Exam Code: LCE-001
A Linux Engineer installs and monitors Unix/Linux open-source operating systems and caters to the client’s needs in this environment. The individual also resolves user issues, address change management requests, and identifies potential issues by implementing protective measures. Besides, these engineers automate work procedures by collaborating with others in the IT department. They must be able to comprehend enterprise infrastructure. To sit in this exam the candidate must hold the Linux Certified Professional Certificate, Each objective is assigned a weighting value. The weights range roughly from 1 to 10 and indicate the relative importance of each objective. Objectives with higher weights will be covered in the exam with more questions from the below mentioned topics.
Course Outline
Shells, Scripting and Data Management
- Customize and use the shell environment
- Customize or write simple scripts
- SQL data management
- User Interfaces and Desktops
- Setup a display manager
- Accessibility
Administrative Tasks
- Manage user and group accounts and related system files
- Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs
- Localisation and internationalisation
Essential System Services
- Maintain system time
- System logging
- Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics
- Manage printers and printing
Networking Fundamentals
- Fundamentals of internet protocols
- Basic network configuration
- Basic network troubleshooting
- Configure client side DNS
- Fundamentals of internet protocols
Security
- Perform security administration tasks
- Setup host security
- Securing data with encryption
Linux Kernel
- Kernel Components
- Compiling a kernel
- Patching a kernel
Customise, build and install a custom kernel and kernel modules
- Manage/Query kernel and kernel modules at runtime
System Startup
- System recovery
Filesystem and Devices
- Operating the Linux filesystem
- Maintaining a Linux filesystem
- Creating and configuring filesystem options
- udev Device Management
Advanced Storage Device Administration
- Configuring RAID
- Adjusting Storage Device Access
- Logical Volume Manager
Networking Configuration
- Basic networking configuration
- Advanced Network Configuration and Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting network issues
System Maintenance
- Make and install programs from source
- Backup operations
Domain Name Server
- Basic DNS server configuration
- Create and maintain DNS zones
- Securing a DNS server