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Linux
Professional Institute Certification Level 1
The LPI Certification has been developed by the Linux Professional
Institute (LPI), a nonprofit organization. This Professional Linux
Certification is designed to provide a usable, common measurement
of Linux skills when considering people for hire, contracting
or other roles. The Linux Professional Institute LPIC is an industry
recognized certification.
The Linux
Professional Institute believes in the need for a standardized,
multi-national, and respected program to certify levels of individual
expertise in Linux. This program must be able to satisfy the requirements
of Linux professionals, as well as organizations, which would
employ or contract such professionals. The goal is to design and
deliver such a program from within the Linux community, using
both volunteer and hired resources as necessary. The LPI resolve
to undertake a well-considered, open, disciplined development
process, leading directly to the establishment of a recognized
and widely-endorsed Linux certification body.
Career
Opportunities
The LPI Certification is appropriate for individuals pursuing
a career in information technology with experience related to
the Linux Operating System. Individuals may be required to perform
the following tasks:
- Installing
and configuring a workstation (including X) and connecting it
to the LAN, or a stand-alone PC via modem to the Internet
- Performing
easy maintenance tasks: help users, add users to a larger system,
back up and restore, shut down and reboot
- Working
at the UNIX command line
Duties
& Responsibilities
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Working
effectively on the Unix Command Line.
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Process
text streams using text processing filters.
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Perform
basic file management.
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Use Unix
Streams, Pipes, and Redirects.
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Create,
monitor, and kill Processes.
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Modify process
execution priorities.
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Perform
searches of text files making use of regular expressions.
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Create partitions
and filesystems.
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Maintain
the integrity of filesystems.
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Control
filesystem mounting and unmounting.
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Use file
permissions to control access to files.
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Manage file
ownership.
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Create and
change hard and symbolic links.
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Use and
manage local system documentation.
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Find Linux
documentation on the Internet.
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Provide
user support.
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Manage users
and group accounts and related system files.
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Tune the
user environment and system environment variables.
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Configure
and use system log files to meet administrative and security needs.
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Maintain
an effective data backup strategy.
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Configure
system hardware.
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Linux Installation
and Package Management.
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Manage kernel
modules, reconfigure, build and install a custom kernel and modules.
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Text editing,
processing and printing.
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Customize
and use the shell environment.
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Customize
or write simple scripts.
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Perform
security admin tasks.
Not
all programs are offered at each location.
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