Red Hat System Administrator: Control Services and Daemons

Systemd is the modern init system that has replaced traditional SysV, making service and daemon management a critical skill for Linux administrators.In this course, explore unit file structures, service types, and the foundational aspects that make systemd essential for managing system processes. Next, learn how to control services with systemctl, analyze logs with journalctl, and recognize service states, dependencies, and startup behavior. Finally, examine advanced topics like masking, reloading vs. restarting services, and creating custom .service files.This course is part of a series that prepares learners for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200). In the spirit of exploring the possibilities of generative AI, this course narration was created using AI text-to-speech services.