LPIC 2: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide Exam 201 and 202 Second Edition (Course & Labs)
Skills You’ll Get
Interactive Lessons
12+ Interactive Lessons | 78+ Quizzes | 299+ Flashcards |
Gamified TestPrep
32+ Pre Assessment Questions | 3+ Full Length Tests | 194+ Practice Test Questions
Hands-On Labs
56+ LiveLab | 56+ Video tutorials | 40+ Minutes
Starting a System
- The Linux Boot Process
- The Firmware Startup
- Linux Bootloaders
- Process Initialization
- System Recovery
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Maintaining the System
- Keeping Users Informed
- Backing Up the System
- Installing Programs from Source
- Managing Resource Usage
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Mastering the Kernel
- What Is the Kernel?
- Compiling a Kernel
- Maintaining the Kernel
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Managing the Filesystem
- Operating the Linux Filesystem
- Exploring Additional Filesystem Topics
- Maintaining Linux Filesystems
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Administering Advanced Storage Devices
- Configuring RAID
- Adjusting Storage Devices
- Managing Logical Volumes
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Navigating Network Services
- Networking Basics
- Configuring Network Features
- Basic Network Troubleshooting
- Advanced Network Troubleshooting
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Organizing Email Services
- The Linux Mail System
- Email Protocols
- Using Email Servers
- Local Email Delivery
- Remote Email Delivery
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Directing DNS
- Configuring a DNS Server
- Creating and Maintaining DNS Zones
- Securing a DNS Server
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Offering Web Services
- What Is a Web Server?
- The Apache Web Server
- Using a Proxy Server
- The Nginx Server
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Sharing Files
- Looking at Samba
- Looking at NFS
- Looking at FTP Servers
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Managing Network Clients
- Assigning Network Addresses
- Authentication Service
- Network Directories
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Setting Up System Security
- Server Network Security
- Connecting Securely to a Server
- Security Resources
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Starting a System
- Viewing Boot Messages
- Configuring Bootloaders
- Managing Services in Upstart
- Modifying Runlevels for Programs on Debian-Based Distros
Maintaining the System
- Sending Messages to Users
- Monitoring the Network
- Copying Files Using dd
- Creating Backups - Part 1
- Creating Backups - Part 2
- Measuring CPU and Process Status
Mastering the Kernel
- Generating an Initial RAM Disk File
- Viewing Information Using Files
- Viewing the Kernel Version
- Viewing PCI Information
- Loading Kernel Modules - Part 1
- Loading Kernel Modules - Part 2
Managing the Filesystem
- Viewing Block Devices
- Making a Filesystem
- Attaching Filesystems
- Creating a Swap Partition
- Using the SMART Utility
- Adjusting Filesystem Parameters
Administering Advanced Storage Devices
- Getting Device Parameters
- Creating a Logical Volume
- Working with Logical Volumes
Navigating Network Services
- Viewing the Network Interface Configuration
- Viewing Information about Hosts
- Testing Network Connectivity by Sending Packets
- Viewing ARP Cache
- Dumping Network Traffic
- Viewing Open Network Connections
Organizing Email Services
- Connecting to an SMTP Server
- Administering Dovecot
- Dumping Dovecot Configuration
- Managing Dovecot
Directing DNS
- Getting to Know BIND
- Using rndc
- Performing DNS Lookups
Offering Web Services
- Studying the Main OpenSSL Config File
- Using SSL Encryption
- Managing User Files for Authentication
- Controlling the Apache Server
- Getting to Know Squid
Sharing Files
- Viewing Samba Configuration Files
- Checking smb.conf
- Reporting Samba Connections
- Sending Messages to smbd
- Exporting Filesystem to Remote Servers
- Getting to Know vsftpd
Managing Network Clients
- Manipulating the ARP Cache
- Using OpenLDAP Utilities
- Using slapd
Setting Up System Security
- Processing Network Packets Using Chains
- Using IDS Utilities
- Scanning Ports
- Using SSH Login