RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux (Exam RH302) [Paperback]

Michael Jang (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072253657 | ISBN-13: 978-0072253658 | Publication Date: March 30, 2004 | Edition: 4

Get the book that shows you not only what to study, but how to study. The only classroom-based integrated study system for professional certification gives you complete coverage of all objectives for the Red Hat Certified Linux Engineer exam, hundreds of review questions, and hands-on lab exercises. The CD-ROM features two complete pencil and paper RHCE practice exams (available to Linux users), an electronic book, and a bonus Red Hat installation screen review.

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If you're looking for a good book to help you practice for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam, this book is for you. I cover every objective in the latest two-part hands-on exam (Troubleshooting and System Maintenance; Installation and Configuration). This is the first major book based primarily on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Server.

You don’t have to buy Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 to prepare for the RHCE exam. There are lower-cost options. I also explain where you can download the free "rebuilds" that you can use to install a near-identical operating system (except the trademarks) to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. I add tips for those of you who prefer to study using Red Hat Linux 9.

Remember, the RHCE exam is now completely "hands-on." There are no longer any multiple-choice questions on this exam; I include them simply for classroom use. Every chapter includes labs which help you practice and learn the "real-world" scenarios that you’ll be expected to solve during the exam.

On the CD, there are two complete sample exams based on what is publicly known about the RHCE exam experience. The troubleshooting problems are designed so a friend can set up the real-world scenarios for you. The book includes numerous problems that you can use to create additional test simulations. The CD also includes a bonus step-by-step pictorial guide to installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES. You can access the sample exams and the e-book through your favorite Linux graphical Web browser or PDF reader.

If you're serious about passing the RHCE exam, read this book. Practice installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Practice installing, configuring, and activating network services. Configure scenarios that require you to debug a Linux computer. Have a partner set up these troubleshooting scenarios for you. Practice until installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux is second nature to you.

And finally, good luck!

From the Back Cover

Get the book that shows you not only what--but how--to study

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam RH302
• Exam Readiness checklist at the front of the book--you’re ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
• Real-World Exercises--Step-by-step instruction modeled after the hands-on RHCE exam questions
• Inside the Exam sections highlight key exam topics covered and how to answer questions correctly
• Simulated exam lab questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam
• Money-saving tips explain how you can study for the exam without buying Red Hat Enterprise Linux

  Covers all RH302 exam topics, including: Installation * Configuration * Partitioning * Filesystem Management * Kernel, Cron, and User Administration * X Window System * Linux Sharing Services * Samba Networking * DNS/BIND, NFS and DHCP * Systems Administration and Security

  The best fully integrated study system available

  True to the format of the latest RHCE exam! CD-ROM includes:

  • Two complete RHCE exams featuring the same types of hands-on problems that you’ll see on the live exam
  • Electronic book for studying on-the-go
  • Bonus installation screen review for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

  About the Author: Michael Jang, RHCE, Linux+, LCP, is the author of several computer books and professional certification study guides on Linux and Microsoft operating systems and networking.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 755 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 4 edition (March 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072253657
• ISBN-13: 978-0072253658
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,183,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Book to have for RHCE exam preparation, May 9, 2004

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux (Exam RH302) (Paperback)

The Red Hat Certified Engineer is one of the most respected of the Linux certifications. Part of the reason is because of the difficulty of the exam. "Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide, 4th Edition" covers all the points of the exam very well and includes the information you need to work with Red Hat in the real world. In addition to all the information you need to pass the exam, the book contains over 50 lab exercises and two complete RHCE exams and the entire book on CD. If you plan on taking the exam do the labs, don't just read over them.

Michael Jang has consistently produced high quality books and this is one of his best. The book is strongly slanted toward passing the exam, which is okay since that is exactly what it purports to be. Throughout the book there are short comments marked off from the rest of the test which points to tips for real world items (called "on the job") and tips for the exam (called "exam watch"). Each chapter ends with a short summary, a "two-minute drill", self-test questions, and lab questions. The "two-minute drill" is great for exam preparation the day of the exam since it is pretty much the type of thing that you would put on note cards for a quick review anyway.

