Automate Packages, Services, and Firewall Rules

Automating package management, service configuration, and firewall rules are core RHCE exam objectives. In this lab, you will write playbooks covering all of these RHCSA tasks using Ansible.

You will:

• Add custom YUM repositories and install packages
• Manage systemd services and configure default targets
• Open firewall ports and services permanently
• Use handlers to restart services only when configuration changes

Key Resources:

• dnf module
• firewalld module