Bryan J. Smith wrote: > 1. We're *NOT* talking about general level 1 or level 2 anymore, > we're talking level 3. It's not "what you want to deal with on a > single server," but "this is what enterprise expect out of a > seasoned, _enterprise_ Linux administrator of 5+ years experience."
Considering the job task analysis for LPIC-3 just started about a week ago, I think it's a little premature to make claim about what enterprise expect. Let's find out with hard data when the exercise is over. I believe the general LPI guideline regarding objective is to test "what's out there". The JTA should give us a reliable snapshot of what is "out there", and I will gladly accept its result. In the meantime, my opinions and yours should be considered strictly anecdotal. That being said, there is nothing wrong about discussing our respective anecdotal opinion. You believe that Samba is central to Linux in enterprise computing. Personnally, I see Linux being used a lot as platform to run Oracle, VMware, various NIDS, JBoss/Tomcat, mail server farm (as large volume mail hub, email and spam filtering, and as a front-end to Exchange or Groupwise), DNS service and various low-level network duties. Most "enterprise" (that term should really be defined unambiguously) already have large Active Directory or Netware deployment, and mostly do not care about Samba for file/print service (which is the topic of exam 302). I am not saying that Samba is *not* used in large-scale Linux deployment, just that I do not see how it could be considered "core" in LPIC-3. As for "putting or shutting up", exam 302 is already behind me, and I am pretty confident about my results. If I had a vested interest in the question, it would be to make 302 a core exam. Yet, I have doubt about the pertinence of doing so, and I think the subject is worth a civil discussion. -- Etienne Goyer 0x3106BCC2 "For Bruce Schneier, SHA-1 is merely a compression algorithm." http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/fact/164
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