Re: Certifications

On Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:34, Robert Hudock wrote:
> I am interested in the LPI certification, I have been trying to
> track down up-to-date materials.  Would anyone have any
> recommendations for good sources for preparation/ review.

The LPI program is ever so slightly weak in the area of review 
materials. Most of the stuff out there is outdated. This is both a 
strength and a weakness of the program. A weakness because you have 
to look harder than you ideally should, and a strength because you 
are forced to read the man pages and _use_ the software to figure out 
how it all works.

For LPIC-1 I recommend Ross Brunson's book Exam Cram 2: LPIC 1. 
Available at bookstores and Amazon, ISBN 0-7897-3127-4

LPIC2 is even thinner on the ground, this link is well worth a read: 
http://www.snow.nl/dist/htmlc/index.html

I have some stuff up on my site for download as well which you are 
welcome to use: 
http://www.linuxholdings.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=43

Good Luck!

alan

>
> On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 23:12 -0300, Chris H. wrote:
> > I would have a hard look at LPI Certifications - LPIC2 is highly
> > regarded... Linux+ is still really an intro Cert, even though
> > they just changed it to where 6 - 12 mos of experience are
> > recommended.
> >
> > While RHCE is #1 to get, it is also costly; LPI are -very-
> > reasonable.
> >
> > You can find info on LPI at http://www.lpi.org
> >
> > On 8/15/05, Brad Bendily <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Novell has some certifications for their Linux products.
> > > They're supposed to be mostly generic, but i'm sure there are
> > > a few things specific to SuSE linux.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brad Bendily - CNA/CLE
> > >
> > > On Sat, 13 Aug 2005, Dev Anand wrote:
> > > > Hi All ,
> > > >
> > > > I was going through www.giac.org which mentions highly about
> > > > the GCUX.
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone got any idea on the scope of it for current Linux
> > > > Admins here now and then ??
> > > >
> > > > Kindly adivse.
> > > >
> > > > Regarding the certifications for Linux , other than RHCE, do
> > > > we have anything good to mention something in admin side or
> > > > forensic side of Linux ??
> > > >
> > > > -Thanks
> > > > Deva

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