Linux Professional Institute Certication

The Linux Professional Institute Certication(LPIC) is a certication program in the eld of Linux,provided by Linux Professional Institute. It is a multi-level certication program and each level of certicationrequires passing a number (usually two) of certicationexams.The initial structure of the program included a juniorlevel certication (LPIC-1), an advanced level certica-tion (LPIC-2) and a senior level certication (LPIC-3).The rst levels are one track certications focusing onLinux System Administration. The senior level cer-tication has several specialities including Security andVirtualization.Each exam has a series of topics as part of the curriculum.Each topic has an associated weight that corresponds tothe frequency of exam questions from that topic.

1 Junior Level Administration(LPIC-1)

First published 11 January 2000, revised 2005, newly re-vised 2012 and regularly updated.To be awarded LPIC level 1 the candidate must success-fully pass two exams, 101 and 102. These can be takenin any order.Previously the 101 exam was split into two alternative ex-ams, one including questions on the RPM Package Man-ager, and the other on Deb (le format). After the updatein 2005 these have now been merged into a single exam,and candidates are expected to know about both.

1.1 Objectives [1]

Work at the command line.Perform basic maintenance tasks.Install and congure a workstation and connect it to a net-work.

1.2 Exam 101 topics [2]

System Architecture Linux Installation and Package Management GNU and Unix Commands

Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem HierarchyStandard

1.3 Exam 102 topics [3]

Shells, Scripting and Data Management User Interfaces and Desktops Administrative Tasks Essential System Services Networking Fundamentals Security

2 Advanced Level Administration(LPIC-2)

First published 29 November 2001. Latest revised 2013and regularly updated.Prerequisites: You must have an active LPIC-1 certica-tion to receive LPIC-2 certication, but the LPIC-1 andLPIC-2 exams may be taken in any order. The validityof a LPI certication is 5 years, so if you want to pass itafter the LPIC-1 got inactive, you will have to pass againthe LPIC-1, and then pass the LPIC-2.

2.1 Objectives [4]

Administer a small to medium-sized site containingMicrosoft and Linux servers.Supervise assistants.Advise upper management.

2.2 Exam 201 topics [5]

Capacity Planning Linux Kernel System Startup Filesystem and Devices Advanced Storage Device Administration Networking Conguration System Maintenance

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2.3 Exam 202 topics [6]

Domain Name Server

Web Services

File Sharing

Network Client Management

E-Mail Services

System Security

3 Senior Level Linux Professional(LPIC-3)

The LPIC-3 Certication program represents the culmi-nation of LPIs Certication Program. LPIC-3 is de-signed for the enterprise-level Linux professional. TheLPIC-3 program consists of a single exam for LPIC-3Core designation. A number of specialty exams areproposed as additional designations on top of the LPIC-3Core certication. Proposed specialties include the fol-lowing: Mixed Environment, Security, High Availabilityand Virtualization, Web and Intranet, and Mail and Mes-saging. The rst such specialty designation, MixedEnvironment was made available in January 2007 andSecurity was released in February 2009.Prerequisites: You must have an active LPIC-2 certica-tion to receive LPIC-3 certication, but the LPIC-2 andLPIC-3 exams may be taken in any order. The validityof a LPI certication is 5 years, so if you want to pass itafter the LPIC-2 got inactive, you will have to pass againthe LPIC-1, the LPIC-2 and then the LPIC-3.Requirements: Passing at least one of the 300 series spe-cialty exams (300, 303 or 304).

3.1 Specialities [7]

300 Mixed Environment (replaced 301 and 302 asof October 2013)

303 Security

304 Virtualization and High Availability

4 Linux EssentialsIn 2012 an entry level certication called Linux Essen-tials was introduced. This certication requires only oneexam.

5 References[1] LPIC-1 | Linux Professional Institute. LPI (2000-01-11).

Retrieved on 2014-05-23.

[2] Exam 101: Detailed Objectives | Linux Professional In-stitute. LPI. Retrieved on 2014-05-23.

[3] Exam 102: Detailed Objectives | Linux Professional In-stitute. LPI (2012-07-02). Retrieved on 2014-05-23.

[4] LPIC-2 | Linux Professional Institute. LPI (2001-11-29).Retrieved on 2015-01-04.

[5] Exam 201: Detailed Objectives | Linux Professional In-stitute. LPI. Retrieved on 2015-01-04.

[6] Exam 202: Detailed Objectives | Linux Professional In-stitute. LPI. Retrieved on 2015-01-04.

[7] LPIC-3 | Linux Professional Institute. LPI (2013-10-01).Retrieved on 2014-05-23.

6 External links Linux Certication Documentation Project IBM Developer Works LPI Tutorials Penguin Tutor LPI Practice Exams Learn Linux with Linux Buddies and Get Certied IT Exam Practice - community created LPI Prac-tice Exams

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Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1) Objectives *[1] Exam 101 topics *[2] Exam 102 topics *[3]

Advanced Level Administration (LPIC-2) Objectives *[4] Exam 201 topics *[5] Exam 202 topics *[6]

Senior Level Linux Professional (LPIC-3) Specialities *[7]

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