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RED HAT CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (RHCSA EX200)
PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027 | COMPLETE
EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS | 100% VERIFIED – DETAILED
RATIONALES – PASS GUARANTEED – A+ GRADED
1. A Red Hat Enterprise Linux administrator deploys a new web server
that must start automatically after every system reboot. The Apache
(httpd) package is installed, and the service starts successfully when
executed manually using systemctl start httpd. However, after restarting
the server, the web service is inactive. Which command should the
administrator execute to ensure the service starts automatically during
system boot?
A. systemctl enable httpd
B. systemctl restart httpd
C. systemctl reload httpd
D. systemctl status httpd
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: systemctl enable creates the necessary symbolic links so
the service starts automatically whenever the system boots.
2. A storage administrator has attached a new disk to a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux server. The administrator wants to identify all available
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block devices, including disks, partitions, and logical volumes, before
creating a new partition. Which command provides this information?
A. lsblk
B. mount
C. ps -ef
D. top
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: lsblk displays all block storage devices, including disks,
partitions, and logical volumes.
3. A system administrator needs to create a new user named developer,
automatically create the user's home directory, and assign /bin/bash as
the default login shell. Which command should be used?
A. useradd -m -s /bin/bash developer
B. groupadd developer
C. passwd developer
D. usermod developer
Correct Answer: A
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Rationale: The -m option creates the home directory, while -s specifies
the default shell.
4. Which command displays the current status of the SSH service
managed by systemd?
A. systemctl status sshd
B. journalctl sshd
C. service sshd restart
D. ps sshd
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: systemctl status displays whether the service is active,
enabled, and provides recent log information.
5. A Red Hat administrator notices that the root filesystem is nearly full.
Which command displays available and used disk space for all mounted
filesystems in a human-readable format?
A. df -h
B. du -a
C. free -m
D. mount
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Correct Answer: A
Rationale: df -h reports filesystem usage using human-readable units
such as MB and GB.
6. Which command changes the ownership of project.txt to user alice
and group developers?
A. chown alice:developers project.txt
B. chmod alice:developers project.txt
C. groupadd developers project.txt
D. usermod developers project.txt
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: chown changes both the owner and group ownership of a
file or directory.
7. A system administrator wants to monitor CPU utilization and running
processes in real time while troubleshooting a performance issue.
Which command is most appropriate?
A. top
B. mount
RED HAT CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (RHCSA EX200)
PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027 | COMPLETE
EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS | 100% VERIFIED – DETAILED
RATIONALES – PASS GUARANTEED – A+ GRADED
1. A Red Hat Enterprise Linux administrator deploys a new web server
that must start automatically after every system reboot. The Apache
(httpd) package is installed, and the service starts successfully when
executed manually using systemctl start httpd. However, after restarting
the server, the web service is inactive. Which command should the
administrator execute to ensure the service starts automatically during
system boot?
A. systemctl enable httpd
B. systemctl restart httpd
C. systemctl reload httpd
D. systemctl status httpd
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: systemctl enable creates the necessary symbolic links so
the service starts automatically whenever the system boots.
2. A storage administrator has attached a new disk to a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux server. The administrator wants to identify all available
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block devices, including disks, partitions, and logical volumes, before
creating a new partition. Which command provides this information?
A. lsblk
B. mount
C. ps -ef
D. top
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: lsblk displays all block storage devices, including disks,
partitions, and logical volumes.
3. A system administrator needs to create a new user named developer,
automatically create the user's home directory, and assign /bin/bash as
the default login shell. Which command should be used?
A. useradd -m -s /bin/bash developer
B. groupadd developer
C. passwd developer
D. usermod developer
Correct Answer: A
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Rationale: The -m option creates the home directory, while -s specifies
the default shell.
4. Which command displays the current status of the SSH service
managed by systemd?
A. systemctl status sshd
B. journalctl sshd
C. service sshd restart
D. ps sshd
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: systemctl status displays whether the service is active,
enabled, and provides recent log information.
5. A Red Hat administrator notices that the root filesystem is nearly full.
Which command displays available and used disk space for all mounted
filesystems in a human-readable format?
A. df -h
B. du -a
C. free -m
D. mount
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Correct Answer: A
Rationale: df -h reports filesystem usage using human-readable units
such as MB and GB.
6. Which command changes the ownership of project.txt to user alice
and group developers?
A. chown alice:developers project.txt
B. chmod alice:developers project.txt
C. groupadd developers project.txt
D. usermod developers project.txt
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: chown changes both the owner and group ownership of a
file or directory.
7. A system administrator wants to monitor CPU utilization and running
processes in real time while troubleshooting a performance issue.
Which command is most appropriate?
A. top
B. mount
