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150. Preparing for the LPI 101 Certification Exam

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This focused hands-on course provides the knowledge and skills needed to pass the LPI 101 Certification test. In this course you will learn how to use Linux user commands and develop command line shell skills but the focus will be on the LPI defined testable materials.

The LPIC-1 Certification is fast becoming one of the main solutions available for anyone who desires to position themselves as a Linux System Administrator. It has been endorsed by IBM, RedHat, Caldera and many other industry leaders as an acceptable demonstration of basic Linux administration skills. The LPI Exams are controlled by the non-profit, community oriented group known as the Linux Professional Institute http://www.lpi.org/ . Born out of discussions in Linux Journal magazine bemoaning a lack of an industry accepted, community supported way for Linux professionals to certify their skills; the LPI group has defined a structure for testing and certification. The stated purpose of the LPI is to define test criteria and certification levels. They endorse no specific way to prepare for the exam, leaving that up to the individual.

The LPIC-1 Certification consists of 2 exams offered at VUE testing centers nationwide. The first exam is the LPI 101 exam and covers basic command line skills, file editing and manipulation, job control, basic system administration such as rebooting, adding users and setting permissions. The LPI 102 exam covers more advanced skills such as X Window configuration, package management, scripting, kernel control and dealing with hardware.

Course Overview :

Audience: Experienced Linux users who wish to achieve LPI Certification as a step towards a system administration career.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with basic POSIX shell command line use. Access to an installed Linux system for pre-course preparation and self-study.

Course Length: 4 days + 1 day of test preparation and attempt.

LPI 101 Certification Test Topics:

LPI Topic # 1.8: Documentation

Obj 1: Use and Manage Local System Documentation

Obj 2: Find Linux documentation on the Internet

Obj 3: Write System Documentation

Obj 4: Provide User Support

LPI Topic # 1.3: GNU and Unix Commands

Obj 1: Work Effectively on the Unix Command Line

Obj 2: Process Text Streams Using Text Processing Filters

Obj 3: Perform Basic File Management

Obj 4: Use Unix Streams, Pipes, and Redirects

Obj 5: Create, Monitor, and Kill Processes

Obj 6: Modify Process Execution Priorities

Obj 7: Perform Searches of Text Files Making Use of Regular Expressions

LPI Topic # 2.11: Administrative Tasks

Obj 1: Manage users and group accounts and related system files

Obj 2: Tune the user environment and system environment variables

Obj 3: Configure and use system log files to meet administrative and security needs

Obj 4: Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs to run in the future

Obj 5: Maintain an effective data backup strategy

LPI Topic # 2.4: Devices, Linux File Systems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

Obj 1: Create partitions and filesystems

Obj 2: Maintain the integrity of filesystems

Obj 3: Control filesystem mounting and unmounting

Obj 4: Set and view disk quota

Obj 5: Use file permissions to control access to files

Obj 6: Manage file ownership

Obj 7: Create and change hard and symbolic links

Obj 8: Find system files and place files in the correct location

LPI Topic # 2.6: Boot, Initialization, Shutdown, Run Levels

Obj 1: Boot the system