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LPIC-1: Linux Administrator (101-500)

(101-500.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 certification 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 101-500 Objectives
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
3

Managing Software and Processes

  • Looking at Package Concepts
  • Using RPM
  • Using Debian Packages
  • Managing Shared Libraries
  • Managing Processes
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
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
5

Managing Files

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

1

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
2

Managing Software and Processes

  • Investigating RPM App Package Issues
  • Using the zypper search Command
  • Displaying Process Information
  • Sending a Job to the Background
3

Configuring Hardware

  • Exploring Kernel Modules
  • Making an Inventory of System Devices
  • Creating a Logical Volume
  • Identifying System Hardware
  • Viewing Disk Usage
4

Managing Files

  • Renaming a Directory Using the mv Command
  • Understanding Compression and Decompression of Files
  • Changing the Permissions of a File
  • Finding System Files and Placing Files in the Correct Location
5

Booting, Initializing, and Virtualizing Linux

  • Creating a RAM Disk
  • Employing the service Command

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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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