regarding RHCE exam..
 

hi i've just appeared RHCE exam. i passed RHCT....but got only 36% in rhce part. but i configured all the servers correctly. i wrote shell script of iptables and i successfully run it. i wrote the following scripts....

allow domain--172.24.0.0/16
deny domain-172.25.0.0/16
The conditions were
1. no one from deny domain can access pop3
2. only clients within allow domain can access FTP
3.no one from deny domain can access ssh
4.only clients within allow domain can access imaps

i wrote following,..
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iptables -F
service iptables save
iptables -I INPUT -s 172.25.0.0/16 -p tcp --dport 110 -j REJECT
iptables -I INPUT -s ! 172.24.0.0/16 -p tcp --dport 21 -j REJECT
iptables -I INPUT -s 172.25.0.0/16 -p tcp --dport 22 -j REJECT
iptables -I INPUT -s ! 172.24.0.0/16 -p tcp --dport 993 -j REJECT
service iptables save
service iptables restart
chkconfig iptables on

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the result of shell script showed ok when i tested during exam.

i didnt know why i failed in rhce..?? is there any problem in the above scripting..?? BTW i checked all the servers and i found ok after rebooting machine...can anyone suggest me....i am in gr8 depretion....

it is more then likely you failed on other areas. there is much much more to the RHCE then just configuring iptables for imap, http ftp and pop3..!

hi,

i checked web server...it showd ok
proxy it's ok
lvm and quota ...ok

imaps ....ok
pop3 ...ok
ntpd ...ok
samba...ok

if the iptables is ok then where was the mistake.....??

You don't appear to be responding the what @centosboy posted....

Regardless, don't they tell you why you failed the exam?

the matter is RHCE authority didn't provide me detail of my error in xm. so i am in dark.....So far i did everything alright...i don't know why rhce dont provide the details so that the errors can be identified and fixed while appearing the next time .... it's silly.....!! i am suffering....A lot....

Are you not paying attention to what is getting told to you??

Again...there is LOTS more to the RHCE than the things you've posted. You could have failed in many other areas, so fixating on iptables and a VERY basic shell script, is pointless.

If you're not listening to what folks are telling you here, you probably did the same thing with the exam.

i have sat and passed this exam and can tell you - there is still a lot more to the exam then what you listed.
no they wont tell you...but then i think that is a good thing...it ensures you learn every area in detail.

Normally, when completing an exam, I would expect someone to know where they did not understand something. If I understand the RHCE testing correctly, I would not expect them to give you detailed feedback. Thus---in this situation---you are really the only person who can speculate as to why you did not pass.

Right, you get a score and that is all.

The OP might want to consider the NDA he signed before dumping more info into this thread.