The RHCE Exam Cram contains all of the updated Red Hat curriculum objectives upon which the RHCE revised exam is based. It discusses the many new options available during installation that have eased the configuration process and includes information on Kudzu, the newest tool used to detect and configure new hardware. The book provides a summarized resource for the Linux novice or the Unix expert without having to read extensive documentation, giving the reader that ability to pass the exam most efficiently.
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Kara Pritchard (Springfield, IL) is a trainer and consultant in the fields of Linux, the Internet, and other related technologies. During the past three years, she has been a coordinator and participant in two Linux user groups, and has helped to promote Computerfest, a non-profit trade show held annually in Springfield. Illinois. RHCE Exam Cram is her first book.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Quite obsolete now,
By Ruslan Moskalenko "Ruslan Moskalenko" (Pleasanton, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: RHCE Linux Exam Cram, 2e (Exam: RH-302) (Paperback)
I took the exam last Friday and I just got a confirmation that I'm a RHCE now, so I hope my info is pretty recent. First of all I enjoy Kara's language. It's really friendly and it's a kind of loving mom teaching her children style. It's not so common for technical books and I really like it. I agree with other reviewers that the book has some mistakes but usually they are not very significant for your test results. Probably the right way to say is "they were not" because this book covers 6.x version of RedHat and the current exam is based on 7.2. It makes a big difference. They really included many things specific to the latest software version. Some questions from the practice test in this book are still very similar to real ones, but that multiple choice test is just one task out of 3 and it's probably the easiest one. This book doesn't help you much to get prepared for troubleshouting or installation tasks. Installation, GRUB, X Windows, network security, service management - all those things have been changed significantly. That's it about the book, but I'd like to tell a couple words about the test itself. The test is really not so hard. So it is definitly possible to pass it. I had a chance to take a look at the recent RedHat training materials (some people brought it to the test) and they're really good and cover everything you need to pass and most things you need in real life. So if you really need to get that certification and you don't worry much about price (which makes sense, because test and training cost a pretty comparable and if you got almost $800 for the test I'd probably find a couple grands for a class), the easiest way is to take a class. If you can't do it, you should just install RedHat on your computer and practice to configure FTP, HTTP, Sednmail, NFS, Samba, Named, Tcp_wrappers, etc using Linux documentation. I don't think there is any good tutorial now rather then RedHat training materials. It doesn't mean you have to take that class (I didn't take it myself) but any other way will definitly take you much longer. Be warned, that if you're a Solaris (HP-UX, AIX, ... ) guy and hope to pass just because it's another flavor of Unix you might fail. This test is really focused on Linux specific issues and just a general Unix experience probably wouldn't be enough to get an 80% passing score. Another good thing I've heard is that a passing rate on the first try is pretty low but on the second try it's very high. Probably all tasks in their pool are similar, but it's just a guess. And it's surprising that you can solve many problems, especially security, in a lots of different ways and RedHat is totally cool about that. You can use tcp wrappers everywhere of ipchains and either way is right and acceptable. It's not very common. It makes your life much easier. Good luck!
34 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A well focused review of knowledge all users need,
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This review is from: RHCE Linux Exam Cram: Exam: RH-302 (Paperback)
I have spent weeks at bookstore shelfs learning about UNIX/Linux and networking. Most books seem to include a great deal of unneeded material to bulk them up. Others give only screen shots to get you started, and you can throw these away after two hours. This outline of knowledge most needed to become a Linux system administrator, and that which Red Hat considers essential, is very helpful. It shows you the things every user of the Linux OS should know, without becoming the typical 1200-page encyclopedic tome. This together with a more detailed reference, like Sam's Red Hat Linux 6 Unleashed (with RHL6 on CDROM) should prepare most exam candidates. Even for those not seeking certification, this book cuts directly to the information you need to solve tough problems, and presents short simple explainations in one or two pages, not hundreds. At $30, it is overpriced. With Red Hat charging $749 per attempt to take the exam, you would think they could afford to give away a 50 cent copy of the Linux OS, but no, there is none with this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exam Cram Book is good place to start,
This review is from: RHCE Linux Exam Cram: Exam: RH-302 (Paperback)
Exam Cram books tend to be well-written, and concise. They tend to not cover everything well, but give you a good understanding of the fundamentals. This book was no exception. I found this book to be a good place to start for anyone who wants to become a RHCE. I have had a lot of experience with Linux. I've installed Linux on about 50 machines including pcs, macs, and alphas, but I had no idea what kinds of things would be on the test. This book does a good job of concisely explaining what kind of things the test will cover. Still, I'd like to see more information on studying for the lab sections of the test such as a list of ways to break a Linux machine, along with steps taken to fix them. I love the way this book was written, and I am very happy with the series. Just consider it a place to start rather than your only source of information.
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