Introduce yourself to Linux, and advance your proficiency, through a
spectrum of self-paced tutorials.
With these tutorials, you can build fundamental skills on Linux systems
administration at your level of expertise.
Exam 301 is the senior-level system administrator certification exam
offered by the Linux Professional Institute (LPI). The six tutorials below
help you prepare for the six topics in LPI exam 301. To attain certification
at the senior level, you must pass exam 301 and have an active
advanced-level certification (by passing LPIC-2 exams 201 and 202). You may
also need to pass additional specialty exams at the senior level.
LPI exam 301 prep: Concepts, architecture, and design Topic 301. Learn about LDAP concepts, directories, and schemas. By
the end of this tutorial, you will be able to design and implement an LDAP
directory while planning a Directory Information Tree to avoid redundancy.
LPI exam 301 prep: Installation and development Topic 302. Learn how to install, configure, and use the OpenLDAP
software. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to install and
configure an LDAP server and write Perl scripts to access the data.
LPI exam 301 prep: Configuration Topic 303. Learn how to configure the OpenLDAP software in detail.
By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to plan and implement access
control lists, replicate data between multiple servers, secure the server,
and tune its performance.
LPI exam 301 prep: Usage Topic 304. Learn how to search the directory and use the OpenLDAP
tools. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to use the
command-line tools for searching and administration, and configure
third-party applications to use your LDAP tree as a Whitepages service.
LPI
exam 301 prep: Integration and migration Topic 305. Learn how to migrate to LDAP on Linux and integrate it
with your existing logins and applications. By the end of this tutorial,
you will also know how to integrate your server into Microsoft Active Directory.
LPI exam 301 prep: Capacity
planning Topic 306. Learn how to troubleshoot and optimize system capacity.
By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to measure system and
network usage, identify and fix problems, determine the capacity demands
of your software, and plan for future needs.
