RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide - Directory UMM

xxxvi Introduction
What Does This Book Cover?
I’ve endeavored to cover every topic that’s important to a Red Hat
Linux system administrator, especially emphasizing those topics that are
likely to appear on the RHCE exam. I must write endeavored to, because
those—like myself—who have taken the RHCE exam are bound by a nondisclosure
agreement and cannot divulge the contents of the exam. Moreover,
Red Hat, Inc. regularly updates the RHCE exam with new questions
and exercises. So, no program of study for the RHCE exam is or can be a
substitute for real knowledge. But, this book can help you develop exactly
the sort and degree of real knowledge required to pass the RHCE exam.
Among the central topics covered are the following:
� RHCE certification and the RHCE exam
� A review of PC hardware, Unix, and networking that will help you fill
in the gaps in what you already know
� Red Hat Linux installation
� Red Hat Linux system and network administration
� Network server administration
� X Window system administration
� Red Hat Linux security administration
� System troubleshooting and repair
At the time of writing, Red Hat, Inc. had just released Red Hat Linux 6.2
and was updating the RHCE exam to reflect the new and changed features
of Red Hat Linux 6.2. Thus, this book was written with Red Hat Linux 6.2
and the RHCE exam for Red Hat Linux 6.2 in mind.
If you pass the RHCE exam, your certification will remain current for one year,
irrespective of any new versions of Red Hat Linux released during that time.