Enable a Repo the Ansible Way

Recently I need to install a package called Lmod on a Red Hat 8 server. Lmod is available from RHEL 8 EPEL8 repository, however it has a dependency called lua-filesystem which is only available from codeready-builder repository. On my RHEL 8 server, the codeready-builder repository is not enabled by default. Here is how I’ve got Lmod installed manually: # subscription-manager repos --enable codeready-builder-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms # dnf install Lmod Looking at the above commands, I needed to enable the codeready-builder-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms first before installing Lmod....

April 24, 2021 · 2 min · 245 words · kenno

Passed EX403 Satellite 6 Administration

Last night I published 4 or 5 of blog posts related to the Foreman/Satellite server. Well, it wasn’t a coincidence, it was me cramming the last minute for the Red Hat Satellite 6 Administration exam today. It’s also known as EX403. Needless to say, I didn’t know what was in the exam, and I can’t share what was in exam I had taken today. What I can share with you is that I passed EX403!...

March 9, 2021 · 2 min · 300 words · kenno

Passed Red Hat Virtualization Exam EX318

Another month, another Red Hat exam has been ticked off the list. This time, it’s about the Red Hat Virtualization, a technology based on oVirt. The code name of the exam is EX318, and as rumours has it, it’s one of the easiest Red Hat exams; I can’t agree more. The exam’s duration is 3 hours; it’s a hand-on closed book exams. The exam is based on Red Hat Virtualization version 4....

December 9, 2020 · 1 min · 170 words · kenno

Passed EX362 Identity Management

Today I passed the Red Hat Identity Management exa, EX362, with the score of 233/300. The material used to prepare for the exam is the RH362 online course, provided Red Hat. At first I wasn’t sure if I should use of the 5 exam credits (as part of one-year training subscription), but it turned out that IdM/FreeIPA is useful and fun to learn. Here are some tips for this exam:...

November 19, 2020 · 1 min · 146 words · kenno

Ansible Automation Exam EX407

Last week I passed the Red Hat exam, Certificate of Expertise in Ansible Automation (EX407), and I just want to note down my experience of taking this exam. The exam duration is 4 hours, and I was able to complete all the questions in 3 hours and 45 minutes. Was it because questions were difficult? No, on the contrary in my opinions questions aren’t very difficult, comparing to the Ansible learning material in D407....

December 15, 2018 · 2 min · 292 words · kenno

Becoming a Red Hat Certified Engineer

After spending almost 8 weeks preparation, I finally took the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam yesterday. I found the questions are not very difficult, however it’s very easy to make mistakes. The exam duration is 3.5 hours and I had about 15 minutes left when I completed the last question. Having done the the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) before, I remember if you receive an email from Red Hat with an attachment, that implies that you pass the exam....

September 13, 2018 · 1 min · 170 words · kenno