Linux LPIC-1

Introduction

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.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this certification specifically but the following would be very handy to have; Recommended Knowledge: Experience with common UNIX/Linux user-level commands, such as for moving, copying and editing files.

Course & Exam Objectives:

• Understand the architecture of a Linux system;

•  Install and maintain a Linux workstation, including X11 and setup it up as a network client;

•  Work at the Linux command line, including common GNU and Unix commands;

•  Handle files and access permissions as well as system security; and

•  Perform easy maintenance tasks: help users, add users to a larger system, backup and restore, shutdown and reboot.

You will learn how to?

•  Installing a Linux operating system and configuring peripherals
•  Performing and modifying start up and shutdown processes
•  Setting up and maintaining basic networking
•  Populating the system with users and groups
•  Setting specific file permissions on directories and regular files
•  Performing maintenance on file systems
•  Managing running processes
•  Automating daily tasks
•  Performing backups and restoration of files
•  Troubleshooting system problems
•  Analysing and taking measures to increase system performance
•  Working with the X Windows interface
•  Configuring networked file systems
•  Deploying a working Web server configuration
•  Sharing files with a Windows SMB protocol
•  Configuring DHCP services
•  Configuring DNS services
•  Implementing security measures

Job Roles:

• Linux Server Administrator
• Linux Server Support Engineer
• Linux Server Support Technician
• Linux System Technician
• Linux System Programmer
• Linux System Engineer
• Linus Support Engineer
• IT Systems Engineer