LPIC-1: Linux Administrator (101 and 102 exams)

(101-500-102-500.AE1)/ISBN:978-1-64459-185-7

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Create new career opportunities by being LPIC certified professional with the LPIC-1: Linux Administrator (101 and 102 exams) course and lab. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience in a safe and online environment. The Linux certification training course covers the objectives of both the 101-500 and 101-500 exams and offers an interactive learning experience in areas such as system architecture, GNU and UNIX commands, interfaces and desktops, and many more.

Here's what you will get

LPIC-1 certification is the first certification in LPI’s multi-level Linux professional certification program. The LPIC-1 certification validates a candidate's ability to install and configure a computer running Linux and configure basic networking. The LPIC 1 certification consists of two exams:

101-500 exam: The 101-500 exam topics are system architecture, Linux installation, and package management; GNU and UNIX command; devices, Linux filesystems, and filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

102-500 exam: The LPIC 102-500 exam topics are shells and shell scripting; interfaces and desktops; administrative tasks, essential system services, and networking fundamentals security.

Lessons

11+ Lessons | 198+ Quizzes | 154+ Flashcards | 309+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

120+ Pre Assessment Questions | 8+ Full Length Tests | 108+ Post Assessment Questions | 480+ Practice Test Questions

Hand on lab

39+ LiveLab | 00+ Minutes

Here's what you will learn

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Lessons 1: Introduction

  • Why Become Linux Certified?
  • Who Should Buy This Course
  • How This Course Is Organized
  • The Exam Objectives
  • Exam 101-500 Objectives
  • Exam 102-500 Objectives

Lessons 2: Exploring Linux Command-Line Tools

  • Understanding Command-Line Basics
  • Editing Text Files
  • Processing Text Using Filters
  • Using Regular Expressions
  • Using Streams, Redirection, and Pipes
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 3: Managing Software and Processes

  • Looking at Package Concepts
  • Using RPM
  • Using Debian Packages
  • Managing Shared Libraries
  • Managing Processes
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 4: Configuring Hardware

  • Configuring the Firmware and Core Hardware
  • Storage Basics
  • Storage Alternatives
  • Partitioning Tools
  • Understanding Filesystems
  • Formatting Filesystems
  • Mounting Filesystems
  • Managing Filesystems
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 5: Managing Files

  • Using File Management Commands
  • Managing File Ownership
  • Controlling Access to Files
  • Locating Files
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 6: Booting, Initializing, and Virtualizing Linux

  • Understanding the Boot Process
  • Looking at Firmware
  • Looking at Boot Loaders
  • The Initialization Process
  • Using the systemd Initialization Process
  • Using the SysV Initialization Process
  • Stopping the System
  • Notifying the Users
  • Virtualizing Linux
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 7: Configuring the GUI, Localization, and Printing

  • Understanding the GUI
  • Understanding the X11 Architecture
  • Managing the GUI
  • Providing Accessibility
  • Using X11 for Remote Access
  • Using Remote Desktop Software
  • Understanding Localization
  • Setting Your Locale
  • Looking at Time
  • Configuring Printing
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 8: Administering the System

  • Managing Users and Groups
  • Managing Email
  • Using Log and Journal Files
  • Maintaining the System Time
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 9: Configuring Basic Networking

  • Networking Basics
  • Configuring Network Features
  • Basic Network Troubleshooting
  • Advanced Network Troubleshooting
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 10: Writing Scripts

  • Shell Variables
  • The Basics of Shell Scripting
  • Advanced Shell Scripting
  • Writing Script Programs
  • Running Scripts in Background Mode
  • Running Scripts Without a Console
  • Sending Signals
  • Job Control
  • Running Like Clockwork
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 11: Securing Your System

  • Administering Network Security
  • Administering Local Security
  • Exploring Cryptography Concepts
  • Looking at SSH
  • Using GPG
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Hands-on LAB Activities

Exploring Linux Command-Line Tools

  • Using the type Command
  • Displaying the Current Shell on the Ubuntu Distribution
  • Using Filters
  • Using the paste Command
  • Employing the sort Command
  • Using Regular Expressions
  • Using the cat Command to Concatenate Files
  • Using the sed Command to Modify a File's Text

Managing Software and Processes

  • Investigating RPM App Package Issues
  • Using the zypper search Command
  • Displaying Process Information
  • Sending a Job to the Background

Configuring Hardware

  • Exploring Kernel Modules
  • Making an Inventory of System Devices
  • Creating a Logical Volume
  • Identifying System Hardware
  • Viewing Disk Usage

Managing Files

  • Renaming a Directory Using the mv Command
  • Understanding Compression
  • Changing the Permissions of a File
  • Finding System Files and Placing Files in the Correct Location

Booting, Initializing, and Virtualizing Linux

  • Creating a RAM Disk
  • Employing the service Command

Configuring the GUI, Localization, and Printing

  • Checking a Display Server
  • Viewing the System Locale

Administering the System

  • Reviewing Account Settings
  • Using usermod to Lock an Account
  • Creating a New Group and Adding an Account to a Group
  • Managing Users and Groups
  • Maintaining the System Time
  • Using the timedatectl Command to Set the System Time

Configuring Basic Networking

  • Understanding Network Configuration on CentOS
  • Finding the Network Information
  • Finding Applications that are Providing TCP Network Services

Writing Scripts

  • Redirecting the Output of a Command
  • Running Scripts in Background Mode, in Foreground Mode, and Without a Console
  • Writing a Bash Script to View the Password Information for System Users

Securing Your System

  • Finding the System's Initialization Method
  • Managing Services with systemctl

Exam FAQs

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LPI

Multiple choice and fill in the blanks.

The exam contains 60 questions.

90 minutes

500

(on a scale of 200-800)

If a candidate fails an LPIC-1 exam on their first attempt they must wait at least 7 days before attempting the exam again (and must pay the appropriate exam fee again). Subsequent failures means the candidate must wait 90 days between each successive attempt.

Five years