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Red Hat Linux Certification and MSCE

Hi guys, I'll try to keep this brief but basically I want to see how I should go about getting my RHCSA certification and if it's even worth attaining. For a little background on myself I've been in IT for about 12 years now. From Systems Analyst work to Desktop Support I've held quite a few positions however currently I'm looking to attain a System Administrator position and they usually, if not always, require some experience with Linux I've noticed. So I'm looking to get certified.. do you think RHCSA would be a worthwhile certification? I was also looking to MSCE but RHCSA might be good to start with I was thinking. I'm already quite familiar with command line so I figured learning Linux wouldn't be that difficult (I have 0 experience with Linux or Unix).

Any input welcomed, thanks!

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Howard Allen

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I don't exactly want a job in Linux Administration, my ideal position would be a System Administrator but they always want someone with a little Linux experience so I figured getting the RHCSA would be an ideal thing to get. Would RHCE be worth getting also you think?

Seth Simmons

on the one hand, getting certified is good as it shows you have the knowledge about the latest linux release. on the other hand, it is not cheap and for a position that only asks for a little experience, probably is overboard. might be better to get a book or two, and install linux somewhere either on an old system or in a small virtual environment to learn the basics