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Why is the Practicum so tough? Most people who take the Practicum exam have little experience with eDirectory beyond creating and modifying a few containers, users and partitions. eDirectory is a robust Directory. A lot can happen to it and people can still login, print, and have the rights to do what the want. You have to understand how it functions, how to check on its health and how fix it when it is broken. To get the basics of eDirectory, take NDS Design and Implementation. Once you have your background information firmly in hand, take course 991 (Advanced NDS Tools and Diagnostics). You will work with a 3-server farm and insert problems into eDirectory and learn to resolve them. If possible, take one of the CDE Òboot campsÓ Novell sometimes puts on at NAECs. When it is taught correctly, It is a ÒPracticum PrepÓ course. All the skills you will need to fix eDirectory on the Practicum Ñ and in the Real World are taught in 991. After you have completed 991, take the Practicum right away. Most people ho fail the Practicum (63% on the first take) do so because they thought they would go home and study. In a recent boot camp, we had a 80% success rate on the Practicum when the students took the test on the Friday afternoon. |