LPIC-1 (Exam 102) LiveLessons: Linux Professional Institute Certification Exam 102

Module 1

Providing a Base Environment

Lesson 1 Using and Customizing the Shell Environment
1.1 Setting Environment Variables at Login or When Spawning a New Shell
1.2 Using Bash Functions
1.3 Maintaining Skeleton Directories for New Users
1.4 Setting the Command Search Path

Lesson 2 Managing Printing
2.1 Understanding Linux Printing
2.2 Creating a Basic CUPS Configuration
2.3 Configuring a Text-only Printer
2.4 Print Job Processing
2.5 Managing User Print Queues
2.6 Troubleshooting General Printing Problems

Lesson 3 Managing User and Group Accounts
3.1 Adding, Modifying, and Removing Users
3.2 Adding and Modifying Groups
3.3 Managing User/Group Information in Password/Group Databases
3.4 Creating and Managing Special Purpose and Limited Accounts
3.5 Understanding Group Membership

Module 2

Common Administration Tasks

Lesson 4 Configuring Security
4.1 Auditing a System to Find Files with SUID/SGID
4.2 Managing Password Aging
4.3 Analyzing Ports with netstat and nmap
4.4 Setting Up Limits on User Logins, Processes, and Memory Usage
4.5 Configuring sudo
4.6 Determining Which Users Have Logged in and are Currently Logged in
4.7 Setting Up Host Security
4.8 Understanding Advanced Security Such as SELinux and Apparmor

Lesson 5 Scheduling Jobs
5.1 Creating and Managing at Jobs
5.2 Creating and Managing cron Jobs
5.3 Configuring User Access to cron and at Services
5.4 Configuring anacron

Lesson 6 Maintaining System Time
6.1 Understanding Linux Time
6.2 Setting System Date and Time
6.3 Setting the Hardware Clock
6.4 Configuring UTC and Local Time

Lesson 7 Configuring System Logging
7.1 Understanding Syslog Facilities, Priorities, and Destinations
7.2 Configuring Syslog
7.3 Reading Log Files and Configuring Logrotate
7.4 Logging In Non-syslog Services
7.5 Understanding journald, rsyslog, and syslog-ng

Module 3 Networking and Related Services

Lesson 8 Configuring Networking
8.1 Understanding IP Protocol Fundamentals
8.2 Configuring Network Interfaces with ip and ifconfig
8.3 Creating Basic Static TCP/IP Host Configuration
8.4 Understanding Routing
8.5 Setting a Default Route
8.6zConfiguring Client Side DNS
8.7 Applying Network Troubleshooting Basics

Lesson 9 Managing MTA Basics
9.1 Understanding Mail Handling
9.2 Creating E-Mail Aliases
9.3 Knowing Common Linux MTA Programs
9.4 Configuring E-Mail Forwarding

Lesson 10 Using SSH
10.1 Using ssh, scp, and sftp
10.2 Changing Common Client and Server Settings
10.3 Configuring SSH Host Keys
10.4 Understanding SSH Port Tunnels
10.5 Creating SSH Port Tunnels
10.6 Performing Basic GnuPG Configuration, Usage, and Revocation
10.7 Using GnuPG in E-Mail
10.8 Using GnuPG to Encrypt Files

Module 4 Advanced Management Tasks

Lesson 11 Customizing and Writing Shell Scripts
11.1 Selecting the Shell Interpreter Through the Shebang
11.2 Managing the Location, Ownership, Execution, and Suid-rights of Scripts
11.3 Understanding Shell Script Basic Elements
11.4 Working with Read and Arguments
11.5 Using Here Documents
11.6 Understanding Return Values
11.7 Performing Tests
11.8 Using Command Substitution
11.9 Using Loops and Conditional Tests
11.10 Performing Conditional Mailing to Superuser

Lesson 12 Accessibility and Internationalization
12.1 Understanding Keyboard Accessibility Settings
12.2 Understanding Visual Settings and Themes
12.3 Understanding Assistive Technologies Basics
12.4 Configuring Locale Settings and Environment Variables

Lesson 13 SQL Data Management
13.1 Understanding SQL Databases
13.2 Creating an Example Database and Basic Data Manipulation
13.3 Using Basic SQL Commands

Lesson 14 Managing User Interfaces and Desktops
14.1 Understanding X Configuration Files
14.2 Verifying Video Card Support
14.3 Getting X Display Information
14.4 Managing a Font Server
14.5 Setting Up a Display Manager

Course Intro (20 min)
This session introduces the course and explains what students can expect.
1. Using and Customizing the shell Environment (22 min)
In this lesson, the student learns how to customize the shell environment to provide basic settings as needed by users.
2. Managing Printing (30 min)
In this lesson, the student learns how the CUPS printing system is organized and how print jobs, as well as printers, can be managed.
3. Managing User and Group Accounts (35 min)
In this lesson, the student learns how user and group accounts are used and managed in a Linux environment.
4. Configuring Security (63 min)
This lesson shows how to apply different network and user-based security settings.
5. Scheduling Jobs (14 min)
In this lesson, the student learns how to schedule tasks and jobs using at and cron.
6. Maintaining System Time (18 min)
Linux stores time in different ways. In this lesson, the student learns about the different locations where time is stored and how these relate to one another.
7. Configuring System Logging (33 min)
In this lesson, the student learns how to configure system logging. The (r)syslog service is explained, as well as the systemd journal and logrotate.
8. Configuring Networking (43 min)
This lesson introduces networking in general, and teaches how to configure network interfaces with fixed or permanent network configurations.
9. Managing MTA Basics (12 min)
This lesson provides a basic overview of MTA and teaches students how to configure a system to send outgoing mail to a relay host.
10. Using SSH (48 min)
In this lesson, the student learns how to use ssh and related commands. Advanced SSH usage is also covered, including configuration parameters, working with SSH keys, and SSH port forwarding.
11. Customizing and Writing Shell Scripts (51 min)
This lesson provides an introduction to Linux shell scripting. At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to read bash shell scripts and write shell scripts using common structures.
12. Accessibility and Internationalization (11 min)
This lesson explains how to configure Linux for increased accessibility and for use in international environments.
13. SQL Data Management (25 min)
This lesson teaches learners how to set up a simple SQL database.
14. Managing User Interfaces and Desktops (20 min)
In this lesson, students learn more about the backgrounds of the graphical environment, along with the common administration tasks, commands, and configuration files involved in configuring a GUI.