LFCS

This is a complete course on LFCS certification which will cover all the latest domains of the certification as of 2020. Here are the domains that are covered:

 Essential Commands– 25%

    Log into local & remote graphical and text mode consoles

•     Search for files
•     Evaluate and compare the basic file system features and options
•     Compare and manipulate file content
•     Use input-output redirection
•     Analyze text using basic regular expressions
•     Archive, backup, compress, unpack, and uncompress files
•     Create, delete, copy, and move files and directories
•     Create and manage hard and soft links
•     List, set, and change standard file permissions
•     Read, and use system documentation
•     Manage access to the root account

Operation of Running Systems – 20%

•     Boot, reboot, and shut down a system safely
•     Boot or change system into different operating modes
•     Install, configure and troubleshoot bootloaders
•     Diagnose and manage processes
•     Locate and analyze system log files
•     Schedule tasks to run at a set date and time
•     Verify completion of scheduled jobs
•     Update software to provide required functionality and security
•     Verify the integrity and availability of resources
•     Verify the integrity and availability of key processes
•     Change kernel runtime parameters, persistent and non-persistent
•     Use scripting to automate system maintenance tasks
•     Manage the startup process and services (In Services Configuration)
•     List and identify SELinux/AppArmor file and process contexts
•     Manage Software
•     Identify the component of a Linux distribution that a file belongs to

User and Group Management – 10%

•     Create, delete, and modify local user accounts
•     Create, delete, and modify local groups and group memberships
•     Manage system-wide environment profiles
•     Manage template user environment
•     Configure user resource limits
•     Manage user privileges
•     Configure PAM

Networking – 12%

•     Configure networking and hostname resolution statically or dynamically
•     Configure network services to start automatically at boot
•     Implement packet filtering
•     Start, stop, and check the status of network services
•     Statically route IP traffic
•     Synchronize time using other network peers

Service Configuration – 20%

•     Configure a caching DNS server
•     Maintain a DNS zone
•     Configure email aliases
•     Configure SSH servers and clients
•     Restrict access to the HTTP proxy server
•     Configure an IMAP and IMAPS service
•     Query and modify the behavior of system services at various operating modes
•     Configure an HTTP server
•     Configure HTTP server log files
•     Configure a database server
•     Restrict access to a web page
•     Manage and configure containers
•     Manage and configure Virtual Machines
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Storage Management – 13%

•     List, create, delete, and modify physical storage partitions
•     Manage and configure LVM storage
•     Create and configure encrypted storage
•     Configure systems to mount file systems at or during boot
•     Configure and manage swap space
•     Create and manage RAID devices
•     Configure systems to mount file systems on demand
•     Create, manage and diagnose advanced file system permissions
•     Setup user and group disk quotas for filesystems
•     Create and configure file systems