On 12/8/10 4:42 AM, David Sommerseth wrote:
> On 30/11/10 17:21, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> On 11/30/2010 9:51 AM, Lamar Owen wrote:
>>>
>>> If a particular app is so recalcitrant that SELinux needs to be turned off,
>>> that's when I'd be doing some drastic things, much like windows lab
>>> environments need done. Things like automatic revert to known-good
>>> snapshot on the production boxes for all but the data files. Things like
>>> isolation in a VM for those apps. Of course, that's also work, and getting
>>> SELinux working properly might be less work. Everyone wants less work per
>>> project to get more projects done, of course, but cutting corners is still
>>> cutting corners and one day it will come back to haunt the corner-cutter.
>>>
>>>> Now it is your turn to quantify: How much would you charge to
>>>> teach someone to be able to make those changes and how long would it
>>>> take? This has to include the ability to quickly diagnose and fix any
>>>> problem that might be caused by updates to the application or to the OS
>>>> distribution.
>>>
>>> To teach, $50 per hour (if I were available to teach; at the moment I'm
>>> full on my work hours). The number of hours would depend upon the
>>> complexity of the application; for Scalix, assuming no familiarity with
>>> either Scalix or SELinux, eight to sixteen hours (one-two days).
>>
>> I'm not talking about a particular app. The thing I want quantified is
>> what it will cost to train some number of people to be able to
>> troubleshoot any problem that SELinux might cause with any app, given
>> potential changes in updates to both the distribution provided stuff and
>> the 3rd party coding at any time.
>
> <https://www.redhat.com/courses/rhs429_red_hat_enterprise_selinux_policy_administration/>
>
> Complete this one with the exam, and you're certified on SELinux on RHEL.
>
> It might be other offerings as well, but I don't know about those.
Thanks - $3K and 4 days per operator and perhaps some developers seems like a
reasonable starting point to consider - on top of an RHCE.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikes...@gmail.com
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