[clue-cert] hiatus

Shawn Perry redmop924 at comcast.net
Mon Aug 17 13:02:42 MDT 2009


iptables wasn't covered in the book, and I am grateful.  It can be a
daunting beast in and of itself.

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:35 AM, David L. Willson<DLWillson at thegeek.nu> wrote:
> Harder than expected, but very passable.  Be ready with your rpm, cron, at, lp*, if*.  Practice, practice, PRACTICE!  Use the things you learned to build, manage, script, and automate CentOS 5.3 and Ubuntu Server 8.04 LTS, at least, and in that order of importance.
>
> Be ready to use multiple-choice test tactics.  I know I gained at least 4 questions by using knowledge gleaned from related questions.
>
> Be familiar with core Linux concepts.  There are questions that are buggy, and you need to be able to tell which answer they meant to be right, even if no answer really is right.
>
> Know the LSB/LHS locations for things.  Know *inetd and *.allow/*.deny, because, for whatever reason, I saw at least 4 questions on tcpwrappers, and not one on iptables.
>
> Not a darn thing about the GUI or anything related to the GUI, so be texty.  I was texty.  How texty am I now?
>
> And I'm done.  Go forth, warriors.  Conquer the test.  I highly recommend scheduling the exam ~today~, taking it as scheduled, and ~immediately~ re-scheduling it if you don't pass.
>
> David L. Willson
> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
> MCT, MCSE, Linux+
> tel://720.333.LANS
>
> ----- "Mike Scarborough" <mscarborough at associatedcontent.com> wrote:
>
>> How was the exam? Harder/easier than expected?
>>
>> Does anyone want to get together to review once or twice over the
>> next
>> couple weeks? For an hour or two, not 3.5 :). I can host here in
>> Cherry
>> Creek, or meet at a library.
>>
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 2009-08-13 at 11:47 -0600, David L. Willson wrote:
>> > I passed my LPI-101 yesterday, and I'm taking LPI-102 tomorrow.
>> >
>> > If you haven't scheduled your exams yet, schedule them.  Deadlines
>> can be powerful motivators.
>> >
>> > If you don't have your vouchers yet, send email to
>> training at ubuntu.com and ask for them.
>> >
>> > David L. Willson
>> > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
>> > MCT, MCSE, Linux+
>> > tel://720.333.LANS
>> >
>> > ----- "David L. Willson" <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU> wrote:
>> >
>> > > David Willson's study group (Don't blame me; blame Dennis! :-)) is
>> on
>> > > hiatus for while.  We'll pick up again as described in the other
>> > > email.  Meanwhile, if you're looking for a "good to great"
>> transition,
>> > > or even "good" is eluding you; if you're ready to "level up" in
>> your
>> > > life, please join me at Carol Reynolds' Denver Vision Seminar
>> > > September 11th through 13th.
>> > >
>> > > Sometimes, you have to help your heart, so it will stop messing
>> with
>> > > your head. Yes?
>> > >
>> > > This is a 'gift' seminar.  $100 is typical.  If it does for you
>> what
>> > > it does for me, you won't be able to give what it's worth to you.
>> > >
>> > > http://www.carolreynolds.com/denver_vision_seminar.htm
>> > >
>> > > David L. Willson
>> > > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
>> > > MCT, MCSE, Linux+
>> > > tel://720.333.LANS
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