On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 09:58 -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote: > To step back, in my opinion (remember, _opinion_), I see 3 "separate" > exams to start: > - Authentication, Directory, Naming > - Network File (and Print) Services > - [Network and ]Systems Security (possibly after the first 2) > ... > This approach will solve 2 _major_ issues: > 1. Depth ... > 2. Focus ... then when we do LDAP, NFS, etc... on other exams, we > are going to have _redundant_ concepts/questions on each.
Also understand that once we start hitting on Internet/web services, security and other exams, the redundancy will _exponentially_increase_! For example, what if we want to tie Apache authentication into legacy local, NTLM, Kerberos, Certificate, etc...? If we have a dedicated Authentication, Directory and Naming exam, we don't have to recover a lot of ground. We merely show what modules to use to connect to local, Winbind, Krb, NSS_LDAP, etc... In fact, from Day 1, I considered the Authentication, Directory and Naming exam to be LPI 301 and _required_ for _all_ other exams. Because they are the _crux_ of, from the client aspect ... - How do I find the authentication server on the network? - How do I authenticate my system on the network? - How do I authenticate my user on the network? - How do I find the resource lists of the network? - How do I access those resource lists? - How do I find the resource itself? - Etc... Those questions lead _right_ into the objectives for LPI 301. ActiveDirectory Services (ADS) with some legacy, NT/LM era support services are the _heart_ of a Windows network. Samba is *NOT* the heart of a UNIX network, although portions of Samba perform _key_ functions for Windows clients talking to the UNIX network. When I do Linux training, I always have 2-3 Windows experts in the room. And that's when I break down ADS into its components and how they map over the UNIX/Linux service options -- by naming, by authentication, by resource lists and directory capabilities, etc... -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, technical annoyance mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thebs413.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------- The existence of Linux has far more to do with the breakup of AT&T's monopoly than anything Microsoft has ever done. _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
