Rhce Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide

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Summary: Good Book despite Cd-Linux Incompatability
Review: Before I being, let me mention that I run the premiere websitefor people studying for their RHCE exam at ( )

Ireally like the book itself. It's very thorough. At the end of each chapter there is a "two minute drill" which summarizes the chapter, and a self test which helps you see how well you understand the material. The self-test at the end of each chapter has around 20 questions! This is much better than other books that only have 10 questions at the end of each chapter.

The practice tests on the cdrom are not usable under Linux. If they aren't going to make their software compatible with Linux, they could at least grant us the ability to do that in their licensing agreement. I invite people who want practice tests to visit my website.

But, despite the sillyness of relasing a book about Linux with software that requires Windows, I like the book.

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Summary: Future RHCE
Review: I like the data it has. Linux is changing on a daily basis, but the bread and butter stuff is the same. Thats what this book gives you, the bread and butter, (so later on you can make Dagwood triple deckers)

I have lots of Linux and Unix books. If I have to choose one. This be the one.

You can get specialized later on, but you definitely have to know the bread and butter stuff.

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Summary: Not as good as claimed
Review: I liked this book for the most part, yet I have had several problems with it. Obviously wrong answers are listed in the back of the book, and the cdrom is terrible as far as grading goes. I tested on chapters 1-8 and missed 1 question yet was given an 85 percent because the answers were listed incorrectly on the cdrom.

Another problem with the book is that it is a little bloated at times. Like listing 25 pages of the Hardware compatability list was a little much.

My problem with this book is not mainly the content or the author, but with the proof reading skills of the publishers staff.

(I tried to get in touch with the email address given on the cdrom yet noone has acknowledged me as of yet.) Maybe someone from the publishing company will see this post and acknowledge my complaint. If they do they can email me at kdsmailman/@/aol.com.

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Summary: RHCE - It is a waste
Review: Please save your money.....the test questions are elementary (and the answers sometimes wrong) and the text is inconsistent. On one page, it states that a Server installation requires 2.1 GB, on another 2.4 GB, and then somewhere else, it places the figure at 1.9 GB. Which is it? I don't think I'll ever find out from this book.

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Summary: This book is terrible
Review: This book is full of mistakes and very unclear.
Here's an example.. When he introduces the POP protocol, he tells the reader that it stands for Point of Presence as opposed to Post Office Protocol, come on now. I was looking for a book to help prepare me for the RHCE, but now, I don't trust any information that comes from this book, and I would not recommend it to anyone who is even the slightest bit unfamiliar with Linux or UNIX.
Since I have worked with Linux systems, I can tell the mistakes, and there are many. It is a waste to even try to get something out of this book. I have since purchased another book, so let's see how that one does.

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Summary: This book is terrible
Review: This book is full of mistakes and very unclear.
Here's an example.. When he introduces the POP protocol, he tells the reader that it stands for Point of Presence as opposed to Post Office Protocol, come on now. I was looking for a book to help prepare me for the RHCE, but now, I don't trust any information that comes from this book, and I would not recommend it to anyone who is even the slightest bit unfamiliar with Linux or UNIX.
Since I have worked with Linux systems, I can tell the mistakes, and there are many. It is a waste to even try to get something out of this book. I have since purchased another book, so let's see how that one does.

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Summary: Many errors, poor review questions
Review: This book is poor. I scored a low 79% on the tests, but found that many of the answers provided were just plain wrong.

I was irritated that it required me to install Windows to install the quiz questions from the CD.

It failed to mention clearly that during installation, selecting the packages required for kernel compilation saves a lot of time (I forgot that in the exam!)

The copy I bought (year 2000) was very out of date, referring to RH 6.0, whereas current tests are at 7.1, which is quite different.

I will pass my copy on to our College library, but I am not sure that it will benefit my students very much.

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Summary: Excellent prep guide, despite a few errors.
Review: Those who have brushed on the RHCE test know that it is a pretty grueling test. Thankfully I bought this book. This should be the first book you read in preparation for this RHCE exam.

What impresses me about this book, is that it is concise, yet the information is always relevant. Ironically, for those who are new to Linux, and not taking the RHCE exam, this book is still very useful in that it doesn't inundate the reader with useful information. Rather, it gives plenty of useful information at a relaxed pace, that anyone can keep up with.

Some chapters were particularly enlightening. The chapter on kernel compilation was the best I had seen on this topic. Out of 3 or 4 books I had read, this one was the easiest to understand, and also the most thorough.

One complaint that cost this book 1 star, were mistakes in the practice exams. I found a few mistakes in a couple of the chapter tests that would frustrate the reader, or confuse him as to what was the right answer. I hope that in the 3rd edition, this will be cleaned up because otherwise, this book is terrific.

I find myself using this book in the workplace too when I need a quick reference, so I think the authors deserve a round of applause. This is the best guide on the RHCE around, and I consider it money well-spent.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent prep guide, despite a few errors.
Review: Those who have brushed on the RHCE test know that it is a pretty grueling test. Thankfully I bought this book. This should be the first book you read in preparation for this RHCE exam.

What impresses me about this book, is that it is concise, yet the information is always relevant. Ironically, for those who are new to Linux, and not taking the RHCE exam, this book is still very useful in that it doesn't inundate the reader with useful information. Rather, it gives plenty of useful information at a relaxed pace, that anyone can keep up with.

Some chapters were particularly enlightening. The chapter on kernel compilation was the best I had seen on this topic. Out of 3 or 4 books I had read, this one was the easiest to understand, and also the most thorough.

One complaint that cost this book 1 star, were mistakes in the practice exams. I found a few mistakes in a couple of the chapter tests that would frustrate the reader, or confuse him as to what was the right answer. I hope that in the 3rd edition, this will be cleaned up because otherwise, this book is terrific.

I find myself using this book in the workplace too when I need a quick reference, so I think the authors deserve a round of applause. This is the best guide on the RHCE around, and I consider it money well-spent.

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Summary: Waste of money
Review: True, maybe some of the answers are wrong (and with the Red Hat 7.2, a little dated too), plus some of the installation are probably more of the matter of opinion. However book gives you an overall view of the Red Hat distribution - its structure, it's operation and specific features that distingushed itself from other distributions and/or OSes. Although it will *NOT* teach you have to use UNIX in general (those without a UNIX background should get the RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide by Sybex - or even better, the Teach Yourself UNIX in 24 hours book by SAMS), it is understandable enough that it will get your started with the operating system. This book actually helped me a bit, particular with server rescues. Overall, as a companion book, I would recommend it. Otherwise, I would also buy the books I mentioned, plus a good shell and/or Perl book to round out your library.