First, best of luck with any of the cert tracks you try! Next, I actually have the RHCE right now so I can tell you my take based on that. If you can invest the time and effort, have some previous Linux admin experience and a box to play with, go ahead and go for the RHCE. It's tough, but it will help in the job market and in just helping you pick up the Red Hat way of doing things if you are interested in that. It will also provide some ideas into how Linux works in general. Generally the cert is reasonably well respected, because it's not easy. Also if you fail to get the RHCE you can possibly still end up with a RHCT. RHCTs are issued to RHCE testers when they don't pass all the RHCE requirements but do pass the RHCT requirements.
Now if you are less interested in the Red Hat name and want something more broad, I'd probably opt for the LPI certs. They have two or three different levels, and cover much more fundamental Linux ideas that can be applied to most all distributions. Also the LPI certs may help in training to later pick up a RHCE if you want it later on. I'm actually looking into taking the LPI tests sometime soon myself. Wouldn't mind showing that I'm not locked to the Red Hat only solution. I personally don't have any knowledge or experience with CompTIA Linux+, so can't comment there. On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 12:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am finally seriously looking into getting a Linux certification. So for, I have > identified four certifications out there. > > 1. Red Hat Certified Engineer > 2. Red Hat Certified Technician > 3. CompTIA Linux+ > 4. LPI Certification > > >From what I have read online, the Linux+ is the simplest of them all, and they move > >on up from LPI, to the RHCT, to the RHCE in difficulty. Also, I can not afford > >classroom time for any of these, and will probably end up studying independatly. I > >would appreciate anyone comments on these certifications, and your experiences with > >them. > > Thanks > Jason -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
