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Re: Educational discount on RHEL for your RHCT/RHCE exam.
by David Ambs 04 Aug '05

04 Aug '05

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Leo Mauler wrote: > Not exactly. CentOS has all the same software, so you > could run a server on CentOS like on RHEL, but the > word "redhat" is not found anywhere in CentOS. This > is because RedHat is being strict about their IP and > refusing to allow free rebuilds to use the word > "redhat" in their rebuilds. > > The RHCE exam preparation textbook I have tells me I > need to remember and use several GUI configuration > tools in RHEL because some of them are faster than > doing it in the CLI. These GUI configuration tools > are named things like "redhat-config-network" and > "redhat-config-users". First off, RedHat couldn't pay me enough to run their distro. on any critical server of mine. Secondly, having received the RHCE a year or two back, I think it's a joke. You don't need to know RedHat specific stuff, you don't need to know their GUIs either, although, if you don't know the configs, the GUIs will help a bit. I mean, who wants to bust open X and a GUI just to add a damn user? I passed the RHCE with a fairly high percentage<think it was 96-97>, for not knowing 'RedHat', though I've been runing Linux since the mid 90s. If you can get your way around a Linux box, you should be fine. They base it on 'getting the job done', not how you do it. Whether you use useradd to add a user, or the GUI, as long as it gets done. Whether you use the redhat-config-apache/whatever tool to configure apache, or edit the config files... as long as it's done and working to the specs they provide. If all else fails, read the man page, or use find to find the config files, RedHat puts some of them in weird places. =] As much as I hate Redhat, I'll admit the RHCE on the resume does bump up the hits on monster a bit.. Although, I can honestly say I don't think it makes a difference as to where you get interviews. Still experience more then anything. At my current place of employment, I don't even think they knew what the RHCE was when I interviewed.... I only took the test because it was free from a previous employer =] -dave

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Re: Educational discount on RHEL for your RHCT/RHCE exam.
by Leo Mauler 04 Aug '05

04 Aug '05

--- Matthew Copple <mcopple(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 8/3/05, Leo Mauler <webgiant(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Sorry, forgot to mention that you need to scroll > > down on this page and click on one of the > > "individual" subscription links. Desktop > > edition is only $25, if all you want to learn > > is the RHCT exam. > > Or just download centOS and get both for free. :) Not exactly. CentOS has all the same software, so you could run a server on CentOS like on RHEL, but the word "redhat" is not found anywhere in CentOS. This is because RedHat is being strict about their IP and refusing to allow free rebuilds to use the word "redhat" in their rebuilds. The RHCE exam preparation textbook I have tells me I need to remember and use several GUI configuration tools in RHEL because some of them are faster than doing it in the CLI. These GUI configuration tools are named things like "redhat-config-network" and "redhat-config-users". I don't know what CentOS uses in place of "redhat" in, say, "redhat-config-users", but if you try to learn RHEL using a free rebuild and then take the test, you won't be used to typing "redhat-config-users", you'll be used to typing something else. Which means you'll lose precious time on the test, and you don't have much time to complete all the assigned tasks. For example, the testing time is so limited that the textbook recommends pressing Ctrl-Alt-F2 *while RHEL is installing* and editing some of the configuration files from a terminal window. So it seems to me that if all you want is a server, you can get a free rebuild like CentOS, and enjoy. If you really want the RHCE, you'd better buy the individual subscription of RHEL and learn the "redhat-config-users"-type commands so you can finish the test within the time allotted. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail

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strip metacharacters from form
by Jack 04 Aug '05

04 Aug '05

I must be having a brain-cloud day. Anyone have a quick way to take the value of a text area and strip out the bad characters? Thanks, Brian JD __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Heads up - Job Leads
by Phoenician 04 Aug '05

04 Aug '05

Hey guys, I have a couple possible job leads, if anyone is interested. The first one would be for a graphics designer - Must be proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator. Must be have a good eye for layout. - For more information please contact Dana Rogers: drogers (at) signsbytomorrow.com - If you would like to be kept on the for other graphics relate position, please let me know (mdixon (at) phoenixcolony.com) The second one is for someone familiar with PHP and MySQL as well as Flash Forms. I imagine that this _could_ be broken down into two postings, PHP/MySQL and Flash but if one individual has the skill set for both, all the better. - For more information please contact me off list: mdixon (at) phoenixcolony.com Thanks, Michienne Dixon

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Educational discount on RedHat Enterprise Server for your RHCT/RHCE exam.
by Leo Mauler 03 Aug '05

03 Aug '05

This is a little hard to find but my Fall 2005 RHCE teacher found this on the RedHat website. If you're a student (or possibly even if you aren't, I didn't understand all of the legalese...) you can get RedHat Enterprise Linux AS for about $50 on an individual "subscription". http://www.redhat.com/solutions/industries/education/products/ Since the desktop edition retails for about $179 this is a very good deal for getting a home version of RHEL Server for practice and review. Note that RHEL Server recommends an 800Mhz machine with at least 512MB of RAM to make it work well. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Funny Data Backup Video
by Josh Charles 02 Aug '05

02 Aug '05

Hello all, While not strictly related to Linux, I thought you all might enjoy this: http://www.backuptrauma.com/video/default2.aspx Just a short 5 minute video on the horrors of Tape Backup with John Cleese. Enjoy! Josh

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gtk 2.4.0
by lowell 02 Aug '05

02 Aug '05

Folks: I'd like to try Inkscape (oss version if Illustrator) on my RedHat 9 machine, but the rpm bails out with "Need gtk 2"; I wonder how many things will break if I try to install gtk2 ( I also wonder how many things will have to go on before the tool kit will install. Does anybody have experience with this particular upgrade; I'm sure many have been through rpm hell of one sort or another...

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Sending mail using smtp commands via telnet
by Rob Becker 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

I'm working on testing that mail is delivered properly from outside our network, through our various virus and spam filters and to the appropriate email server. I would like to telnet into one of our mail gateways and send a message from there destined to a new internal server. I know how to telnet into the mail server, but I'm not finding the appropriate commands to actually send a message once I'm connected. Can anyone point me in the right direction. My googling skills have failed me on this one since I can't seem to hit the magic phrase necessary to find a resource on this topic. Any help, pointers, references greatly appreciate. Thanks. Rob

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RE: Sending mail using smtp commands via telnet
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

And why are you using telnet instead of ssh? Brian Kelsay Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem. ---Occam -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Rob Becker I'm working on testing that mail is delivered properly from outside our network, through our various virus and spam filters and to the appropriate email server. I would like to telnet into one of our mail gateways and send a message from there destined to a new internal server. I know how to telnet into the mail server, but I'm not finding the appropriate commands to actually send a message once I'm connected. Can anyone point me in the right direction. My googling skills have failed me on this one since I can't seem to hit the magic phrase necessary to find a resource on this topic. Any help, pointers, references greatly appreciate. Thanks. Rob

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scanners
by Jack 31 Jul '05

31 Jul '05

Greetings Luggites, I have recently acquired a collection of pictures and negatives. Some are 70+ years old. I'm looking to scan in the entire collection and store on cd/dvd. The pictures will all fit on a normal flatbed. However the negatives are almost every shape and size other than 35mm. I'm in the process of searching for info now, but maybe someone here can guide me in the right direction. Does there exist a scanner that will run under Linux than can scan negatives other than 35mm? Also what would be the least damaging scanner? THese negatives and pictures have sentimental value. Thanks, Brian __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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