Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) (Voucher Included)   

This course will teach you the critical skills and knowledge needed to take the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) exam—including all things involved with the Linux operating system.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

For Required Lab Exercises

• For hands-on lab exercises, access to a Linux server or Linux desktop/laptop is required. Access to a public cloud provider, or VirtualBox on your machine is also needed. Lab exercises in this course have been tested in a GCP environment.
• If using a cloud provider like GCP or AWS, you should be able to complete the lab exercises using the free tier or credits provided to you. However, you may incur charges if you exceed the credits initially allocated by the cloud provider.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 7 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.7 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Exam Requirements:

• Exams are delivered online, and Candidates must provide their own computer with:
  • Current version of Chrome or Chromium
  • Reliable internet access
  • Microphone
  • Webcam
• All technical exam requirements should be tested and working prior to starting the exam.
• Candidates are not allowed to have other applications or browser windows running except the one on which the Exam is being shown.
• Candidates should run the compatibility check tool to verify that their hardware meets the minimum requirements.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Interested in becoming a Linux system administrator? This online Linux foundation certification course will teach you to be a certified Linux systems administrator in six months or less! You will learn how to administer, configure, and upgrade Linux systems running one of the three major Linux distribution families (Red Hat, SUSE, Debian/Ubuntu). You will also learn all the tools and concepts you need to efficiently build and manage a production Linux infrastructure while becoming proficient with Linux commands.

The topics covered throughout your system administrator certification course are directly aligned with the knowledge domains tested by the Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator (LFCS) exam. They will substantially increase your ability to obtain your Linux system administrator certification.

With your Linux system administrator course enrollment, you will receive an exam voucher to sit for the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) exam. The voucher covers the fee to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

1. Linux for Cloud Technicians Essentials
   1. Course Introduction
   2. System Configuration from the Graphical Interface
   3. Boot Process and System Initialization
   4. Command-line Operations
   5. User Accounts and Environment
   6. Text Operations
   7. File Operations
   8. Bash Shell Scripting
   9. Networking
   10. Working with Linux Filesystems
   11. Virtualization Overview
   12. Containers Overview
   13. Basic Troubleshooting
   14. Introduction to Git
   15. Using Git: An Example
   16. DevOps and GitOps
2. Linux System Administration Essentials
   1. Course Introduction
   2. Linux Filesystem Tree Layout
   3. User Environment
   4. User Account Management
   5. Group Management
   6. File Permissions and Ownership
   7. Package Management Systems
   8. dpkg
   9. APT
   10. RPM
   11. dnf and yum
   12. zypper
   13. Introduction to Git
   14. Using Git: An Example
   15. Processes
   16. Process Monitoring
   17. Memory Monitoring, Usage and Configuring Swap
   18. I/O Monitoring and Tuning
   19. Virtualization Overview
   20. Containers Overview
   21. Linux Filesystems and the VFS
   22. Disk Partitioning
   23. Filesystem Features: Attributes, Creating, Checking, Usage and Mounting
   24. The ext4 Filesystem
   25. Logical Volume Management (LVM)
   26. Kernel Services and Configuration
   27. Kernel Modules
   28. Devices and udev
   29. Network Addresses
   30. Network Devices and Configuration
   31. LDAP
   32. Firewalls
   33. System Init: systemd, SystemV and Upstart
   34. Backup and Recovery Methods
   35. Linux Security Modules
   36. System Rescue
   37. Course Completion
3. LFCS Exam Prep and Exam

What you will learn

• Administer, configure, and upgrade Linux systems running one of the three major Linux distribution families (Red Hat, SUSE, Debian/Ubuntu)
• Understand all the tools and concepts you need to efficiently build and manage a production Linux infrastructure while becoming proficient with Linux commands.
• Design, deploy, and maintain a network running under Linux
• Discover how to administer network services
• Gain skills to create and operate a network in any major Linux distribution
• Securely configure network interfaces
• Deploy and configure file, web, email, and name servers
• Become a Certified Linux System Administrator in six months or less

How you will benefit

• Earn a verifiable, respected badge
• Learn with hands-on labs and assignments
• Prepare for the Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator (LFCS) exam

Linux Instructors

This course does not have an assigned instructor, but you will have access to several Linux instructors and subject matter experts throughout the course.