LPI 102 Certification - A 3-day course

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Course Synopsis

A follow-up to the LPI 101 Certification Training course, the Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) program is designed to certify the competency of IT professionals using the Linux operating system and its associated tools. It is designed to be distribution neutral, following the Linux Standard Base and other relevant standards and conventions.

The training course will focus on Linux system administration and prepare the candidate to take the LPI 102 exam (the exam is included in the price).

This course is designed for a person who has attended the LPI 101 Certification Training course, has been performing basic system administration tasks and who needs to install, configure, and manage a Linux-based system. The course covers the two major Linux distributions (RedHat & Debian). This course is also for individuals who desire to take the 102 exam of LPI which leads towards achievement of Junior Level Linux Professional (LPIC-1) certification. Once both 101/102 exams are passed, the Linux Professional Institute awards you your certificate.

This is a three day performance-based course designed upon the job-related tasks a Linux professional performs. The course price includes classroom training, 1 exam sitting & fees, a customised course manual, after training support & guidance, lunch and refreshments.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course the candidate will be able to:

• Compile a new kernel
• Manage the boot process and run-levels
• Printing
• Documentation and MAN pages
• Simple shell scripting
• Tune the user environment
• Configure networking and network services
• Perform basic security tasks to secure a server

Suitable for

• This course is designed for a person who has attended the LPI 101 Certification Training course, has been performing basic system administration tasks and who needs to install, configure, and manage a Linux-based system. The course covers the two major Linux distributions (RedHat & Debian).
• This course is also for individuals who desire to take the 102 exam of LPI which leads towards achievement of Junior Level Linux Professional (LPIC-1) certification

Prerequisites

• Students enrolling in this class should have basic computer skills and prior system administration experience of any Linux operating system. They should also have a working knowledge of Linux and should have performed basic user-level tasks on a Linux system. It is beneficial to have taken the LPI 101 Training Course already, as the LPI 102 builds upon knowledge gained from the 101 course.

Contents:

Kernel

• Manage/Query kernel and kernel modules at runtime
• Reconfigure, build and install a custom kernel and kernel modules

Boot, Initialization, Shutdown and Runlevels

• Boot the system
• Change runlevels and shutdown or reboot system

Printing

• Manage printers and print queues
• Print files
• Install and configure local and remote printers

Documentation

• Use and manage local system documentation
• Find Linux documentation on the Internet
• Notify users on system-related issues

Shells, Scripting, Programming and Compiling

• Customize and use the shell environment
• Customize or write simple scripts

Administrative Tasks

• Manage users and group accounts and related system files
• Tune the user environment and system environment variables
• Configure and use system log files to meet administrative and security needs
• Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs to run in the future
• Maintain an effective data backup strategy
• Maintain system time

Networking Fundamentals

• Fundamentals of TCP/IP
• TCP/IP configuration and troubleshooting
• Configure Linux as a PPP client

Networking Services

• Configure and manage xinetd, inetd and related services
• Operate and perform basic configuration of Mail Tranfer Agent (MTA)
• Operate and perform basic configuration of Apache
• Properly manage the NFS and SAMBA daemons
• Setup and configure basic DNS services
• Set up secure shell (OpenSSH)

Security

• Perform security administration tasks
• Setup host security
• Setup user level security