RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) (English, Paperback, Jang Michael)

Michael Jang’s RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) is aimed for aspirants hoping to clear the Red Hat RHCE and RHCT examinations. These examinations test the administrative skills of engineers under pressure situations on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

Summary of The Book

The author has divided the contents of RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) into sixteen chapters. The first chapter deals with some of the prerequisites that the students must possess at a fundamental level to tackle the all-important RHCE examination. The second chapter deals with the hardware specifics and installation. The booting process and the administration of the Linux file system are discussed in chapters three and four respectively.

The fifth chapter focuses on package management. The sixth and seventh chapters deal with user administration and the tools related to the system administration. Kernel Services along with their configurations are discussed in detail in the eighth chapter. The ninth and tenth chapters focus on the concepts of apache and squid, and the various network file-sharing services respectively.

Domain Name service and electronic mail are explained well in the eleventh and twelfth chapters. The thirteenth chapter takes a look at the other networking services in the Red Hat system. Chapter fourteen defines the X Window system. Securing services and troubleshooting are highlighted in the last two chapters of the book.

Certain sections have been added by the author that is sure to aid students in approach the RHCE examination in a better manner. A great example of these sections would be the Certification Objectives section, which lays out skills needed by aspirants for clearing a particular topic. Practice Exercises provided aid aspirants through the method of ‘learning by doing’, which is the most effective form of learning and preparation.

About Michael Jang

Michael Jang is a full-time writer who specializes in networks and operating systems.

The author has written several books on operating systems. Some of his most well-known books are Ubuntu Server Administration, Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications, Linux Annoyances For Geeks, Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up To Date and Mastering Red Hat Linux 9.