Study Guide for LPIC-1 Exam 101

Study Guide for LPIC-1 Exam 101

by Ted Jordan
Released February 2017
Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
ISBN: 9781491978030

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Video description

Are you ready to move ahead in a career as a Linux system administrator? Do you have basic experience installing software on Windows or Mac computers? Do you know how to change directories, read documents, and compress files? Then you have the knowledge necessary to take this course which provides all the information you need to pass the LPIC-1 101-400 exam.

The 101-400 is the first of two exams you must pass to earn a LPIC-1 Linux administrator certification from the Linux Professional Institute. The LPIC-1 certification is respected by employers everywhere including CERN, DOD, NASA, NSA, and FAA. Holding the LPIC-1 tells the world you have the skill and knowledge to set up, maintain, and secure Linux systems.

  • Master everything you need to pass part one of the two-part LPIC-1 certification exam
  • Learn how to run multiple versions of Linux such as Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, and more
  • Understand how to install software with dependencies and set up logical volumes
  • Learn to configure a Linux system and perform basic penetration testing
  • Build skills useful for other certifications like Certified Ethical Hacker and Security+
Ted Jordan has more than 25 years of Linux and UNIX programming and training experience with General Motors, Silicon Graphics, CAVE Virtual Reality, and Sun Microsystems. He now runs startup Funutation Tech Academy that partners with over 100 education centers that deliver tech programs to kids. Mr. Jordan earned a Master of Science from UC Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science from Kettering University. He holds the LPIC-1, Linux+, SUSE CLA Linux Administrator, Network+, A+, Security+, Solaris Administrator, and Certified Ethical Hacker certifications.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Welcome To The Course
    2. About The Author
    3. Study Strategies
    4. Create A Working Environment
    5. Key Improvements
    6. Summary - Introduction
  2. Hardware And Booting
    1. Determining Hardware Settings
    2. Pseudo Directories
    3. Booting Overview
    4. SysVinit Vs Systemd Booting
    5. Hardware And Booting Summary
  3. Changing Runlevels
    1. Runlevels Overview
    2. Understanding inittab
    3. Changing Runlevels Using SysVinit
    4. Changing Runlevels Using Systemd
    5. Proper Shutdown And Reboot
    6. Summary Changing Runlevels
  4. Hard Disk And Boot Manager
    1. Laying Out The Hard Drive
    2. The Root Filesystem
    3. Logical Volume Management Summary
    4. Swap Files
    5. Grub Legacy
    6. Grub2
    7. Summary - Hard Disk And Boot Manager
  5. Shared Libraries And Package Management
    1. Identify Shared Libraries
    2. Loading Shared Libraries
    3. Using Debian dpkg
    4. Using Apt-Get
    5. Using Red Hat RPM
    6. Using YUM
    7. Summary Shared Libraries And Package Management
  6. Command Line, Streams And Filters
    1. Using The Shell
    2. Working With Variables
    3. System Documentation
    4. Command Histories
    5. Examine File Content
    6. Manipulate File Content
    7. Preparing Files For Line Printers
    8. Using Files For Data Analysis
    9. Summary - Command Line, Streams, And Filters
  7. Basic File Management
    1. File Manipulations
    2. Directory Manipulations
    3. Archiving And Compression
    4. File Searching
    5. File Globbing
    6. Summary - Basic File Management
  8. Process Management
    1. Get Process Status
    2. Running Background Jobs
    3. Terminating Processes
    4. Using Screen
    5. Process Priorities
    6. Summary - Process Management
  9. vi Editor And Regular Expressions
    1. Getting Started With vi
    2. Maneuver The Cursor
    3. Copy And Paste
    4. Shell Commands With vi
    5. Using Regular Expressions
    6. Summary - vi Editor And Regular Expressions
  10. Partitions, Filesystems, And Quotas
    1. Manage Parition Tables
    2. Create A Filesystem
    3. Create Additional Swap Space
    4. Create An LVM
    5. Filesystem Maintenance
    6. Accessing Filesystems
    7. XFS Filesystem
    8. Disk Quotas
    9. Summary - Partitions, Filesystems, Quotas
  11. Manage Permissions And Ownership
    1. File Permissions
    2. Changing Permissions
    3. Changing Ownership
    4. Creating Shortcuts Or Links
    5. Finding Links
    6. Summary - Manage Permissions And Ownership
  12. Conclusion
    1. Getting Ready For The Exam
    2. What Next

Product information

  • Title: Study Guide for LPIC-1 Exam 101
  • Author(s): Ted Jordan
  • Release date: February 2017
  • Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
  • ISBN: 9781491978030