Dear Members of Linux User Group,

This is an information which Red Hat would like to share with all LUG members. Red Hat has set up a Corporate Training center in Pune to address the needs of RHCE certification for corporate executives. The Red Hat Corporate Training Centre is situated on 1st floor, Clover Center, D wing, Moledina road Pune. Phone : 6119154 / 6133041 The first batch is commencing on the 19th of August 2002.

The details on the course contents are as follows :

RH300 - RHCE Rapid Track Training and Certification Course

The Red Hat Certified Engineer course is designed for UNIX-and Linux-experienced users, networking specialists, and system administrators. This 5-day course provides intensive hands-on training on Red Hat Linux, and includes the RHCE Certification Lab Exam. The course features:

4 days intensive fast-track training on Red Hat Linux Hands-on labs, exercises, RHCE Exam on day 5 Student materials, study aids, handouts Personal Edition Red Hat 7.3 Goal: A system administrator who has been trained and then tested by means of the RHCE Exam, a realistic performance-based lab exam that tests the delegate's actual ability to:

install and configure Red Hat Linux understand limitations of hardware configure basic networking and file systems configure the X Window System configure basic security set up common network (IP) services carry out basic diagnostics and troubleshooting, perform essential Red Hat Linux system administration. Course Contents : Unit 1: Hardware and Installation (x86 Architecture) Hardware Compatibility CPU and SMP Support New Hardware Detection Plug and Play Serial and Parallel Ports Block and Other Devices Disk Addressing and Partitioning Peripheral Devices and their Configuration The Boot Process The Red Hat Installer Performing and Validating the Installations Unit 2: Configuration and Administration Reconfiguring Installed Options Networking, Sound and User Authorization configuration File Systems and /etc/fstab RPM Package Manager Printing Virtual Consoles Administering User Accounts and Groups cron and anacron locate and tmpwatch System Logging GUI Administration Tools The Update Agent Documentation and Help Sources Unit 3: Alternate Installation Methods Multiboot Systems The LILO Boot Prompt Configuring a Red Hat Linux Network Installation Server Using kickstart to Automate Installation Unit 4: Kernel Services and Configuration The /proc filesystem /proc/sys configuration with sysctl The Linux Quota System Understanding /etc/inittab Managing System V Initialization Scripts Software RAID Configuration Configuring, Compiling and Installing the Linux Kernel The LILO Map Installer Unit 5: Standard Networking Services TCP/IP Fundamentals BIND Email Delivery and Protocols FTP HTTP/Apache NFS Server Samba DHCP Squid Proxy Server Unit 6: X Window System The X Server X Clients/Window Managers The X Font Server Display Managers XFree86 Startup The Gnome and KDE Environments Remote Display of X Applications X Security Unit 7: User and Host Security Security Concepts Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) Network Information Service Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) The xinetd Super-Server and tcp_wrappers ssh: secure shell, telnet and remote copy Unit 8: Routers, Firewalls, Clusters and Troubleshooting Static and Dynamic Routes Linux as a Router and Firewall ipchains and Firewall Rules IP Masquerading Troubleshooting Rescue Environment Utilities

Audience: UNIX or Linux system administrators who have significant real-world experience with UNIX or Linux systems administration and some experience setting up key networking services such as HTTP, DNS, NIS, DHCP, and who want a fast-track course to prepare for the RHCE Exam.

Prerequisites : RH033, RH133, RH253 or equivalent experience with UNIX; LAN/WAN fundamentals Internet working with TCP/IP, knowledge or experience setting up NFS, HTTP, DNS, FTP, NIS, DHCP, and other networking services, and security. The prerequisites are important! Participants arriving without a large portion of these prerequisites will make less than optimal progress in the training and will be unlikely to pass the certification exam. Please do not sign up for RH300 unless you are experienced with systems administration or are a power user in UNIX / Linux environments. If you need training on the above prerequisites, please see the other Red Hat courses available.

Please click here for information about how you can prepare yourself for the RHCE Lab Exam http://www.in.redhat.com/training/rhce/rh302_desc.php3

Fees : The Inagural batch fee is Rs.15000/- inclusive of exam fees ( exam fees is Rs.6000).

You may write to me or contact Mr. Suhas More at the above mentioned address for enrollment form.

Thanks, Warm Regards,

-- Shankar Iyer Manager Training Red Hat India

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