Linux certification
Walter Dunz
Zscoundrel at netscape.net
Fri Sep 1 05:58:01 CDT 2000
Well, here is some info I just got that may be of interest:
Subject: FYI. Red Hat / Linux Beta Test
Dear Beta Testers,
We will be beginning a beta test of 4 courses relating to the Red Hat /
Linux Operating system. These beta tests will be a bit shorter than our
usual beta tests, lasting approximately 10 business days each. Course
names and descriptions are included at the end of this email.
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Beta Incentives and Expectations
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By participating in our beta test of this series of courses, you are
eligible for our drawing of $350.00 per course. One winner will be
selected
from all those who complete the entire course, including all quizzes,
exercises, and course surveys. It is mandatory that all of these
conditions
hold true in order for you to be eligible to participate in our drawing.
In
addition, all those who complete the first course in this series will
receive a Red Hat T-shirt, and those who complete the entire series ( all
4
courses) will receive a Red Hat Denim shirt in addition to the T-shirt.
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Beta Guidelines
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Volunteering for this beta test allows you 10 business days to complete
each
course for free. During this time we ask that you submit feedback (either
good or bad) by sending us your bug reports and completing two surveys
about
the course. The objective of these surveys is to get general comments
about
your overall experience. We highly recommend that you report bugs and/or
issues as you find them as opposed to waiting until the last day.
For those interested in enrolling in this beta, please follow the
instructions listed below.
1. Send an email to betasignup at digitalthink.com
2. Include the course number
3. Include the course name
4. Include your email address
5. Include your first/last name
6. Include "I have reviewed and meet the prerequisites for this beta"
Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us. We look
forward to receiving your feedback about the course.
RH133: Red Hat Linux System Administration
133 series courses: ux102, ux202, ux302, ux402
Series Description
The RH133 series prepares users of Linux (or UNIX) for system
administration
of a Red Hat Linux machine with multiple users, file sharing schemas, and
security concerns. As a result of completing the 133 series, students
will
be able to install, configure, and connect a new Red Hat Linux workstation
to an existing network. RH133 courses introduce the following concepts:
Daemon management
Kernel re-compilation
File and process security
Red Hat Linux installation
X Configuration
Network configuration
Network security
Series Objectives
With successful completion of the 133 series, students will have mastered
the following skills:
Create and maintain the Linux file system
Perform user and group administration
Control common system hardware
Integrate a workstation with an existing network running common
network services
Configure a NIS client and DHCP client
Configure NFS and SMB/Samba for the client
Configure X, Gnome, and KDE
Perform basic performance, memory, and process management
Perform basic troubleshooting
Configure basic host security
Prerequisites:
In order to complete the RH133 series successfully, students should be
able
to do the following:
Install Red Hat Linux on standard and non-standard hardware
Navigate and use the Linux file system
Perform common file maintenance tasks
Use and customize the GNOME interface
Issue essential Linux commands from the command line
Perform common tasks using the GNOME GUI
Open, edit, and save text documents using the vi editor
Explain and implement file and directory access permissions
Launch applications from the command line and GNOME interface
Use printing commands and utilities
Customize the X Window System
Copy files to and from a floppy diskette
Install, upgrade, delete, and query packages on the system
Digital Think has developed this Web-based series from the instructor-led
Red Hat Linux Certification series: RH133 parts I, II, III and IV. This
series is one of three designed to prepare students for the RH300
certification exam. Web-based versions of series RH033 and RH253 are
currently in development.
Course descriptions for the Web-based RH133 series follow.
ux102: Red Hat Linux System Administration I(a)
Estimated course length: __8-10___ hours
Course Dates - 8/29-9/12
Course Description:
UX102 walks a student through Red Hat Linux installation and hardware
planning, system updates, printer configuration, filesystems, and user
management.
Course project:
Students will work through a series of project exercises in which they add
5
users to their Linux computer, one of which only needs email access. They
will use the setquota and edquota as commands to give each of these users
a
quota. Next, they'll create a group and setgroup directory for a subset
of
all users and add the group id to the group specification of those users.
ux202: Red Hat Linux System Administration I(b)
Estimated course length: _8-10____ hours
Course Dates - 9/7-9/20
Course Description:
UX202 covers X and Desktop configuration, networking configuration, and
troubleshooting. It also covers the Network Information Service, as well
as
the Network File System. Finally, students learn about process control
and
scheduling, as well as system run-level control.
Course project:
Students will work through a series of project exercises in which they
configure a machine to run with 3 Ethernet cards. They'll configure
/etc/conf.modules to alias the correct ethX designation to a kernel
module,
correctly specify a gateway in /etc/sysconfig/network, and supply three
correct ifcfg-ethX files. Next, they'll set up fstab to allow user mounts
of
a remote NFS share. Finally, they'll use cron to schedule the automatic
"showmounting'' of the remote nfs server to occur at 20-minute intervals
every Tuesday and Friday.
ux302: Red Hat Linux System Administration II(a)
Estimated course length: _8-10____ hours
Course Dates - 9/14-9/27
Course Description:
UX302 covers kernel recompilation and installation, as well as back-up
procedures and RAID file configuration. The course also covers partition
planning and system logging. The course concludes with a discussion of
troubleshooting and rescue procedures and host security.
Course project
Students will work through a series of project exercises in which they set
up of a new machine with three kinds of data: not important (system
files),
very important (raid 1 or 5), and temporary with huge growth potential.
The
students' task is to plan a partitioning strategy, complete with RAID and
other filesystem separations. In addition, students will enable
(sys)logging
of *.debug to /var/log/debug and remote logging to another server of what
would otherwise go to /var/log/secure.
ux402: Red Hat Linux System Administration II(b)
Estimated course length: _8-10____ hours
Course Dates - To Be Announced
Course Description:
UX402 starts with a small networking review, then covers NFS file serving,
and Samba print and filesharing. It concludes with a discussion of
procmail.
Course project
Students will work through a series of project exercises in which they
install and configure an NFS server to share certain directories with
three
different subnets. Each share should have different options associated
with
it, such as read only, read/write, and unsecure. For example, machines on
subnet 192.168.3.x need only read access to /data; systems on subnet
192.168.6.x need read/write access; users on 192.168.9.x need to be able
to
perform a user mount of /data, without having the remote root password.
Lastly, students will install and enable the Samba sharing of users' files
to all current system users. They'll also enable encrypted password
authorization.
For those interested in enrolling in this beta, please follow the
instructions listed below.
1. Send an email to quality at digitalthink.com
2. Include the course number
3. Include the course name
4. Include your email address
5. Include your first/last name
6. Include "I have reviewed and meet the prerequisites for this beta"
> Rashid G Ullah
> Beta Administrator, Quality Engineering
>
> DigitalThink
> 1098 Harrison Street
> San Francisco, CA 94103
> Tel: 415-625-4355
> fax: 415-487-0941
> email: rullah at digitalthink.com
> www.digitalthink.com
>
>
"Joe Brouhard" <jbrouhard at home.com> wrote:
> You can get SAIR/GNU Linux Certification at:
>
> http://www.linuxcertification.com
>
> Check it out.. exams are only $100 each!
>
> Joe Brouhard
> jbrouhard at home.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug at illiana.net [mailto:owner-kclug at illiana.net]On Behalf
> Of SFIKE at twa.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 4:42 PM
> To: kulua-l at kulua.org; kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: kclug - Linux certification
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>
> Anybody on this list Linux Certified by Caldera Systems? If so, how much
> did it cost you? How about any Red Hat Certified Engineers?
> Just wondering how much lighter your wallet(s)/bank accounts are because of
> it and was it worth the hassle/money?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
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