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LPIC-1: Linux Administrator (102-500)

(102-500.AE1)
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The LPI LPIC-1 certification is ideal for candidates who want to start their career in the Linux System Administration domain. This is the first certification in the multi-level Linux professional certification program of the LPI. The LPIC-1 102-500 exam proves 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 certified candidate will be able to perform easy maintenance tasks: help users, add users to a larger system, backup and restore shutdown; and reboot.
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1

Introduction

  • Why Become Linux Certified?
  • Who Should Buy This Course
  • The Exam Objectives
  • Exam 102-500 Objectives
2

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
3

Administering the System

  • Managing Users and Groups
  • Managing Email
  • Using Log and Journal Files
  • Maintaining the System Time
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
4

Configuring Basic Networking

  • Networking Basics
  • Configuring Network Features
  • Basic Network Troubleshooting
  • Advanced Network Troubleshooting
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
5

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
6

Securing Your System

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

1

Configuring the GUI, Localization, and Printing

  • Checking a Display Server
  • Viewing the System Locale
2

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
3

Configuring Basic Networking

  • Understanding Network Configuration on CentOS
  • Finding the Network Information
  • Finding Applications that are Providing TCP Network Services
4

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
5

Securing Your System

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

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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

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