Scheduled LFCS exam for this coming Friday (Dec. 11)

So after purchasing a discounted voucher from Linux Foundation this summer and going over their prep material, Linux Academy's course on LFCS and Sander Van Vugt's guide on RHCSA for RH7, and after getting an unexpected but welcomed break from work for these few days, I decided to schedule my LFCS exam for this coming Friday.
I am currently reading through man pages of commands used to accomplish objectives of LFCS, will later re-do a great list of self-paced labs and also read all my notes I took while preparing for RHCSA exam that I didn't pass.
Anything in particular that I should be aware of regarding this exam? I chose to take the CentOS 7 version...
I am currently reading through man pages of commands used to accomplish objectives of LFCS, will later re-do a great list of self-paced labs and also read all my notes I took while preparing for RHCSA exam that I didn't pass.
Anything in particular that I should be aware of regarding this exam? I chose to take the CentOS 7 version...
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Looking forward to see your results and summary. Good luck.
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I just finished the exam. It is everything its objectives are describing it to be. I left few tasks unfinished. They weren't weighing much, so I hope it won't be the something that would bring the score below the threshold.
First impression is what I was asked at this exam isn't very helpful at work. It is definitely easier than RHCSA. Having said that, some extra time would definitely have been helpful. After Feb. 2 of 2016, Linux Foundation is drastically expanding exam objectives for this exam, without announcing if they would add more time to complete the tasks. Even core tasks of the new exam would be hard to achieve if they don't expand the time for the exam.
Knowing that I got a free re-take also helps. Now I know what to look for.
Now this is the first I've heard of since anyone has taken the exam. Hopefully I'll be ready by September to sit for it as I need that much time to study.
Did you submit your feedback to the foundation about this?
I am waiting for the results and see if I have to re-take the exam or have already passed. But this is where it ends for me with Linux Foundation.
I am highly optimistic that I'll pass on the retake. Which I'll probably do end of January 2016.
Jassimark, I hope other exams don't follow the LF path in terms of expiration. LF certs last only two years. LPIC lasts 5 years. No free retakes but you spend on LF I think double than on LPIC just to keep your LF cert current. I hope LPIC follows LF example in the delivery of the exam though. Now that I sat two performance exams, I think performance exams are the way to go. If LPIC switches to performance-based exams that are delivered just like LF delivers them (you can take the exam at home, just follow instructions and requirements), but with a bit of expanded time (30 minutes, nothing more) and keep the 5-year period in which the cert is current, that'd be ideal. That'd make even Red Hat re-think their way of delivering exams.
This is the same way I feel about the exam. That's why I don't plan on taking LFCS again soon unless I get another $50 opportunity. The only way they'll traction is if they get rid of the useless tasks that most admins could easily google up in a matter of seconds.