This is real-life advice and is full or tips and troubleshooting problems. In the installation section it covers disk partitioning, swap space, bios limits, multiple controllers, and RAID. Some good solid advice and information about things like problems with a computer with both a SCSI drive controller and IDE drive controller in the same system. The installation troubleshooting section includes boot loaders, RAID, logical volumes, kickstart automated installation and pretty much everything you might run across. It even includes how to boot up into single user mode, a very important ability for some administrative tasks and gaining root level access (full access to everything) to the system. For some reason, although this is used in real-life for a lot of reasons, it seems to be left out of most books. They will tell you to switch to single user mode to fix a problem or gain root access, but don't tell you how to do it. This book tells you everything you need to know. It includes not only the graphical and utility methods to do things but also includes the information for how it changes the configuration. The information is so detailed that you can hand add the lines and/or configuration files and do it all by hand if you would prefer. This way you understand exactly what each item does and it is much easier to troubleshoot problems.

The authors have included everything you need to know to install, troubleshoot, and administer a real-world server - shell configuration, kernel information, automation, X Windows installation and configuration, GNOME and KDE desktops, Apache server including security and virtual hosts, Squid proxy server configuration, secure FTP server, mail services including SMTP, sendmail, postfix, POP, and IMAP, Samba installation and configuration, printing services, DNS, BIND, DHCP, LDAP client configuration, firewall policies, network address translation, and the Linux rescue environment are examples of the breadth of coverage.

It even includes how to work with the automounter, another item that is left out of most other books. The only error I found was on page 11, Table 1-2, where it has "First IDE drive = /dev/had" when it should be "/dev/hda". For that to be the only problem I found in a book of this size shows the care with which it was edited.

This is simply the best book I have seen if you want to become a general Linux "guru". Not only does it have everything you need to pass the exam, it has everything you need to install and administer a Linux network. There are better books available on specific areas of Linux, for example a single chapter on Apache obviously cannot compete with a 600 page book on Apache server. Then again, this the best book around if you want an understanding of Linux that is general enough to provide a complete overview of how Linux works in the real world and is also detailed enough to provide everything you need to get everything you want up and running. "Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide, 4th Edition" gets the highest recommendation I can give.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for review..., October 2, 2005

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Alex Kah "ack" (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux (Exam RH302) (Paperback)

This is a great book to get you started or to finish review for this exam however I think more experience than just reading this book is needed to pass the exam. I have been using Linux since 2000 and have been wanting to get this certification for some time. Rcently I was working with a company that provided a training budget and sent me to a RHCE boot camp so before I went to the class I purchased this book. I read the book, took the class, and easily passed the exam on the last day of class.

If you have enough Linux experience to resolve most OS server issues then purchasing this book for review and other items you may not do on a regular basis should enable you to pass the exam. There are more than likely items on the exam such as LVCM, NIS, and quotas that a lot of people do not use on a regular basis so this book provides good information in regards to those types of subjects.

The great thing about the exam is that a lot of it is hands on so your not required to resolve problems in a certain manner but only required to come to the correct solution.

I think the RHCE is a valuable certification to obtain for sys admins even though it has not necesarrily benefited me monetarily it has definitely expanded my knowledge base. I do know others who have gained this certification and either recieved raises at their current jobs or moved to different jobs that paid higher wages because of them having the RHCE certification.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done, comprehensive prep book., July 31, 2007

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This review is from: RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) (Certification Press) (Paperback)

I read Edition 5 of this book right before taking the RH300 prep course, and it helped a great deal. The book alone may or may not be enough to pass the exam, unless you already fully understand things like SELinux.
Jang provides many useful lab exercises in the book, so you should download VMware Server and CentOS 5!! Going through these labs is what makes the book a good learning tool.
But in conjunction with the RH300 class, this book is outstanding. Highly recommended.