On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Barry Brimer <lists at brimer.org> wrote: <snip> >> As a previous reply mentioned, there are two (2) factors in the Red >> Hat certification process. The first is the written examination. The >> second part is a hands on test, to administer a box. Many people who >> do very well on the written examination, fail the hands on test. Learn >> how to do that, very well, before you take the certification tests. GL > > When I first took the RHCE on RHL 7.1 (2001) there was a written exam > section and two hands-on sections. When I updated my RHCE on RHEL 4 > (2005) there were two hands-on sections. According to the RHCT/RHCE prep > guide <http://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/prep_guide/> the RHCE > guidelines are as follows: > > For RHCE exams given on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and higher, the exam is > organized as follows: > > * Troubleshooting and System Maintenance 2.5 hours > * Installation and Configuration 3.0 hours > > Where do you find information stating that there is a written section to > the exam? If they have completely eliminated the written examinations, that, IMHO, makes the Red Hat certifications even more respected, than they were with written/hands on examinations. One can memorize things for written examinations (and many people do), but the hands on is something one either knows or doesn't know.