Sair Linux and GNU Certification Level 1, System Administration

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 512 pages
• Published by: John Wiley & Sons
• Edition: 1st Edition September 8, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0471369764
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471369769
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.9 pounds

Reader Reviews
I am a Linux trainer in Atlanta, pursuing both the LCP and the LPI certifications. I found this book to have quite a lot of good information in it, but unfortunately, there were some glaring inaccuracies and gaping holes in the text. I'm in a hurry now so I can't list them all, but for a start, where the book talks about integrating Linux with Windows, why is there no mention of Samba? What system administrator in his/her right mind uses VNC when Samba is available? And why does the book drone on about the low-level details of the extended second file system? Not only are these details not used in day-to-day system administration (and easily looked up for those rare occasions when someone DOES need to optimize their number of inodes), but the extended second file system is rapidly becoming obsolete with the arrival of journaling file systems (ext3, reiserfs, xfs, et al)...and yet again, the book makes NO MENTION of those important pieces of information. And if this is a book on system administration, why is there no mention of system-level services like MySQL, etc. I'm not even going to START on how vague, misleading, and downright inaccurate the review and self-testing questions are. In a nutshell, this book is inferior to, say, General Linux I by DeeAnn Leblanc. After reviewing the sources online and talking to persons who have also read this book, taken the online practice exams, taken the LCP exams, felt they did strongly, failed, repeated the process, failed again... I have come to the conclusion that something fishy is going on with the LCP certification, and I would advise all interested persons to be cautious if they decide to go through with the certification. The learning material is sub-standard and the tests are largely flawed. Note: I'm not an LPI advocate either, they've got their own problems, but at least what material I've seen from them is accurate and well-written. Comment | | (Report this)