Tell me what you guys think

YuckTheFankees

http://www.techexams.net/forums/jobs-degrees/70579-landed-job-good-amount-linux-involved-should-i-crank-out-linux-certs.html


I posted this in the degree forum but it wasn't getting enough love, tell me what you think.

jaymurtii

If the job will pay for RH training go for it! If not, self-study to take a hand test sounds good too.

jay,

YuckTheFankees

Thanks Jay. They wont pay for it but I think I'm going to go for RH training after LPIC-1. I know there are other LPIC exams but no one really talks about LPIC-2 or LPIC -3, should I try to take either one of them before RHCSA/RHCE?

jaymurtii

There is a forum member here, that has a LPIC-3, but he is from Germany. The cert. may have more meaning there, than in the US. It all depends on you comfort level with linux. M.Jang books recommends the LPIC-1 if you don't have much experience with linux, which isn't a bad suggestion. I can not take another CompTIA multiple choice test(thought I would never say that). Hands-on knowledge is the name of the game. So if I could do it all over again, I would go for the lpic cert., more importantly I would seek out a mentor(which could be a conglomeration of people, hopefully ones that you can see) and I would install Arch linux at least once in a VM(just to get working knowledge, even though there are differences in relation to debian or redhat). I am working towards becoming a RHCE, so hands-on is a must.

jay,

YuckTheFankees

My goal is the RHCE but what distro of linux do you practice on? CentOS or Fedora?

jaymurtii

SL-linux, but Centos should be fine.

YuckTheFankees

I just added SL-linux to my vmware so Ill see how that works. I hope to finish RHCE by next year.

lsud00d

YuckTheFankees wrote: »

http://www.techexams.net/forums/jobs-degrees/70579-landed-job-good-amount-linux-involved-should-i-crank-out-linux-certs.html


I posted this in the degree forum but it wasn't getting enough love, tell me what you think.

The job I just started end of June is a Sys Admin position, and ~80% of our environment is Linux-based. Prior to this I had virtually *no* Linux experience, but these guys took a chance on me so I bunkered down and got 4 Linux certs by passing the CompTIA Linux+ exams.

So...my recommendation is to 100% go for the CompTIA Linux+ (you earn LPIC-1 with it), and then focus on the typical Linux day-to-day issues with client/server administration. That way you have experience on paper, and real world experience as well. The two combined is the best way to make yourself marketable in the future.

UnixGuy

I think you have a nice opportunity to get into Linux administration. Your job has some Linux duties, combined with respected certs, will definitely give you a chance to get a Linux sysadmin job and gain experience in that area.

I recommend RedHat certs as they're more popular (worldwide). RHCSA then RHCE is a good plan. You can start looking for Linux jobs after you get LPIC-1 or RHCSA.

UnixGuy

YuckTheFankees wrote: »

My goal is the RHCE but what distro of linux do you practice on? CentOS or Fedora?

I recommend CentOS