RedHat EX294 Exam : Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Exam

  • Exam Code: EX294
  • Exam Name: Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Exam
  • Updated: Oct 28, 2026
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RedHat EX294 Exam Syllabus Topics:

SectionWeightObjectives
Topic 1: Configure Ansible Managed Nodes20%- Deploy SSH keys
- Set up privilege escalation
- Verify connectivity with ad-hoc commands
Topic 2: Create and Manage Ansible Playbooks25%- Template files and configurations
- Variables, facts, conditionals, loops
- Use common modules
- Secure sensitive data with Ansible Vault
- Error handling and task control
Topic 3: Understand Core Components of Ansible15%- Use built-in documentation
- Inventories, modules, variables, facts
- Plays, playbooks, configuration files
Topic 4: Install and Configure Ansible Control Node20%- Manage connection settings
- Configure ansible.cfg and ansible-navigator.yml
- Install required packages
- Create static inventory and host groups
Topic 5: Use Roles and Content Collections15%- Structure reusable automation
- Create and use Ansible roles
- Install and apply content collections
Topic 6: Automate RHCSA-Level Administration Tasks5%- Packages, repositories, services, firewalls
- Storage, file systems, users, security
- Scheduling and archiving

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RedHat Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Sample Questions:

Question #1

Create and run an Ansible ad-hoc command.
--> As a system administrator, you will need to install software on the managed
nodes.
--> Create a shell script called yum-pack.sh that runs an Ansible ad-hoc command to
create yum-repository on each of the managed nodes as follows:
--> repository1
-----------
1. The name of the repository is EX407
2. The description is "Ex407 Description"
3. The base URL is http://content.example.com/rhel8.0/x86_64/dvd/BaseOS/
4. GPG signature checking is enabled
5. The GPG key URL is http://content.example.com/rhel8.0/x86_64/dvd/RPM-GPG-KEYredhat-
release
6. The repository is enabled
--> repository2
-----------
1. The name of the repository is EXX407
2. The description is "Exx407 Description"
3. The base URL is http://content.example.com/rhel8.0/x86_64/dvd/AppStream/
4. GPG signature checking is enabled
5. The GPG key URL is http://content.example.com/rhel8.0/x86_64/dvd/ RPM-GPG-KEYredhat-
release
6. The repository is enabled

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Correct Answer:

Solution as:
# pwd
/home/admin/ansible
# vim yum-pack.sh
#!/bin/bash
ansible all -m yum_repository -a 'name=EX407 description="Ex407 Description"
baseurl=http://content.example.com/rhel8.0/x86_64/dvd/BaseOS/ gpgcheck=yes
gpgkey=http://content.example.com/rhel8.0/x86_64/dvd/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
enabled=yes'
ansible all -m yum_repository -a 'name=EXX407 description="Exx407 Description"
baseurl=http://content.example.com/rhel8.0/x86_64/dvd/AppStream/ gpgcheck=yes
gpgkey=http://content.example.com/rhel8.0/x86_64/dvd/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
enabled=yes'
:!wq
# chmod +x yum-pack.sh
# bash yum-pack.sh
# ansible all -m command -a 'yum repolist all'

Question #2

Create a playbook called regulartasks.yml which has the system that append the date to /root/datefile every day at noon. Name is job 'datejob'

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Correct Answer:

Solution as:

Question #3

Create a file in /home/sandy/ansible/ called report.yml. Using this playbook, get a file called report.txt (make it look exactly as below). Copy this file over to all remote hosts at /root/report.txt. Then edit the lines in the file to provide the real information of the hosts. If a disk does not exist then write NONE.

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Correct Answer:

Solution as:

Question #4

Install and configure ansible
User bob has been created on your control node. Give him the appropriate permissions on the control node. Install the necessary packages to run ansible on the control node.
Create a configuration file /home/bob/ansible/ansible.cfg to meet the following requirements:
* The roles path should include /home/bob/ansible/roles, as well as any other path that may be required for the course of the sample exam.
* The inventory file path is /home/bob/ansible/inventory.
* Ansible should be able to manage 10 hosts at a single time.
* Ansible should connect to all managed nodes using the bob user.
Create an inventory file for the following five nodes:
nodel.example.com
node2.example.com
node3.example.com
node4.example.com
node5.example.com
Configure these nodes to be in an inventory file where node1 is a member of group dev. nodc2 is a member of group test, nodc3 is a member of group proxy, nodc4 and node 5 are members of group prod. Also, prod is a member of group webservers.

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Correct Answer:

In/home/sandy/ansible/ansible.cfg
[defaults]
inventory=/home/sandy/ansible/inventory
roles_path=/home/sandy/ansible/roles
remote_user= sandy
host_key_checking=false
[privilegeescalation]
become=true
become_user=root
become_method=sudo
become_ask_pass=false
In /home/sandy/ansible/inventory
[dev]
node 1 .example.com
[test]
node2.example.com
[proxy]
node3 .example.com
[prod]
node4.example.com
node5 .example.com
[webservers:children]
prod

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