LPIC-2: Linux Professional Institute Certification: Study Guide -- Contents -- Introduction -- Assessment Test -- Part I: The LPI 201 Exam (60 Weights) -- Chapter 1: System Startup and Advanced System Management -- Exploring the Boot Process -- Booting Linux -- Configuring GRUB -- Configuring GRUB 2 -- Installing the GRUB Boot Loader -- Interacting with GRUB at Boot Time -- Customizing System Startup -- Understanding Runlevels -- Configuring SysV Startup Scripts -- Configuring Upstart -- Checking Your Runlevel -- Changing Runlevels on a Running System -- Compile and Install Programs from Source -- Understanding Source Code Issues -- Preparing Source Code -- Compiling Software -- Installing Software -- Uninstalling or Upgrading Software -- Notify Users of System-Related Issues -- Setting Login Messages -- Sending Users Messages in Real Time -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Linux Kernel Configuration -- Understanding the Kernel -- Obtaining and Installing a Kernel -- Reading Kernel Documentation -- Locating Kernel Binaries -- Preparing a Kernel -- Applying Kernel Patches -- Configuring the Kernel Source -- Compiling a Kernel -- Building a Kernel -- Installing a Kernel Binary -- Installing Kernel Modules -- Preparing an Initial RAM Disk -- Preparing a Kernel Package -- Adding a Kernel to GRUB -- Managing Kernel Modules at Runtime -- Obtaining Information About the Kernel and Its Modules -- Loading Kernel Modules -- Removing Kernel Modules -- Maintaining Kernel Modules -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 3: Basic Filesystem Management -- Making Filesystems Available -- Identifying Filesystem Types -- Mounting a Filesystem Once -- Permanently Mounting Filesystems -- Using an Automounter -- Determining What Is Mounted.

Unmounting a Filesystem -- Maintaining Filesystems -- Creating Filesystems -- Checking Filesystems for Errors -- Tuning Filesystems -- Manipulating Swap Space -- Managing Optical Discs -- Linux Optical Disc Tools -- A Linux Optical Disc Example -- Creating Cross-Platform Discs -- Reading and Writing UDF Discs -- Managing Devices with udev -- Understanding udev -- Preparing to Create udev Rules -- Creating udev Rules -- Monitoring udev Activity -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 4: Advanced Disk Management -- Partitioning Disks -- Understanding Partitions -- Creating Partitions -- Configuring RAID -- Understanding RAID -- Preparing a Disk for Software RAID -- Assembling a RAID Array -- Using a RAID Array -- Configuring Logical Volume Manager -- Understanding Logical Volume Manager -- Creating and Manipulating Physical Volumes -- Creating and Manipulating Volume Groups -- Creating and Manipulating Logical Volumes -- Using LVM Snapshots -- Tuning Disk Access -- Understanding Disk Hardware -- Identifying Disk Resource Use -- Testing Disk Performance -- Adjusting Disk Parameters -- Monitoring a Disk for Failure -- Backing Up and Restoring a Computer -- Choosing Backup Hardware -- Choosing Backup Software -- Planning a Backup Schedule -- Preparing for Disaster: Backup Recovery -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 5: Networking Configuration -- Performing Basic Network Configuration -- Connecting to a Wireless Network -- Connecting to a Network with DHCP -- Connecting to a Network with a Static IP Address -- Using GUI Configuration Tools -- Using the ifup and ifdown Commands -- Configuring Hostnames -- Checking Basic Connectivity -- Setting Additional Network Options -- Setting Advanced Router Options -- Using an All-In-One Networking Tool.

