From ahoward@noerrors.com Thu May 17 16:49:26 2001
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 16:00:04 -0400
From: ahoward@noerrors.com
To: hunter@owlriver.com
Subject: http://www.colug.net/notes/0011mtg/RHCE.html

Phil,

I spoke with the Red Hat representative who had asked me to remove
the aforementioned page and wish to honor his request...sorta.

I would like it if you could replace the second-and-third-to-last
paragraphs that presently read:
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The last day is a daylong test. It is broken into three parts, and it is 
the last part that is difficult. It is not so difficult in the tasks you 
have to complete, but the time you have to complete them in. In 2.5 
hours, I had to complete a new install, set up a virtual host web server 
with two separate sites, use tcp-wrappers to limit connectivity, 
configure some standard users, some mail-only users, configure NFS, 
ipchains, re-compile a custom kernel and make it the default LILO boot 
image, and more.

All of these things are easily do-able in the allotted time, but if you 
get hung up on any one piece and have to troubleshoot why it isn^Òt 
working, you^Òll never finish everything. I got stuck trying to make 
apache virtual-hosts work. (It turns out the user apache is running 
under has to have read access to not only the directory containing your 
web-site content, but also the directory above it.)
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with the following two paragraphs:


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The last day is a daylong test. It is broken into three parts, and it is 
the last part that I found difficult. It is not so difficult in the 
tasks you have to complete, but the time you have to complete them in. 
In 2.5 hours, I had to completely install and configure a system to 
match several pages of requirements.  There were various network 
services, user environment, account management, security and development 
requirements...and more.

All of these things are easily do-able in the allotted time, but if you 
get hung up on any one piece and have to troubleshoot why it isn^Òt 
working, you^Òll never finish everything. I got stuck on what amounted to 
a rights issue even though I didn't know it at the time.  I finally went 
on and barely completed the test in time.
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Finally, I would like an addendum added. To wit:

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Note: This document was originally posted in November of 2000 and the 
last few paragraphs contained more detail on the test.  On 16-May-2001, 
I was contacted by an employee of Red Hat with the following notice:

>[snip]
>
>Of more immediate importance, however, is your inclusion of 
>information about the exam content itself.  The confidentiality 
>agreement you signed upon taking the exam states the following:
>
>	"I understand that the integrity of the RHCE certificate 
>	and fairness to all current and future students depends 
>	on the confidentiality of the content of the RHCE 
>	Certification Lab Exam, including the hands-on lab and 
>	written answer portions. By taking this portion of the 
>	RHCE Certification Lab Exam I	agree to keep all content, 
>	questions, and answers confidential. I will not share 
>	this information, either from memory or from notes, 
>	with any other parties, nor will I post information
>	about the content of the labs or written questions or 
>	answers to the Internet or otherwise distribute 
>	information about the content of the RHCE 
>	Certification Lab Exam."
>
>Clearly, there is content near the bottom of your page that is 
>at odds with the letter and spirit of the agreement.  Openness 
>is a big part of what Red Hat Linux is about, and your desire 
>to share your experiences with the class and the exam is 
>understandable.  Nevertheless, I must ask that you fulfill 
>the conditions of the confidentiality agreement and remove 
>the references to exam content immediately.
>
>[snip]

The Red Hat employee went on to explain their position.  He was
respectful and kind and for this reason, I was happy to comply
with the agreement even though I respectfully disagree with
their position.

So the last few paragraphs were modified on 17-May-2001 to 
contain less detail on what I encountered on the test.  Frankly,
you don't need that detail anyway.  If you want to know how 
to pass the test, I can tell you how: learn Red Hat Linux 
like the back of your hand.  Got it?

Copyright (c) 2000-2001 by Aaron P. Howard
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Thanks, Phil.

-Aaron
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Aaron Howard, CCNA, CNE, MCSE, RHCE
The Computer Group, Inc.
ahoward@noerrors.com
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The problem with Intellectual Property is the focus on the Property 
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