[BSDcert] Disclosure of test questions

[Freddie Cash]

On March 30, 2005 02:43 pm, Lucas wrote:
> But when logging in remotely you could still have help from someone.
> I doubt an employer would care much about a certification that you
> could get from home... Don't get me wrong, I don't like that, but I
> think it's true.

> Also, in order for the certification not to be the dreaded
> 'toiletpaper', shouldn't there be a more practical part? I vagely
> remember reading about the RHCE certification, didn't that include
> having to fix real problems, on wich you could use any man-pages and
> faqs, but had to fix it in a time-limit? And if that wasn't the RHCE,
> isn't it a good idea anyway :-)

Yes, that's the RHCE.  Our IT Analyst did that one recently (2003) in 
Vancouver.  They have a lab setup with a bunch of computers.  These 
computers are imaged using the RedHat kickstart setup.  The computer is 
imaged with something broken somewhere, and you're given a short 
description of the symptoms.  You have to fix the problem within a certain 
time.  Once you are done, someone walks over, checks your solution, marks 
down the score, then runs a bunch of commands to re-image the computer 
with the next problem.  And so on down the list.  I believe you're given 2 
hours for the practical tests.

He really liked the experience, and we now use a variation of this setup in 
our job interviews for IT positions.

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