LPIC 1-101 - Linux Server Professional (part 1)

This course is for IT staff that want to acquire Linux skills. Any experience with the Linux operating system is not required. Typical functions for attendees of this course include support staff and junior system administration.

• Use the Linux command line
• Manage text files
• Monitor and manage processes
• Designing and creating basic disk layout
• Applying permissions to secure a server
• Managing Linux software packages
• Analyze the Linux boot procedure
• Perform basic troubleshooting tasks on the Linux boot procedure

0. Course Intro
This session introduces the course and explains what students can expect of it.

Performing basic tasks from a shell environment
In this lesson the learner is introduced to the shell environment and working with commands

1. Processing and Working with Text Files
Working with text files is an essential skill for a Linux administrator. In this lesson the student learns which tools are available to work with text files in the most efficient way.

2. Performing Basic File Management Tasks
As Linux is a file oriented operating system, performing file management tasks is an important skill. This lesson teaches the essentials about working with Linux file systems

3. Managing Processes
In this lesson the student learns how to start processes and how to monitor them.

4. Design hard disk layout
In this lesson the student learns how to design a hard disk and create partitions and file systems on a hard disk.

5. Creating Partitions and File Systems
To store files, you need a file system. This section explains how to work with Linux file systems. It explains how to create file systems and how to perform common file system administration tasks.

6. Common File System Management Tasks
In this lesson the student learns how to mount and unmount file systems and how to work qith quotas.

7. Managing Permissions
Permissions are used to grant access to file resources on Linux systems. This lesson explains how to set permissions according to specific needs.

8. Managing Software
Linux works with software packages that are provided through repositories. This lesson explains how to install and manage software packages as well as repositories.

9. System Architecture
In this lesson the student learns how to work to inventory hardware in a system and how to connect and disconnect different devices.

10. Boot the system
Many things are happening when a Linux server is booting. This lesson explains the boot order and the different components that are involved in that.

11. Change runlevels / boot targets and shutdown or reboot a system
In this lesson the student learns how to change runlevels and boot targets. It will also explain how to shutdown or reboot a system.

12. Install a boot manager
This lesson explains how to install and configure the GRUB and GRUB 2 boot managers.

13. Managing Shared Libraries
In this lesson the student learns how to identify and manage shared libraries.

To attend this course generic IT skills are required.

 This course prepares for the LPI LPIC-101 (101-500) exam.