LinuxHouse

   Focus: This is a required exam for Linux Professional Institute Certification Level 1. It covers basic
   system administration skills that are common across all distributions of linux.

   Content :

    Kernel

• Manage/Query kernel and kernel modules at runtime
• Reconfigure, build, and install a custom kernel and kernel modules

    Boot, Initialization, Shutdown and Runlevels

• Boot the system
• Change runlevels and shutdown or reboot system

    Printing

• Manage printers and print queues
• Print files
• Install and configure local and remote printers

    Documentation

• Use and manage local system documentation
• Find Linux documentation on the Internet
• Notify users on system-related issues

    Shells, Scripting, Programming and Compiling

• Customize and use the shell environment
• Customize or write simple scripts

    Administrative Tasks

• Manage users and group accounts and related system files
• Tune the user environment and system environment variables
• Configure and use system log files to meet administrative and security needs
• Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs to run in the future
• Maintain an effective data backup strategy

    Networking Fundamentals

• Fundamentals of TCP/IP
• TCP/IP configuration and troubleshooting
• Configure Linux as a PPP client

    Networking Services

• Configure and manage inetd, xinetd, and related services
• Operate and perform basic configuration of sendmail
• Operate and perform basic configuration of Apache
• Properly manage the NFS, smb, and nmb daemons
• Setup and configure basic DNS services
• Set up secure shell (OpenSSH)

    Security

• Perform security administration tasks
• Setup host security
• Setup user level security