Linux - LPIC-3

Senior Level Linux Professional (LPIC-3 "Core" and LPI Specialty)

•  Status: “Core” and LPI 302 (Mixed Environment) Specialty available January 2007

•  Pre-Requisites: you must have an active LPIC-2 certification to receive LPIC-3 certification, but the LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 exams may be taken in any order

•  Requirements: Core--passing the 301 exam. Specialty--passing the 301 exam and any one of the LPI 302 - 306 exams to receive the respective specialty certification

•  Overview of Tasks: to pass LPIC-3 “Core” someone should:

•  Have several years experience with installing and maintaining Linux on a number of computers for various purposes

•  Have integration experience with diverse technologies and operating systems

•  Have professional experience as, or training for, an enterprise level Linux professional. (Including having experience as a part of another role)

•  Know advanced and enterprise levels of Linux administration including installation, management, security, troubleshooting and maintenance

•  Be able to use open source tools to measure capacity planning and troubleshoot resource problems

•  Have professional experience using LDAP to integrate with Unix services and Windows services, including Samba, PAM, email, Active Directory

•  Be able to plan, architecture, design, build and implement a full environment using Samba and LDAP as well as measure the capacity planning and security of the services

•  Be able create scripts in Bash or Perl or has knowledge of at least one system programming language (such as C)

•  Overview of Tasks: to pass LPI 302 (Mixed Environment) Specialty someone should:

•  Have necessary skills and experience as outlined in LPIC-3 “Core” exam

•  Have professional experience using Samba to integrate file and print services with Windows, including user management, domain control, security and performance tuning

•  Be able to plan, architecture, design, build and implement a complete multiuser environment using Samba