Which Linux Certification?

Which Linux Certification? 93

Posted by Cliff on Thursday March 17, 2005 @10:12AM from the more-letters-at-the-end-of-your-name dept.

dirvish asks: "I am trying to break into the Linux Server Administration field so I have been doing quite a bit of studying lately. I figured while I am studying the subject I might as well work towards a related certification. I am leaning towards the Linux Professional Institute Certification. Other certifications I am considering are CompTIAs Linux+ and Red Hats RHCE. So which Linux certification is the best? I would say Red Hat is the most reputable of these three but I am concerned that their certification might be too Red-Hat-centric, and I don't want to be locked into one distro. Which one is the easiest/cheapest to obtain? Which is the mostly highly regarded in the industry? Are there others that I missed?"

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Slashdot Certification is easiest/cheapest ... (Score:3, Funny)

by xmas2003 ( 739875 ) * writes: on Thursday March 17, 2005 @10:18AM (#11964484) Homepage

But don't know how "highly regarded" Karma=Excellent is in the industry ...

When it comes to certifications... (Score:2, Funny)

by DrJonesAC2 ( 652108 ) writes: on Thursday March 17, 2005 @10:21AM (#11964510)

..no one in management is really going to care. Just rack up as many as possible. The bobble-heads will probably never look into it.

Re:New RHCE (Score:2, Funny)

by hey! ( 33014 ) writes: on Thursday March 17, 2005 @10:58AM (#11964843) Homepage Journal
However, they do go through all the RH specific tools for doing things, but in the end a lot of the time I still come back to using a text editor and hacking the config file by hand.

Right-o, and who's the guy who doesn't have to panic when X shits the bed? Who's the guy who can get control of that server remotely when the network is hosed by DDOS?

That'd be you.

The certification is the wrong career move. You need to do three things:
1. Grow a beard and a paunch
2. Develop a fashion sense built around weird accessories like suspenders.
3. Get an attitude
Yes, I'm saying you can become a Unix guru.
Get the Linuxgruven one... (Score:3, Funny)

by bergeron76 ( 176351 ) * writes: on Thursday March 17, 2005 @01:14PM (#11966193) Homepage

I achieved mine (legitimately), only to find them go bankrupt as a pyramid scheme a few weeks later.

To I am a Linux Certified Administrator (LCA) - Level 1.

Re:Slashdot Certification is easiest/cheapest ... (Score:3, Funny)

by clickster ( 669168 ) writes: on Thursday March 17, 2005 @01:15PM (#11966197)

I tried for that cert, but didn't get very far.

On the first post of the test, I clicked on the provided link and was immediately presented with a box that said:

"Anti-RTFA Section Status: FAILED"

It wouldn't even let me continue. Something about "learning the basics"

Re:Most highly regarded is still (Score:3, Funny)

by Jason Ford ( 635431 ) writes: on Thursday March 17, 2005 @01:45PM (#11966627)

MCSE is the most highly regarded certification? Isn't that the one that people often expand to "Minesweeper Certified Solitaire Expert"?

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