RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302)

RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) (Certification Press)

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Number Of Pages: 848
Publication Date: 2007-06-21
Sales Rank: 5798
ISBN / ASIN: 0072264543
EAN: 9780072264548
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Studio: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 29

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Book Description:

The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available

With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide, Fifth Edition covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.

100% complete coverage of all objectives for exam RH302
Exam Readiness Checklist at the front of the book--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
Real-world exercises modeled after hands-on exam scenarios
Two complete lab-based exams simulate the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam
Bonus content (available for download) includes installation screen review, basic instructions for using VMware and Xen as testbeds, and paper and pencil versions of the lab exams
Covers all RH302 exam topics, including:

Hardware installation and configuration
The boot process
Linux filesystem administration
Package management and Kickstart
User and group administration
System administration tools
Kernel services and configuration
Apache and Squid
Network file sharing services (NFS, FTP, and Samba)
Domain Name System (DNS)
E-mail (servers and clients)
Extended Internet Services Daemon (xinetd), the Secure package, and DHCP
The X Window System
Firewalls, SELinux, and troubleshooting

Review:

Welcome to Red Hat

This is a good book to go through if you're already a serious Linux user. If not, become one or take a class instead. The book starts with a quick over view of the basic skills for which you won't be tested but will need to finish the exam (like using vim). It then proceeds through the exam objectives from hardware to system to applications (bottom up). At the end of each chapter are a 'Two Minute Drill' and a self test. The two minute drills is a bulleted-list summary of the chapter and the self exam is in the fill-in-the-blank format, but even then it's a little inadequate for the actual exam.

Review:

Very well done, comprehensive prep book.

I read Edition 5 of this book right before taking the RH300 prep course, and it helped a great deal. The book alone may or may not be enough to pass the exam, unless you already fully understand things like SELinux.
Jang provides many useful lab exercises in the book, so you should download VMware Server and CentOS 5!! Going through these labs is what makes the book a good learning tool.
But in conjunction with the RH300 class, this book is outstanding. Highly recommended.

Review:

A Must book for Red Hat People

Hello
I had the chance to write this review after buying this great book.
Heard lots about the author, M. Jang, i can't tell you guys; he knows the stuff more than Red Hat People!
If you going to RHCE Certification, This book is all what you need, simply coz it covers the system from A to Z, this book is a magic!
Not only for your Certification, but as a reference too, you will need it sooner or later, after passing the RHCE exam (Which is guaranteed with this book) and while you are in the field, this book is a MUST to add to your tool built.
Thanks Mr. Jang for this great Book, i will be a loyal customer to you after what i saw in this great Book.
My money well spent.

Sincerely

Review:

No CD, despite the summary above.

Review of the Fifth Edition, out of the box: Despite what the summary from the Author states above, this book comes with no CD. The PDF version of the book, which I used heavily for reading on the train, is no longer a part of this product. The sample tests are now paper and pencil.

I will read this book, but I will not pre-order again from this publisher again.

Review:

Fifth Edition includes coverage for RHEL5, but can't find online extras

I only bought this book a few days ago, so I'll have to update this review when I'm further along. BUT-- one warning: The online appendices (including info on setting up virtual machines using XEN for practice) are nowhere to be found. The link in the book is apparently outdated, and no amount of searching the McGraw Hill website uncovered the downloadable content.

I'm sure they'll correct this error eventually, but if you're planning on buying and using this book today, be warned!

http://rapidshare.com/files/55668759/072264543.rar