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Certification Exam 2
Objectives: LX0-102
INTRODUCTION
The CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] certification is a vendor neutral credential. In order to
receive CompTIA Linux+ certification, a candidate must pass two exams. The second exam
is CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] exam number LX0-102. This exam measures the
remaining competencies (beyond those in exam number LX0-101) required by a junior level
Linux administrator, as described in the exam objectives below.
The successful junior level Linux administrator should be able to:

o
Work at the Linux command line;
Perform easy maintenance tasks including assisting users, adding users to a larger system,
executing 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.
This examination blueprint includes domain weighting, test objectives, and sample content.
Candidates are encouraged to use this document to guide their studies. The contents of the
examination blueprint help prioritize topics and provide a guide of what to expect on this
CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] exam. The table below lists the domains measured by this
examination and the extent to which they are represented.
Domain
% of Examination
105 Shells, Scripting and Data Management

106 User Interfaces and Desktops
17%
8%
107 Administrative Tasks

108 Essential System Services
109 Networking Fundamentals
110 Security
20%
17%
23%
15%
100%
Total
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105 Shells, Scripting and Data Management

105.1
105.2
Customize and use the shell environment
Set environment variables (e.g. PATH) at login or when spawning a new shell
Write BASH functions for frequently used sequences of commands
Maintain skeleton directories for new user accounts
Set command search path with the proper directory
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms, and utilities:
o
/etc/profile
env
export
set
unset
~/.bash_profile
~/.bash_login
~/.profile
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_logout
function
alias
lists
Customize or write simple scripts

Use standard sh syntax (loops, tests)
Use command substitution
Test return values for success or failure or other information provided by a

command
Perform conditional mailing to the superuser
Correctly select the script interpreter through the shebang (#!) line
Manage the location, ownership, execution and suid-rights of scripts
o
for

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105.3
while
test
if
read
seq
SQL data management

Use of basic SQL commands
Perform basic data manipulation
o
insert
update
select
delete
from
where
group by
order by
join
106 User Interfaces and Desktops

106.1
Install and configure X11

Verify that the video card and monitor are supported by an X server
Awareness of the X font server
Basic understanding and knowledge of the X Window configuration file
o
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
xhost
DISPLAY
xwininfo
xdpyinfo

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106.2
106.3
Setup a display manager

Turn the display manager on or off
Change the display manager greeting
Change default color depth for the display manager
Configure display managers for use by X-stations
o
/etc/inittab
xdm configuration files
kdm configuration files
gdm configuration files
Accessibility
Keyboard Accessibility Settings (AccessX?)
Visual Settings and Themes
Assistive Technology (ATs)
o
Sticky/Repeat Keys
Slow/Bounce/Toggle Keys
Mouse Keys
High Contrast/Large Print Desktop Themes
Screen Reader
Braille Display
Screen Magnifier
On-Screen Keyboard
Gestures (used at login, for example gdm)
Orca
GOK
emacspeak

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107 Administrative Tasks

107.1
107.2
Manage user and group accounts and related system files

Add, modify and remove users and groups
Manage user/group info in password/group databases
Create and manage special purpose and limited accounts
o
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/group
/etc/skel
chage
groupadd
groupdel
groupmod
passwd
useradd
userdel
usermod
Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs

Manage cron and at jobs
Configure user access to cron and at services
o
/etc/cron.{d,daily,hourly,monthly,weekly}
/etc/at.deny
/etc/at.allow
/etc/crontab
/etc/cron.allow
/etc/cron.deny
/var/spool/cron/*
crontab
at
atq

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107.3
atrm
Localization and internationalization

Locale settings
Timezone settings
o
/etc/timezone
/etc/localtime
/usr/share/zoneinfo
Environment variables:
LC_*
LC_ALL
LANG
/usr/bin/locale
tzselect
tzconfig
date
iconv
UTF-8
ISO-8859
ASCII
Unicode
108 Essential System Services

108.1
Maintain system time
Set the system date and time
Set the hardware clock to the correct time in UTC
Configure the correct timezone
Basic NTP configuration
Knowledge of using the pool.ntp.org service

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/usr/share/zoneinfo
/etc/timezone
/etc/localtime
/etc/ntp.conf
date
hwclock
ntpd
ntpdate
pool.ntp.org
108.2 System logging
Syslog configuration files
syslog
standard facilities, priorities and actions
o
syslog.conf
syslogd
klogd
logger
108.3 Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics
Create e-mail aliases
Configure e-mail forwarding
Knowledge of commonly available MTA programs (postfix, sendmail, qmail,

exim) (no configuration)
o
~/.forward
sendmail emulation layer commands
newaliases
mail
mailq
postfix
sendmail

