documentation to look up specific information about Ansible modules and commands**
+
+As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention.
+
+## Books
+
++ [RHCE 8 prep book by Sander Van Vugt](https://www.amazon.com/RHCE-EX294-Cert-Guide-Certification/dp/0136872433)
+
+## Courses
+
++ TBA

Setup.md

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+# Setting Up the Environment
+
+Follow the instructions below to setup the lab environment on your machine. We will be installing the requirements, then cloning this repo and initializing the VMs.
+
+## Install the Required Software
+
+### macOS
+
+_Gatekeeper will block virtualbox from installing. All you have to do is go into Security & Privacy of System Preferences and click Allow under the General tab and rerun installation._
+
+Install all at once with the command below:
+
+```
+/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" && xcode-select --install &&brew install ansible ; brew install python ; brew cask install vagrant ; brew cask install VirtualBox ; brew cask install virtualbox-extension-pack ; vagrant plugin install vagrant-guest_ansible
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can install everything individually below:
+
+- [Install the Latest Version of Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html) - (`brew cask install vagrant`)
+  - Vagrant Plugin - `vagrant plugin install vagrant-guest_ansible`
+- [Install the Latest Version of Virtualbox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) (`brew cask install VirtualBox`)
+  - Virtual Box Extension Pack (`brew cask install virtualbox-extension-pack`)
+
+### Linux
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> + If it's been awhile since you've run an update, do that first. Reboot if the kernel was updated. There may be some dependencies errors but don't be alarmed as this won't stop the environment from working.
+> + If you receive an error for an Ansible guest vagrant plugin, DO NOT worry, as there are two different plugins related to Ansible and only one needs to be installed.
+
+#### RHEL7 - CentOS7
+
+Install the required software:
+
+```bash
+{
+	systemctl stop packagekit
+	yum install -y epel-release && yum install -y git binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms libvirt libvirt-devel ruby-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel libguestfs-tools-c
+	mkdir ~/Vagrant
+	cd ~/Vagrant
+	curl -o  vagrant_2.2.6_x86_64.rpm https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/2.2.6/vagrant_2.2.6_x86_64.rpm && yum install -y vagrant_2.2.6_x86_64.rpm && vagrant plugin install vagrant-guest_ansible
+	vagrant plugin install vagrant-guest-ansible
+	wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/virtualbox.repo
+	yum install -y VirtualBox-6.0 && systemctl start packagekit
+}
+```
+
+Also, install the VirtualBox extension pack below:
+
+- [Virtual Box Extension Pack](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
+
+#### RHEL8
+
+Install the required software:
+
+```bash
+{
+	systemctl stop packagekit
+	dnf -y install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
+	dnf install -y git binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms libvirt libvirt-devel ruby-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel libguestfs-tools-c
+	mkdir ~/Vagrant
+	cd ~/Vagrant
+	curl -o  vagrant_2.2.19_x86_64.rpm https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/2.2.19/vagrant_2.2.19_x86_64.rpm && dnf install -y vagrant_2.2.19_x86_64.rpm && vagrant plugin install vagrant-guest_ansible
+	wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo
+	wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/virtualbox.repo
+	dnf install -y VirtualBox-6.1 && /usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh setup
+	usermod -a -G vboxusers root
+	systemctl start packagekit
+}
+```
+
+Also, install the Virtualbox extension pack below:
+
+- [Virtual Box Extension Pack](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
+
+#### Arch / Manjaro
+
+Install the required software:
+
+```bash
+{
+  sudo /usr/bin/pacman -Sy
+  sudo /usr/bin/pacman -S --needed ansible virtualbox virtualbox-host-modules-arch virtualbox-guest-iso vagrant libvirt
+}
+```
+
+Also, install the Virtualbox extension pack from the AUR:
+
++ `virtualbox-ext-oracle`
+
+#### Fedora
+
+Run `dnf update -y` to update your system, then run the script below as root to install everything at once:
+
+```bash
+{
+	dnf -y install wget git binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms libvirt libvirt-devel ruby-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel
+	wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo
+	mv virtualbox.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo
+	dnf install -y VirtualBox-6.0
+	usermod -a -G vboxusers ${USER}
+	/usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh setup
+	dnf -y install vagrant
+	dnf remove -y rubygem-fog-core
+	vagrant plugin install vagrant-guest_ansible
+}
+```
+
+Also, install the Virtualbox extension pack below:
+
+- [Install the Virtual Box Extension Pack](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
+
+#### Debian
+
+_NOTE - If it's been awhile since you've run apt update, do that first. Reboot if the kernel was updated._
+
+Install the required software (as root):
+
+```bash
+{
+  sudo snap install ruby
+  sudo apt install ruby-bundler git -y
+  wget -c https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/2.2.6/vagrant_2.2.6_x86_64.deb
+  sudo dpkg -i vagrant_2.2.6_x86_64.deb
+  wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
+  wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
+  sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian bionic contrib"
+  sudo apt update
+  sudo apt install -y virtualbox-6.0
+  vagrant plugin install vagrant-guest_ansible
+}
+```
+
+Also, install the Virtualbox extension pack below:
+
+- [Virtual Box Extension Pack](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
+
+### Windows
+
+Follow the steps below:
+
+- [Install the Latest Version of Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html)
+- [Install the Latest Version of Virtualbox and Virtual Box Extension Pack](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
+- Then install the following vagrant plugin via PowerShell as Administrator `vagrant plugin install vagrant-guest_ansible`
+
+## Initialize and Start the Environment
+
+Once the required software is installed, do the following:
+
+### macOS
+
+1. Create a separate `~/bin` directory and `cd` to it.  (The directory doesn't have to be ~/bin, it can be anything you want.)
+2. Clone the environment repo to it with `git clone https://github.com/rdbreak/rhce8env.git`
+3. Change to the `rhce8env` directory that is now in your `~/bin` directory.
+4. Run `vagrant up` to deploy the environment (If the environment has a designated repo VM it will take the longest to deploy the first time only, this is because the repo system has all the packages available to the base release but will be quicker on subsequent deployments.)
+
+### Linux
+
+1. Create a separate `~/bin` directory and `cd` to it.  (The directory doesn't have to be ~/bin, it can be anything you want.)
+2. Clone the environment repo to it with `git clone https://github.com/rdbreak/rhce8env.git`
+3. Change to the `rhcsa8env` directory that is now in your `~/bin` directory.
+4. Run `vagrant up` to deploy the environment (If the environment has a designated repo VM it will take the longest to deploy the first time only, this is because the repo system has all the packages available to the base release but will be quicker on subsequent deployments.)
+
+### Windows
+
+1. Create a separate `~/bin` directory and `cd` to it using the same PowerShell/Terminal as Administrator/Root.  (The directory doesn't have to be ~/bin, it can be anything you want.)
+2. Use your browser of choice and navigate to <https://github.com/rdbreak/rhce8env>, press the green “Clone or download” button then the “Download ZIP” button. Or use Github Desktop (See below).
+3. Once downloaded, unzip the file and move it to the directory you created earlier, `~/bin` in the above example.
+4. Use PowerShell/Terminal as Administrator/Root again and cd to the `~/bin/rhce8env` directory then run `vagrant up` to deploy the environment. (If the environment has a designated repo VM it will take the longest to deploy the first time only, this is because the repo system has all the packages available to the base release but will be quicker on subsequent deployments.)
+
+---
+
+**_The deployment should be up and running!_**
+
+>[!NOTE]
+> Don't be spooked by any scary red font during the setup process. There are known issues that won't have a negative affect on the environment.