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Linux LPI Course Track

Preparation Guide

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Jeroen van Meeuwen, RHCE

Sr. System Engineer
Operator Groep Delft

Stefan Hartsuiker, RHCE

System Engineer
Operator Groep Delft

Copyright © 2008 Jeroen van Meeuwen

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Abstract
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Preface
1. Document Conventions
1.1. Typographic Conventions
1.2. Pull-quote Conventions
1.3. Notes and Warnings
2. We Need Feedback!
I. Linux Senior Course Track
1. Introduction
1.1. Target Audience
1.2. Course Schedule
1.3. Course Objectives
II. The LPI-101 Exam
2. Exam Details
2.1. Exam Prerequisites
2.2. Detailed Exam Objectives
3. Hardware and Architecture
3.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
3.2. Configure Fundamental BIOS Settings
3.2.1. Normal BIOS Settings
3.2.2. Hardware Resources
3.2.3. The Magical 1024 Limit
3.3. Configure Modems and Sound Cards
3.3.1. About Modems
3.3.2. Configuring Modems
3.3.3. About Sound Devices
3.3.4. Configuring Sound Devices
3.3.5. Linux Sound System
3.4. Set Up Non-IDE Devices
3.4.1. SCSI
3.4.2. Serial ATA Devices
3.4.3. RAID
3.5. Set Up Different PC Expansion Cards
3.6. Configure Communication Devices
3.7. Configure USB Devices
4. Linux Installation and Package Management
4.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
4.2. Design Hard Disk Layout
4.2.1. Where Do Files Go?
4.3. Install A Boot Manager
4.4. Make and Install Programs From Source
4.5. Manage Shared Libraries
4.6. Use Debian Package Management
4.7. Use Red Hat Package Management
5. GNU and Unix Commands
5.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
5.2. Work On The Command Line
5.3. Process Text Streams Using Filters
5.4. Perform Basic File Management
5.5. Using Streams Pipes and Redirects
5.6. Create Monitor and Kill Processes
5.7. Modify Process Execution Priorities
5.8. Search Text Files Using Regular Expressions
5.9. Perform Basic File Editing Operations Using Vi
6. Devices, Linux Filesystems and the File Hierarchy Standard
6.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
6.2. Create Partitions and Filesystems
6.3. Maintain The Integrity Of Filesystems
6.4. Control Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
6.5. Managing Disk Quota
6.6. Use File Permissions To Control Access To Files
6.7. Manage File Ownership
6.8. Create and Change Hard and Symbolic Links
6.9. Find System Files and Place Files In The Correct Location
7. The X Window System
7.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
7.2. Install And Configure X11
7.3. Set Up A Display Manager
7.4. Install and Customize A Window Manager Environment
8. Assessment Questionaire
8.1. How this works
8.2. Questionaire
III. The LPI-102 Exam
9. Kernel
9.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
9.2. Manage Query Kernel and Kernel Modules At Runtime
9.3. Reconfigure, Build and Install A Custom Kernel And Kernel Modules
10. Boot, Initialization, Shutdown and Runlevels
10.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
10.2. Boot The System
10.3. Change Runlevels and Shut Down Or Reboot System
11. Printing
11.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
11.2. Manage Printers and Print Queues
11.3. Print Files
11.4. Install and Configure Local and Remote Printers
12. Documentation
12.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
12.2. Use and Manage Local System Documentation
12.3. Find Linux Documentation On The Internet
12.4. Notify Users On System Related Issues
13. Shells, Scripting, Programming and Compiling
13.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
13.2. Customize and Use The Shell Environment
13.3. Customize Or Write Simple Scripts
14. Administrative Tasks
14.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
14.2. Manage Users and Group Accounts and Related System Files
14.3. Tune The User Environment and System Environment Variables
14.4. Configure and Use System Log Files To Meet Administrative and Security Needs
14.5. Automate System Administration Tasks By Scheduling Jobs To Run In The Future
14.6. Maintain An Effective Data Backup Strategy
14.7. Maintain System Time
15. Networking Fundamentals
15.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
15.2. Fundamentals Of TCP/IP
15.3. TCP/IP Configuration and Troubleshooting
15.4. Configure Linux As A PPP Client
16. Networking Services
16.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
16.2. Configure and Manage Inetd, xinetd, and Related Services
16.3. Operate and Perform Basic Configuration Of Mail Transfer Agent
16.4. Operate and Perform Basic Configuration Of Apache
16.5. Properly Manage The NFS and Samba Daemons
16.6. Set Up and Configure Basic DNS Services
16.7. Set Up Secure Shell (OpenSSH)
17. Security
17.1. Detailed Exam Objectives
17.2. Perform Security Administration Tasks
17.3. Set Up Host Security
17.4. Set Up User Level Security
IV. Appendices
A. LPI 101 Questionnaire - Answers and Rationale
B. Revision History