RHCE certification consists of three parts: the first part at the provisions to require candidates to be completed within 2.5 hours of 2 ~ 4 system repair; the second part of the provisions to require candidates in one hour to complete 50 multiple-choice; the third part of the requirements Candidates at 2.5 hours on the designated system to complete the installation and configuration work.

Those who take part in RHCE exam candidates in the test must sign a protocol to ensure that after the examination, regardless of success or failure of other people are not allowed to disclose the content of questions. This will not only test the extent of confidentiality to be assured, to a certain extent also to safeguard the fairness of the exam. In addition, exact tests are examinations at the same day, from one of enormous questions randomly, even if the examiner himself, in the download before the test do not know the contents of the examination.

Part I: Troubleshooting Test (Debug Exam), the longest 2.5 hours. Candidates deal with each one separately installed forward to Red Hat Linux system, but the machine fails, the examination require candidates to use some basic tools for emergency repairs excluded from system failures. Candidates completed the answer to only two: either to complete failure to repair or give up. At that time RHCX announced after the examiners, but also for the next test to reset the system state, therefore, candidates must calculate their own time. Examination requirement, if you give up a problem, it is not allowed to do it again go back. Failure ranges from failure to start the network service error may happen, but does not allow re-use systems troubleshooting.

Part Ⅱ: Common command language testing, namely, multiple-choice questions (Multiple Choice Exam). This part of the examination, including 50 Multiple-Choice Questions, each question has four options. Most candidates only 60 minutes, so each order must be familiar with standard grammar format (Note: The candidates whose mother tongue is not English, time can be extended).