Linux Professional Institute Certification

The LPIC Program

The LPIC program is designed to certify the competency of system administration using the Linux operating system and its associated tools. It is designed to be distribution neutral, following the Linux Standard Base and other relevant standards and conventions.

The LPIC program is designed in three levels. determining which tasks were suitable to each level was done using a "Job Task Analysis" (JTA) survey. As with all of the LPIC's exam development processes, the JTA was developed and excuted using recognized psychometric processes, to ensure its relevance and high quality.

• Status: Available now. First published January 11, 2000; latest revision published March 28, 2003
• Pre-Requisites: None
• Requirements: Passing Exams 101 and 102
• Overview of Tasks: To pass Level 1 someone should be able to
  • Work at the Linux command line
  • Perform easy maintenance tasks: help out users, add users to a larger system, backup & restore, shutdown & reboot
  • Install and configure a workstation (including X) and connect it to a LAN, or a stand-alone PC via modem to the Internet

• Status: Available now; published November 29, 2001
• Pre-Requisites: Completion of LPIC Level 1
• Requirements: Passing Exams 201 and 202
• Overview of Tasks: To pass Level 2 someone should be able to
  • Administer a small to medium-sized site
  • Plan, implement, maintain, keep consistent, secure, and troubleshoot a small mixed (MS, Linux) network, including a:
    • LAN server (samba)
    • Internet Gateway (firewall, proxy, mail, news)
    • Internet Server (webserver, FTP server)
  • Supervise assistants
  • Advise management on automation and purchase

This imformation is quoted directly from the Linux Professional Institute website with their permission.