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exim
qmail
108.4 Manage printers and printing
Basic CUPS configuration (for local and remote printers)
Manage user print queues
Troubleshoot general printing problems
Add and remove jobs from configured printer queues
o
CUPS configuration files, tools and utilities
/etc/cups
lpd legacy interface (lpr, lprm, lpq)
109 Networking Fundamentals

109.1
Fundamentals of internet protocols

Demonstrate an understanding network masks
Knowledge about common TCP and UDP ports (20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 53, 80,
110, 119, 139, 143, 161, 443, 465, 993, 995)
Knowledge about the differences and major features of UDP, TCP and
ICMP
Knowledge of the major differences between IPv4 and IPV6
109.2
Knowledge of the differences between private and public dotted quad IPAddresses
Seeting a default route
/etc/services
ftp
telnet
host
ping
dig
traceroute
tracepath
Basic network configuration

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109.3
Manually and automatically configure network interfaces
Basic TCP/IP host configuration
/etc/hostname
/etc/hosts
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/nsswitch.conf
ifconfig
ifup
ifdown
route
ping
Basic network troubleshooting

Manually and automatically configure network interfaces and routing tables
to include adding, starting, stopping, restarting, deleting or reconfiguring
network interfaces
Change, view or configure the routing table and correct an improperly set
default route manually
Debug problems associated with the network configuration
109.4
o
ifconfig
ifup
ifdown
route
host
hostname
dig
netstat
ping
traceroute
Configure client side DNS

Demonstrate the use of DNS on the local system
Modify the order in which name resolution is done

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/etc/hosts
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/nsswitch.conf
110 Security
110.1 Perform security administration tasks
Audit a system to find files with the suid/sgid bit set
110.2
Set or change user passwords and password aging information
Being able to use nmap and netstat to discover open ports on a system
Set up limits on user logins, processes and memory usage
Basic sudo configuration and usage
o
find
passwd
lsof
nmap
chage
netstat
sudo
/etc/sudoers
su
usermod
ulimit
Setup host security

Awareness of shadow passwords and how they work
Turn off network services not in use
Understand the role of TCP wrappers
o
/etc/nologin
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/xinetd.d/*

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110.3
/etc/xinetd.conf
/etc/inetd.d/*
/etc/inetd.conf
/etc/inittab
/etc/init.d/*
/etc/hosts.allow
/etc/hosts.deny
Securing data with encryption

Perform basic OpenSSH 2 client configuration and usage
Understand the role of OpenSSH 2 server host keys
Perform basic GnuPG configuration and usage
Understand SSH port tunnels (including X11 tunnels)
o
ssh
ssh-keygen
ssh-agent
ssh-add
~/.ssh/id_rsa and id_rsa.pub
~/.ssh/id_dsa and id_dsa.pub
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key and ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key and ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
~/.ssh/authorized_keys
/etc/ssh_known_hosts
gpg
~/.gnupg/*

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Certification Exam 2

The successful junior level Linux administrator should be able to:

Work at the Linux command line;

105 Shells, Scripting and Data Management

107 Administrative Tasks

CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] Certification Exam Objectives

CompTIA Authorized Materials Use Policy

CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] Certification Exam Objectives

105 Shells, Scripting and Data Management

Customize and use the shell environment

Write BASH functions for frequently used sequences of commands

Maintain skeleton directories for new user accounts

Set command search path with the proper directory

Customize or write simple scripts

Use command substitution

Test return values for success or failure or other information provided by a

Perform conditional mailing to the superuser

Manage the location, ownership, execution and suid-rights of scripts

CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] Certification Exam Objectives

SQL data management

Perform basic data manipulation

106 User Interfaces and Desktops

Install and configure X11

Awareness of the X font server

Basic understanding and knowledge of the X Window configuration file

CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] Certification Exam Objectives

Setup a display manager

Change the display manager greeting

Change default color depth for the display manager

Configure display managers for use by X-stations

xdm configuration files

kdm configuration files

gdm configuration files

Visual Settings and Themes

Assistive Technology (ATs)

High Contrast/Large Print Desktop Themes

Gestures (used at login, for example gdm)

CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] Certification Exam Objectives

107 Administrative Tasks

Manage user and group accounts and related system files

Manage user/group info in password/group databases

Create and manage special purpose and limited accounts

Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs

Configure user access to cron and at services

CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] Certification Exam Objectives

Localization and internationalization

108 Essential System Services

Maintain system time

Set the system date and time

Set the hardware clock to the correct time in UTC

Configure the correct timezone

Basic NTP configuration

Knowledge of using the pool.ntp.org service

CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] Certification Exam Objectives

108.2 System logging

Syslog configuration files

standard facilities, priorities and actions

108.3 Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics

Create e-mail aliases

Configure e-mail forwarding

Knowledge of commonly available MTA programs (postfix, sendmail, qmail,

sendmail emulation layer commands

CompTIA Linux+ [Powered by LPI] Certification Exam Objectives

108.4 Manage printers and printing