Anselm Lingnau said the following on 15.08.2011 13:40: [...] > Objective 1.2.5 (Networking Your Computer) stands out because it (together > with the one on creating users) is the only one that actually requires »root« > permissions. It seems to me that the scope of this objective exceeds pretty > much all of the rest of the exam. In actual practice, what is required to get > a Linux computer on a LAN is to stick the CAT cable into the Ethernet port – > people will very likely either run a home router with a nicely preconfigured > DHCP server, or an enterprise-type networking infrastructure, also with a > nicely preconfigured DHCP server. If this is not the case, then there will be > some friendly family or IT staff member who got the network running in the > first place and should be able to help out. In my opinion it makes no sense > to > require the MQC to know about »netstat« and »/etc/resolv.conf« (which is > incidentally misspelt in the objective) while at the same time stipulating > that, e.g., »vi« is too difficult for them and they must answer questions on > »pico«. I think that, if anything, this objective should be downgraded to a > »know your options« objective that, say, requires people to know the > difference between a LAN and a WLAN, along the lines of objectives 1.1.2 or > 1.2.3.
I agree with you Anselm, and I'd downgrade it as you propose. Addressing simple networking knowledge areas as DHCP, LAN, WLAN, WAN should be enough. > > In the same vein, I would leave out objective 1.5.2 (Creating Users and > Groups), just to remove the dependency on »root«. Again, casual users will > most probably use the graphical tools that their Linux distribution offers > for > this if at all. Again, I agree: that should go. On entry level, that is more than needed, since 1.5.1 already explains the various types of users, including root. Maybe 1.5.2 could be used to introduce public key encryption... Best regards Taki -- Dimitrios Bogiatzoules Volunteer Linux Professional Institute E-Mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.lpi.org GnuPG Key ID A7E4D183
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