LPIC-1 – Linux System Administrator Masterclass

For actual 101-500 and 102-500 LPI exams

Created by: Manuel End
System Engineer Datacenter

What Will I Learn?

• Preperation for both of the LPIC-1 exams 101 and 102 in actual version 5.0.
• Linux administration
• Determine and configure hardware settings
• Boot the system
• Change runlevels / boot targets and shutdown or reboot system
• Design hard disk layout
• Install a boot manager
• Manage shared libraries
• Use Debian package management
• Use RPM and YUM package management
• Linux as a virtualization guest
• Work on the command line
• Process text streams using filters
• Perform basic file management
• Use streams, pipes and redirects
• Create, monitor and kill processes
• Modify process execution priorities
• Search text files using regular expressions
• Basic file editing
• Create partitions and filesystems
• Maintain the integrity of filesystems
• Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems
• Manage file permissions and ownership
• Create and change hard and symbolic links
• Find system files and place files in the correct location
• Customize and use the shell environment
• Customize or write simple scripts
• Install and configure X11
• Graphical Desktops
• Accessibility
• Manage user and group accounts and related system files
• Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs
• Localisation and internationalisation
• Maintain system time
• System logging
• Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics
• Manage printers and printing
• Fundamentals of internet protocols
• Persistent network configuration
• Basic network troubleshooting
• Configure client side DNS
• Perform security administration tasks
• Setup host security
• Securing data with encryption

Requirements

• No prior Linux knowledge required
• Interest in Linux

Target audience

• People who are interested in Linux
• System administrators
• Coming system administrators
• Interested people who want to target the LPIC-1 exam