This course serves as a fast-paced and thorough introduction to the Linux operating system.
LPIC-1 is the first certification in LPI’s multi-level Linux professional certification program. The LPIC-1 will validate the candidate's ability to perform maintenance tasks on the command line, install and configure a computer running Linux and configure basic networking.
The LPIC-1 is designed to reflect current research and validate a candidate's proficiency in real world system administration. The objectives are tied to real-world job skills, which we determine through job task analysis surveying during exam development.
Current Version: 4.0 (Exam codes 101-400 and 102-400)
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this certification
Requirements: Passing exams 101 and 102
Validity Period: 5 years
It is intended for aspiring system and network administrators, or anyone else who wants to learn the nuts and bolts of Linux. The course features extensive Linux simulations. You learn by doing, gaining valuable hands-on experience as you work to get a Linux server up and running. The skills you gain can be directly applied in enterprise computing environments.
The course also maps directly to the LPI Linux 101 exam objectives, so you can easily monitor your progress and your exam preparation status. .
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5. Shells, Scripting and Data Management
5.1. Customize and use the shell environment
Description: Candidates should be able to customize shell environments to meet users’ needs. Candidates should be able to modify global and user profiles.
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5.2. Customize or write simple scripts
Description: Candidates should be able to customize existing scripts, or write simple new Bash scripts.
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5.3. SQL data management
Description: Candidates should be able to query databases and manipulate data using basic SQL commands. This objective includes performing queries involving joining of 2 tables and/or subselects.
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6. User Interfaces and Desktops
6.1. Install and configure X11
Description: Candidates should be able to install and configure X11.
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6.2 Setup a display manager
Description: Candidates should be able to describe the basic features and configuration of the LightDM display manager. This objective covers awareness of the display managers XDM (X Display Manger), GDM (Gnome Display Manager) and KDM (KDE Display Manager).
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6.3 Accessibility
Description: Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of accessibility technologies.
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7: Administrative Tasks
7.1 Manage user and group accounts and related system files
Description: Candidates should be able to add, remove, suspend and change user accounts.
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7.2 Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs
Description: Candidates should be able to use cron or anacron to run jobs at regular intervals and to use at to run jobs at a specific time.
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7.3 Localisation and internationalisation
Description: Candidates should be able to localize a system in a different language than English. As well, an understanding of why LANG=C is useful when scripting.
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8: Essential System Services
8.1 Maintain system time
Description: Candidates should be able to properly maintain the system time and synchronize the clock via NTP.
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8.2 System logging
Description: Candidates should be able to configure the syslog daemon. This objective also includes configuring the logging daemon to send log output to a central log server or accept log output as a central log server. Use of the systemd journal subsystem is covered. Also, awareness of rsyslog and syslog-ng as alternative logging systems is included.
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8.3 Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics
Description: Candidates should be aware of the commonly available MTA programs and be able to perform basic forward and alias configuration on a client host. Other configuration files are not covered.
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8.4 Manage printers and printing
Description: Candidates should be able to manage print queues and user print jobs using CUPS and the LPD compatibility interface.
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9: Networking Fundamentals
9.1 Fundamentals of internet protocols
Description: Candidates should demonstrate a proper understanding of TCP/IP network fundamentals.
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9.2 Basic network configuration
Description: Candidates should be able to view, change and verify configuration settings on client hosts.
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9.3 Basic network troubleshooting
Description: Candidates should be able to troubleshoot networking issues on client hosts.
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9.4 Configure client side DNS
Description: Candidates should be able to configure DNS on a client host.
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10: Security
10.1 Perform security administration tasks
Description: Candidates should know how to review system configuration to ensure host security in accordance with local security policies.
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10.2 Setup host security
Description: Candidates should know how to set up a basic level of host security.
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110.3 Securing data with encryption
Description: The candidate should be able to use public key techniques to secure data and communication.
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