This is a list of exam objectives you will need to meet in order to pass the LFCE exam. Each objective has a list of links that points to online-resources that will let you understand and practice core concepts that you will be tested on.
Where possible, resources will be provided specifically for the following distributions being tested in the exam (as of April 7, 2015)
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CentOS / RHEL 6.x
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openSUSE 13.x
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Ubuntu 14.04
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Network administration
- Configure network services to start automatically at boot
- Implement packet filtering
- Monitor network performance
- Produce and deliver reports on system use, outages and user requests
- Route IP traffic statically and dynamically
- Troubleshoot network issues
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Network filesystems and file services
- Configure systems to mount standard, encrypted and network file systems on demand
- Create, mount and unmount standard Linux file systems
- Provide/configure network shares via NFS
- Transfer files securely via the network
- Update packages from the network, a repository or the local file system
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Network security
- Configure Apache log files
- Configure the firewall with iptables
- Install and configure SSL with Apache
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Remote access
- Configure the firewall with iptables
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HTTP services
- Configure an http client to automatically use a proxy server
- Install and configure an Apache web server
- Install and configure the Squid proxy server
- Restrict access to a web page with Apache
- Restrict access to the Squid proxy server
- Setting up name-based virtual web hosts
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Email services
- Configure email aliases
- Install and configure an IMAP and IMAPS service
- Install and configure an smtp service
- Restrict access to an smtp server