Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1

To earn the LPIC-1 Certification (Linux System Administration), one has to clear two exams – 101 and 102.

LPIC-1 is the first certification in the multi-level Linux professional certification program of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI). 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: 5.0 (Exam codes 101-500 & 102-500)
Objectives: 101-500 & 102-500
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this certification.
Each Exam: Duration is 90-minute and the exam is 60 multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.
Validity period: 5 years unless retaken or higher level is achieved.

Training duration: 4 days full-time

Training cost: Email or call

Certification Voucher cost: Email or call us

LPIC-1 (101 & 102) Exam Objectives:

System Architecture
Determine and configure hardware settings
Boot the system
Change runlevels / boot targets and shutdown or reboot system

Linux Installation and Package Management
Design hard disk layout
Install a boot manager
Manage shared libraries
Use Debian package management
Use RPM and YUM package management
Linux as a virtualization guest

GNU and Unix Commands
Work on the command line
Process text streams using filters
Perform basic file management
Use streams, pipes and redirects
Create, monitor and kill processes
Modify process execution priorities
Search text files using regular expressions
Basic file editing

Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Create partitions and filesystems
Maintain the integrity of filesystems
Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems
Manage file permissions and ownership
Create and change hard and symbolic links
Find system files and place files in the correct location

Shells and Shell Scripting
Customize and use the shell environment
Customize or write simple scripts

User Interfaces and Desktops
Install and configure X11
Graphical Desktops
Accessibility

Administrative Tasks
Manage user and group accounts and related system files
Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs
Localisation and internationalisation

Essential System Services
Maintain system time
System logging
Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics
Manage printers and printing

Networking Fundamentals
Fundamentals of internet protocols
Persistent network configuration
Basic network troubleshooting
Configure client side DNS

Security
Perform security administration tasks
Setup host security
Securing data with encryption