SYNOPSIS • RHCEvs
Red Hat’s exam RH302, “Red Hat Certified Engineer” is the one
core requirement for the RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)
certification. This advanced level exam is designed for “UNIX-
and Linux-experienced users, networking specialists, and system
administrators.” There is no specific prerequisite for this
hands-on lab exam.
This exam is moderately to very difficult and costs $749 USD.
The exam may be taken at one of 40 locations throughout North
America. For those outside of North America, here are Red
Hat’s Worldwide Training Contacts.
This day long exam consists of two sections:
Section I: Troubleshooting and System Maintenance (2.5 hours)
Section II: Installation and Configuration (3 hours)
Both sections are performance-based, “meaning that candidates must
perform tasks on a live system, rather than answering questions
about how one might perform those tasks.” “In order to earn RHCE,
candidates must complete all compulsory Troubleshooting and System
Maintenance problems, earn a section score of 80 or higher on
Section I, and earn a score of 70 or higher on both the RHCT and
RHCE items in the Installation and Configuration section.” This
last requirement means that a candidate who only has RHCT level
skills on the RHCE exam can earn the RHCT if they pass the
required competencies.
The topics covered by this exam include:
Disk partitioning, Red Hat's install-time partitioning tools
Red Hat installation, including network installations
Install-time configuration elements
Post-installation configuration of install-time options
Red Hat Linux filesystem layout
The role of the scripts and configuration files under /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
Multiple-boot installations along with related tools
Kickstart installation basics
The rpm command and its switches
The basic elements of source (*.src.rpm) rpm packages
The rescue environment for system recovery
Creating different kinds of user accounts
Configuring the user environment
System and user bash configuration files
Quotas, quota concepts
The Cron system
Essential kernel concepts, such as monolithic vs. modular kernels, initial ramdisks, etc.
Installing kernel sources and development tools needed in order to rebuild the Linux kernel
Configuring, building, and installing the Linux kernel and modules from source, and Understand LILO and GRUB elements, boot sequence, and configuration
These network services: Apache, Samba, NFS, basic sendmail, POP3/IMAP4 email, DNS, and ftp
Other network services supported under Red Hat Linux: squid, innd NNTP server, xntpd, etc.
X and the Free86 X server in particular, including its configuration file and the primary tools used for editing that file
The window manager and desktop environment choices available under Red Hat Linux
The remote capabilities of X, including remote logins and remote clients
xinetd and tcp_wrappers security measures
Basic NIS concepts and the components associated with NIS
PAM subsystem, and basic PAM configuration changes
Configuration issues -- routing options, IP forwarding, and kernel configuration -- associated with using Red Hat Linux as a router
Using iptables to implement basic firewalling policies
This is the hardest exam I have ever taken, but, man, does it feel good when you pass it. Be prepared! Practice, practice, practice. Download the study guide on Red Hat's training Web site.
nis question
comdaze on Thursday, November 03, 2005
nis + nfs+autofs
services
rhuarac on Thursday, April 01, 2004
you must to know every service very well to pass the LAB
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