Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1

LPI 102

Dates for the next LPI102 course are Oct 11th, 18th, 25th & Nov 1st 2007. Course fees £1,195.00 + VAT. Register here.

Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) is a vendor-independent Linux certification programme aimed at practitioners. It provides a detailed and structured education in key Linux administration skills up to a very advanced level.

LPIC comes in three levels LPIC-1, LPIC-2 and LPIC-3, each of which has two exams 101, 102, 201, 202, 301 and 302. Both exams must be passed to attain certification at that level and progress to the next level.

This course covers LPI102. Click here for LPI101 .

Who is it for?

  • People who need to administer and configure Linux or those whose usage requires them to do more than can be achieved using web browsers and desktops.
  • LPIC-1 is aimed at junior to mid-level Linux administrators. You should have up to two years experience in system administration, be comfortable with Linux at the command line and be capable of performing simple administrative tasks, including system installation and troubleshooting
  • Linux experience is essential. Please get in touch if you require an introductory Linux course before starting LPIC.

Benefits.
 Attendees will receive a thorough introduction to Linux system administration. Passing LPIC lets you prove your expertise to employers and colleagues. For employers, having LPIC qualified staff means you can be sure they have the knowledge and skill to do their job efficiently and effectively.

Course format/style.
The course is small with no more than 10 students and 2 teaching staff in attendance. The course follows published LPI objectives. We attempt to spend about half of the course in hands-on lab sessions and include at least one practice exam. A comprehensive textbook is provided, and each student will have their own machine running Fedora Core 5. The course will run for 4 days over 4 successive weeks.

What will you learn. LPI102 covers the 9 subject areas outlined below. The emphasis is on command line usage and understanding the material, it is NOT an exam cram, if you know the material you will pass the exam.

Course Details

Duration: 4 days. One day per week.
Dates: Thursdays. Oct 11th, 18th, 25th & Nov 1st 2007
Location: Our LPI training courses are held at 26 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Fees: £1,195.00 + VAT

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Certification.We can arrange for students to take LPI102 at a local exam centre through Vue at an additional cost of £89.00 + VAT.

Discounts are available for multiple candidates from the same organisation. We are also able to run courses on your site, please enquire about pricing and availability.

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LPI 102 Course Contents

The following represents a typical breakdown of our LPI102 course.

Kernel
  • Managing kernel modules.
  • Creating and managing custom kernels.
System startup and shutdown
  • Managing system booting, run levels, initialization and shutdown.
Printing
  • Printing files.
  • Configuration and management of local and remote printers.
Documentation
  • Using and manging local documentation.
  • Using remote documentation.
Shell scripting
  • Bash and its startup files.
  • Writing bash scripts.
Administrative tasks
  • Day to day administration, including managing users and groups, tuning via environment variables, managing logs, job scheduling, backups.
Networking fundamentals
  • TCP/IP, DHCP and PPP.
  • Network interfaces.
  • Use of trouble shooting commands
Networking services
  • Inetd, basic configuration of Sendmail, Apache, NFS, Samba, DNS and OpenSSH.
Security
  • Basic security management.
  • Host security.
  • User level security.