From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Jim Roland" Subject: Re: RHCE ? Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:53:00 -0500 Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <002501c21e68$11d2e0a0$2002a8c0@jimws> References: <200206271845.AA959381814@wcox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: david.jay.jackson@wcox.com Cc: Linux Mailing List As any study manual will tell you, study, study, study. Having limited experience with RH 7.0 at the time (I took my exam just after it came out and 7.0 Exams were being given), all study materials were for RH6.x. Therefore, I highly suggest taking your exam before 8.0 comes out, unless you take a crash-course in learning 8.0 quickly. The one thing they didn't tell me, but I found out later was how long the certification is good for. It's good for until n+2 versions. For me, mine is on 7.0, so I'm good until 9.0 comes out, then I have to retake unless I want a more recent refreshed cert. :) The exam make up will be covered in the study books and at RedHat's site (under Training), but due to confidentiality agreements I had to sign to take the exam and keep my RHCE certification, I can't tell you what is on the exam itself nor what areas to concentrate on. All I can suggest is to study for it. My favorite study materials are Exam Cram books for an overview, or any material published by RedHat or Global Knowledge. You will be the best judge as to which RHCE study materials will help you, only you know what areas you need to concentrate on for yourself. If you've only been around RedHat for a short time, I suggest taking the class in front of the exam. The class, RH300 I think, is usually given with the exam RH302 (exam only) at the end of the same week. It's one of the best exams I've ever taken and one of the best quality ones rated, out there because of how it's made up. There are other certs (remain nameless so I don't get flamed) that can pass easily because the exam is designed differently (no flames please, I've known several with a certain Seattle-based certification who could not get themselves out of a wet paper bag--seriously). I took it exam-only, did exceptionally well, and passed my first take. Nervous the entire time. You can do it, if you're confident and know the system, you will pass. Just as with any exam, concentrate and stay focused during the exam--get a good night's sleep beforehand, and clear your mind of anything you have going outside the exam room. Stay focused. :) I wish I could tell you more, but I don't want to lose my cert. Someone from "Boson" testing contacted me to help them put together practice exams and I refused for that same reason. I think they finally got someone to do it, but I do not know the quality of the sample exams they have because the person who helped them is "anonymous" which means they may or may not have been certified. Good luck to you! --Jim Roland, RHCE ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Jackson" To: "Linux-Admin" Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: RHCE ? > Comments on Redhat Certs? How deep does the lab test go? > DNS/DHCP cofigurations? > > TIA, > David > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >