LPIC is the certification by the Linux Professional Institute and has established itself to be the standard linux certification.

There are three certification levels that are build on one another. Meaning if you want to get the LPIC-3 certification you have to complete LPIC-1 and 2 first.

Each certification consists of multiple exams that test your knowledge of different aspects of linux and open source. You can attend these at specific testing facilities, the costs are usually 80-150€ each and you have 90min time.

You can attend these exams for less money on some conventions and events where LPI or other partners are on-site.

Since upon starting this blog I have already achieved LPIC-1 and LPIC-2, most articles are going to be LPIC-3.

 

LPIC-1

Exam 101

• System Architecture
• Linux Installation and Package Management
• GNU and Unix Commands
• Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem
• Hierarchy Standard

Exam 102

• Shells, Scripting and Data Management
• Interfaces and Desktops
• Administrative Tasks
• Essential System Services
• Networking Fundamentals
• Security

LPIC-2

Exam 201:

• Capacity Planning
• Linux Kernel
• System Startup
• Filesystem and Devices
• Advanced Storage Device Administration
• Networking Configuration
• System Maintenance

Exam 202:

• Domain Name Server
• Web Services
• File Sharing
• Network Client Management
• E-Mail Services
• System Security

LPIC-3

Other then LPIC-1 and 2 there is a specialisation in LPIC-3. There is only one exam but there are three different types of LPIC-3 certifications.

LPIC-3 300: Mixed Environment

• Open LDAP Configuration
• Open LDAP as an Authentication Backend
• Configure Samba
• Samba Share Configuration
• Samba User and Group Management
• Samba Domain Integration
• Samba Name Services
• Working with Linux and Windows Clients

LPIC-3 303: Security

• Cryptography
• Hot Security
• Access Control
• Network Security

LPIC-3 304: Virtualization and High Availability

• Virtualization
• High Availability Cluster Management
• High Availability Cluster Storage

Cheers, Ori