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abdallahmekky

CAIRO, EGYPT

One focus.Three certifications.

Abdallah Mekky is a Linux enthusiast who loves the terminal and Vim, on the Red Hat path to three certifications: RHCSA first, then RHCE, then RHCA. This is where the plan, the labs and the cheat sheets live.

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The road ahead

Step 1

RHCSA

Eight domains of Linux system administration, studied and practised in a terminal.

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Step 2

RHCE

Automate everything with Ansible: playbooks, roles, templates and vault.

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Step 3

RHCA

Red Hat’s highest level: five specialist exams on top of RHCE.

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Practice

Labs

Short timed labs that mirror real exam tasks, repeated until they are fast.

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Certifications on the path

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RHCSA domains

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RHCE steps

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Hands-on exams

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Study rules

Linux is learned in a terminal, not in a textbook. These are the rules Abdallah Mekky studies by, and the ones that are easiest to forget when tired.

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Lab it, do not just read it. The exams are hands-on.

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Type every command yourself. No copy and paste.

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Break the system on purpose, then fix it from the rescue shell.

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Use man, --help and /usr/share/doc. Learn to find answers fast.

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Reboot to verify. If it does not survive a reboot, it is not done.

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A small lab every day beats a long session once a week.

Questions

Who is Abdallah Mekky?

Abdallah Mekky is a Linux enthusiast from Cairo, Egypt who loves the terminal and Vim. He uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and is working toward the Red Hat certifications RHCSA, RHCE and RHCA.

What is this website about?

It is where Abdallah Mekky keeps his Red Hat path: the RHCSA plan, the RHCE Ansible road, the RHCA goal, practice labs, cheat sheets, study resources and what he is working on right now.

What is Abdallah Mekky’s long-term goal?

Abdallah Mekky is aiming for RHCA, Red Hat’s highest certification level. It comes after RHCSA and RHCE and adds five specialist exams.

What is Abdallah Mekky studying?

He is studying for the Red Hat certifications in order: RHCSA (exam EX200) first, then RHCE (exam EX294, Ansible automation), with RHCA, Red Hat’s highest level, as the final goal.

What are RHCSA, RHCE and RHCA?

RHCSA (exam EX200) is Red Hat’s hands-on system administration certification. RHCE (exam EX294) builds on it and focuses on automating Linux administration with Ansible. RHCA, the Red Hat Certified Architect, is the highest level: RHCE plus five specialist exams. Each level requires the one before it.

Where can I follow his labs?

On GitHub at github.com/abdallahmekky.