On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> no, you can't pass by book alone, but that still doesn't mean that a
> book is entirely useless. at the very least, any *decent* exam prep
> book (regardless of the topic) will give you some guidance about the
> areas that you should be relatively familiar with, that's all.
There's an RHCE Exam Cram book by Kara Pritchard. It's a little out of
date in it's coverage (often the case with printed study guides), but does
exactly what you want: gives you an overview of the test process, and some
guidance about passing.
The problem is that the Red Hat-isms change from version to version. That
might not matter too much on the hands-on, depending on what the task is,
but Red Hat has been known to shift packages and config files between
versions, so learning *how* to problem solve is probably a better strategy
than learning how to solve a particular problem.
Personally, I'd recommend taking the LPI exams instead. They have a little
less prominence, but they don't expire the way the RHCE does, they cost
less, and they're vendor-neutral. You can pass LPI by being familiar with
Linux in general, and not have to learn all the -isms for a given distro
(other than RPM and APT package management).
Personally, I refuse to pay almost $800 as a single pass/fail unit. If
your employer is paying, then give it a whirl; if you fail, you'll know
what you need to study for the next time. But if you're paying out of your
own pocket, I'd steer clear of RHCE and go for an LPIC instead.
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