Howdy, Quick question: Who would be interested in participating in the proposed Linux+/LPIC-1/CentOS7 certification study group this summer? Please either respond here or email me privately by Wednesday.
The Nashville Technology Council is still toying with the idea of hosting user groups in their shiny new facilities on weekends; currently they do not. If we have enough people interested in showing up twice a month for the study sessions, the NTC will do it. Based on the last round of email exchanges, I think they're looking for 15 people minimum before they unlock the doors. If we can't manage 15 people the first time out, I'm open to suggestions for alternate sites. For those not familiar with the proposed Linux+/LPIC-1/CentOS7 certification study group: It's an idea we started kicking around after the March meeting. John O'Malley has volunteered to run the sessions, since he obtained his certs a few months ago; the Linux+, LPIC-1, and CentOS7 are all the same cert. If you pass the Linux+ "version," you can fill out a couple of webforms & get certificates for the other two, allowing you to put all three certifications on your resume for the price of one. The Linux+ is the second most requested Linux cert on the big IT job boards; first and third are the RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) and the RHCSA (Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator), respectively. If all goes well with the Linux+/LPIC study group this summer, we'll try a RHCSA study group in the fall and a RHCE study group in the spring of 2018. Proposed Linux+/LPIC study group meetings are currently the first & third Saturday of each month, early in the afternoon (1:00pm - 2:00pm, possibly later; also possibly longer than an hour if ~90+ minutes works better). The dates are: Jun 03 Jun 17 Jul 01 Jul 15 Aug 05 Aug 19 July is actually kind of tricky, since July 04 is on a Tuesday; it's a federal holiday, so some people might take off Monday as well and make that a long holiday weekend. July 08 and 22 might be a better substitute, attendance-wise. Comments & suggestions are welcome (on all dates & times, not just those in July). Nashville Technology Council info: https://technologycouncil.com/ 500 Interstate Blvd. S, Suite 200 Nashville, TN 37210 Further info on the CompTIA Linux+: prereq: none (A+, Network+, 12 mo exp recommended) exams: LX0-103 and LX0-104 (60 multiple-choice questions each, 90 minutes, 500 required out of 200-800 scale to pass) cost: $200 per exam valid: "The CompTIA Linux+ certification is considered good for life and does not need to be renewed." https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/linux How to earn LPIC-1 with Linux+ * Please note that you cannot earn LPIC-1 and then apply for Linux+. The Linux+ must be earned first. (This offer is NOT available in Japan.) 1) Earn your Linux+ 2) Obtain an LPI ID at https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/register 3) Once you have passed both Linux+ exams, log into your CompTIA certification account. Choose Demographics | Settings. On the Settings page check the box to have your information forwarded to LPI, then click Submit. I'll crosspost this to the Meetup group shortly; apologies if you see it twice. Vincent, please feel free to forward this to VMUG. All, please feel free to crosspost this to other relevant meetups and mailing lists (err on the side of caution & ask the list or group owner first if you're not sure, please; we don't want to spam). Thanks, ~~Dru PS - Our next installfest may be in ~2.5 weeks (May 27th) at the East Nashville Brew Works. I'm meeting Sean Jewett there tomorrow (along with John and possibly Howard) to check it out. If all goes well, I'll confirm it at the NLUG meeting. Tentative focus will be on installing & configuring CentOS7 in advance of the first study group meeting, and handing out the first reading assignments & exercises. Hopefully we can use ENBW as a backup site if the NTC doesn't work out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
