There you go. Now you have a good perspective from both sides of the issue. One from a beginning student view and one from an instructor's view. With both of these perspectives you should be able to make a more rational decision as to the worth of the 033 class. I as the beginner found it very good because of the same reasons the instructor mentions.
So, maybe the answer to your question is if you plan to skip 033 (probably because of cost reasons) then you better have at least some ORQANIZED instruction some where or know your command line work very well. I suspect if there are questions in your mind you may want the instruction. But it is expensive if you are self financed like me. As some perspective though, a Microsoft boot camp can cost as much a $8k by the time you are certified. These classes if bought in a bundle are $7300 ish. And they encompass four weeks of instruction, with lunch. Also, at the end of these classes you should be able to actually install and use the system unlike Microsoft classes where at the end you can only pass tests. Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert P. J. Day Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: RHCE On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Terry Hobart wrote: > This class covers command line bash commands. No real linux administration > was discussed. If you are good setting up scripts then you could skip the > class. I had only rudimentary script experience ( half deciphering How > To's ). This class add a great deal to my vocabulary. For my brother, who > has experience with bash said the class filled in a lot of holes in his self > taught training. > > I don't know if this helps too much - the class costing what it does - but I > found the class very stimulating and worth it. I am still NO bash expert or > even that competent, but I do understand a lot more code when I see it and > can travel around and manipulate the system better. i've taught a number of unix/linux admin classes (both my own and for other vendors), and it's amazing the gaps in the knowledge of students who are self-taught (this is not a criticism, just an observation). inevitably, i will digress and spend some time covering topics that these students have barely seen, such as: 1) "um... what's with this 'export' thing i see in other people's startup files?" 2) "what gives me the permission to *delete* a file?" 3) "you mean i can use 'find' to find more than just things by file name?" 4) "well, yeah, i've *heard* of symbolic links, but i don't really know how they work." and so on, and so on. getting the root password and learning admin commands does not even *begin* to compare to the value of *really* understanding the fundamentals of file and directory management, and other basics. rday -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