Configuring a VPN -- Monitoring Network Traffic -- Troubleshooting Network Issues -- Identifying Problem Spots -- Resolving Hostname Problems -- Resolving Connectivity Issues -- Resolving Routing Problems -- Resolving Security Problems -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 6: DNS Server Configuration -- Understanding the Role of DNS -- Running a Caching-Only Name Server -- Modifying the Main BIND Configuration File -- Modifying Zone Files -- Updating from Older BIND Versions -- Checking Changes -- Creating and Maintaining DNS Zones -- Adding New Zones -- Configuring Zone Files -- Testing Your Configuration -- Running a Slave Server -- Configuring a Slave Server -- Securing Zone Transfers -- Making Additional Security Improvements -- Running BIND in a Jail -- Configuring Split DNS -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Part II: The LPI 202 Exam (60 Weights) -- Chapter 7: Advanced Network Configuration -- Configuring a DHCP Server -- When to Use DHCP -- Basic DHCP Installation -- Setting Network-Wide Options -- Configuring Delivery of Dynamic Addresses -- Configuring Delivery of Fixed Addresses -- Configuring a DHCP Relay Agent -- Managing LDAP Accounts -- What Does LDAP Do? -- Preparing a System to Use LDAP Tools -- Working with LDIF Files -- Adding Accounts -- Modifying Accounts -- Deleting Accounts -- Querying a Server About Accounts -- Configuring a Router -- Understanding Types of Routing -- Activating Routing -- Configuring Firewall Rules -- Configuring NAT -- Automatic Routing Configuration -- Configuring SSH -- SSH Basics -- Setting SSH Options for Your System -- SSH Security Considerations -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 8: Configuring File Servers.

Understanding the Role of a File Server -- Configuring a Samba Server -- Setting Global Samba Options -- Configuring File Shares -- Configuring Printer Shares -- Checking Your Configuration and Running Samba -- Checking Samba Log Files -- Using Linux as an SMB/CIFS Client -- Configuring an NFS Server -- Setting NFS Prerequisites -- Setting Basic Export Options -- Managing Exports on the Fly -- Improving NFS Security -- Using Linux as an NFS Client -- Configuring an FTP Server -- Selecting an FTP Server -- Understanding FTP Basics -- Configuring Pure-FTPd -- Configuring vsftpd -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Configuring Web and Email Servers -- Understanding Web Servers -- Setting Basic Apache Options -- Configuring Apache to Host Your Site -- Setting the Apache User and Group -- Changing Web Page Locations -- Serving Virtual Domains -- Configuring Scripts -- Enabling Encryption -- Limiting Access to Apache -- Controlling Apache -- Using apache2ctl -- Managing Apache Log Files -- Implementing a Proxy Server -- Selecting a Proxy Server -- Configuring Squid -- Adjusting Access Rules -- Configuring Clients to Use a Proxy Server -- Understanding Email -- Configuring a Push Mail Server -- Configuring a Domain to Accept Mail -- Choosing an Email Server -- Running Sendmail -- Running Postfix -- Managing Email -- Checking Log Files -- Configuring Procmail -- Understanding Mail Storage Formats -- Writing Procmail Rules -- Seeing Procmail in Action -- Configuring POP and IMAP Servers -- Selecting a POP or IMAP Server -- Configuring Courier -- Configuring Dovecot -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 10: Security -- Authenticating Users with PAM -- Understanding PAM Principles -- Editing a PAM Stack -- Examining Example Configurations.

Adjusting the Name Service Switch -- Enabling TCP Wrappers -- Understanding TCP Wrappers Principles -- Restricting Access with TCP Wrappers -- Calling TCP Wrappers -- Using Similar Functionality in Other Programs -- Dealing with Ports and Packets -- Scanning for and Dealing with Open Ports -- Monitoring Network Traffic -- Keeping Up-to-Date with Security Issues -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 11: System Troubleshooting I: Boot and Kernel Problems -- Approaching a Problem -- Troubleshooting Boot Problems -- Initializing Hardware -- Identifying Your Boot Loader -- Locating Boot Loader Files and Code -- Interpreting Boot Loader Error Messages -- Dealing with Initial RAM Disk Issues -- Fixing Problems Early in the OS Boot Stage -- Troubleshooting Miscellaneous Problems -- Interpreting Boot-Time Displays -- Checking the Kernel Ring Buffer -- Identifying Hardware -- Identifying Loaded Kernel Modules -- Checking Log Files -- Tracing Software Problems -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 12: System Troubleshooting II: System Resources and the User Environment -- Troubleshooting System Initialization -- Managing the Initialization Process -- Dealing with Local Startup Scripts -- Managing Login Processes -- Adjusting Kernel Options -- Fixing Account Problems -- Dealing with Password Problems -- Adjusting User Shells -- Fixing User/Group Association Issues -- Adjusting UIDs and GIDs -- Adjusting Login Variables -- Troubleshooting Shells -- Investigating bash Login Scripts -- Using Unusual Shells -- Investigating Running Processes -- Finding Running Processes -- Checking Logging Options -- Dealing with Library Issues -- Dealing with Scheduled Processes -- Managing Scheduled Processes -- Investigating Problems -- Summary -- Exam Essentials.

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