Rhce Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide (Certification Press) [Hardcover]

David Egan (Editor), Henry Maine (Editor), Paul Tibbetts (Editor), Syngress Media (Editor), Syngress Media (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072121556 | ISBN-13: 978-0072121551 | Publication Date: December 14, 1999

Red Hat Linux is the most popular commercial distribution of the Linux operating system. This study guide includes step-by-step exercises and two-minute drills to help prepare candidates for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) course and exam.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

There's growing demand for technicians with the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) credential, and RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide can help you earn your ticket.

This book patiently explains the material that appears on the RHCE exam with a practical eye--it's clear that the authors have spent time working and experimenting with Red Hat systems and know their subject well. At one point, for example, they advocate creating an account with a username root, giving that account no access privileges at all, and assigning real administrative rights to another account. The idea is that a bad guy could spend all night trying to break into the root account, only to find it useless. This is no mere rehash of company exam specifications.

The book is forthright with the facts and procedures you're expected to know cold on the exam, presenting how-to information (such as disk partitioning strategies for Linux boxes that will play various roles) as recipes ready for you to try. You also get file-system mount options and other detail sets in tabular form. Each chapter concludes with a "Two-Minute Drill" that recounts key facts and important features of the operating system, plus practice questions with answers neatly listed (and discussions) in an appendix. Altogether, this one's a winner--it's a fine choice for RHCE candidates and all Red Hat administrators. --David Wall

Topics covered: The contents of the RHCE exam, including open-source legal issues, hardware compatibility, installation, file management, user management, kernel compilation, X Windows, Internet services, and troubleshooting. Linux 6.1 is used in the examples.

From the Back Cover

Don't let the real test be your first test! Prepare to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer exam--while gaining practical knowledge of Red Hat Linux for on-the-job success. Built on the proven training methodology of Red Hat Certified Training Partner Global Knowledge, this complete study guide and CD-ROM package offers classroom techniques used by more than 200,000 IT professionals each year. The Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide covers the topics you need to review for the exam, including how to: partition your server to achieve optimal performance of your Red Hat Linux installation; identify the key differences between the three installation options: workstation, server, and custom; add, delete, and modify user accounts; configure your system for dual boots between Windows NT and Red Hat Linux; use quotas to limit a user's or group of users' ability to consume disk space; configure and troubleshoot the X-Windows interface; use the Apache Web Server to provide both normal and secure Web services using the HTTP and HTTPS protocols; reduce bandwidth utilization with Squid Proxy Server; use your Red Hat Linux system equipped with multiple NICs as a router between two physical subnets; implement emergency boot procedures on a Red Hat Linux system.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 704 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media (December 14, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072121556
• ISBN-13: 978-0072121551
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,250,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I passed, January 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Rhce Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide (Certification Press) (Hardcover)

I have a fair amount of experience using Linux, and I bought this book to help study for my exam. I passed pretty easily, and I have this book to partially thank. The contnet of the exam (and the book) is difficult stuff, and it's obvious that these authors really understand it. Thanks.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Study Aid, and Resource, February 24, 2000

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Chris Thomson (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhce Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide (Certification Press) (Hardcover)

This book really did the job for me. I've used it in my studies for the RHCE exam, but also have found myself referring to it multiple times as I go about my everyday Red Hat business. Strong sections on Advanced User Admin, especially surrounding modifications to /etc/fstab. I also learned a bit from the Kernel recompilation and installation sections. I noticed that this book was written by many qualified indivisuals, but it was especially nice to see some of the main contributors holding the RHCE and RHCX certifications- seems like people in the know about what's up with the product, and the certification. I do recommend experience as a key to learning and knowing the info. but this book will help!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More useful to newbies than most other Linux books, July 17, 2000

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Brian K Jones - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhce Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide (Certification Press) (Hardcover)

I don't really qualify as a newbie anymore - but I wish I had this book when I started out. I must say that I own more than my fair share of Linux books, and this is the one that I refer to most of the time for a deeper understanding of stuff that I only 'kinda' know, or to find relevant, concise info about troubleshooting issues.

I DON'T like reading online documentation. It's a waste of electricity, and besides, I haven't setup my scroll mouse. Reading that much material online would certainly give me a headache!

Anyone who wants to be able to answer most of the posts you see for RedHat support should buy this book. Don't be intimidated by the fact that it's a cert guide. It will serve you well even after you are quite experienced.