LPIC-2 Cert Guide - William Rothwell

LPIC-2 Cert Guide

(201-400 and 202-400 exams)
Media-Kombination
864 Seiten
2016
Pearson IT Certification
978-0-7897-5714-2 (ISBN)
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LPIC-2 Cert Guide (201-400 and 202-400 Exams) is a best-of-breed exam study guide. Expert Linux/Unix instructor William “Bo” Rothwell shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

 


The book presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan.

 


You get access to the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine, complete with hundreds of exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.

 


Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will allow you to succeed on the exam the first time. The study guide helps you master all the topics on both LPIC-2 exams, including:

 




Capacity planning
 Managing the kernel
 Managing system startup
 Managing filesystems and devices
 Administering advanced storage devices
 Configuring the network
 Performing system maintenance
 Administering Domain Name Server (DNS)
 Configuring web services
 Administering file sharing
 Managing network clients
 Administering e-mail services
 Administering system security




Learn, prepare, and practice for LPIC-2 201-400 and 202-400 exam success with this Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT Certification.

 




Master LPIC-2 Exam 201-400 and 202-400 exam topics
Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes
Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
Practice with realistic exam questions

 

William “Bo” Rothwell At the impressionable age of 14, Bo crossed paths with a TRS-80 Micro Computer System (affectionately known as a “Trash 80”). Soon after, the adults responsible for Bo made the mistake of leaving him alone with the TRS-80. He immediately dismantled it and held his first computer class, showing his friends what made this “computer thing” work.   Since that experience, Bo’s passion for understanding how computers work and sharing this knowledge with others has resulted in a rewarding career in IT training. His experience includes Linux, Unix, and programming languages such as Perl, Python, Tcl, and BASH. He is the founder and president of One Course Source, an IT training organization.

    Introduction xxiii




Part I : Capacity Planning




Chapter 1 Measuring and Troubleshooting Resource Usage 3




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 3




    Foundation Topics 6




    Monitoring Your System 6




    CPU Monitoring 7




        Basic CPU Load Information 7




        Detailed CPU Load Information 7




    Memory Monitoring 10




        Basic Memory Usage Information 10




        Detailed Memory Usage Information 11




    Disk I/O Monitoring 12




        Listing Open Files 14




    Network I/O Monitoring 17




    Additional Monitoring Tools 18




        Listing Processes 18




        Displaying User Activity 21




    Exam Preparation Tasks 22




    Review All Key Topics 22




    Define Key Terms 23




    Review Questions 23




    Part II: Managing the Kernel




Chapter 2 Predict Future Resource Needs 27




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 27




    Foundation Topics 29




    The collectd Daemon 29




        Configuring collectd 29




        Installing collectd 31




    Monitoring Solutions 33




        Nagios 33




        MRTG 33




        Cacti 33




        sar 34




                Further Considerations 34




    OK, Now What? 34




    Exam Preparation Tasks 36




    Review All Key Topics 36




    Define Key Terms 36




    Review Questions 36




Chapter 3 Kernel Components and Compiling 41




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 41




    Foundation Topics 43




    Kernel Components 43




        Kernel Documentation 43




        Tweaking the Kernel 44




        Kernel Images 45




    Compiling the Kernel 46




        Cleaning the Kernel 47




        Create the Configuration File 48




        Compiling the Kernel 55




    Additional Make Targets 57




    Exam Preparation Tasks 58




    Review All Key Topics 58




    Define Key Terms 58




    Review Questions 58




Chapter 4 Kernel Runtime Management and Troubleshooting 63




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 63




    Foundation Topics 65




    Kernel Modules 65




        Module Files 65




        Listing Modules That Are Loaded 67




        Loading Modules into Memory 68




        Unloading Modules from Memory 71




        Listing Modules Information 71




        The /proc/sys Filesystem 73




        Module Aliases 76




    Displaying Hardware Information 77




        The lspci Command 77




        The lsdev Command 81




        The lsusb Command 82




        The udev System 85




    Exam Preparation Tasks 87




    Review All Key Topics 87




    Define Key Terms 87




    Review Questions 88




Part III: Managing System Startup




Chapter 5 Customizing SysV-init System Startup 91




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 91




    Foundation Topics 93




    The SysV-init Process 93




        Understanding Runlevels 93




        The /etc/inittab File 94




        Boot Scripts 98




        The /etc/init.d directory 101




    Modifying Runlevels 101




        The update-rc.d Command 102




        The chkconfig Command 103




    Switching Runlevels 104




    Exam Preparation Tasks 105




    Review All Key Topics 105




    Define Key Terms 105




    Review Questions 105




Chapter 6 Administrating System Recovery 109




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 109




    Foundation Topics 111




    Understanding the Boot Process 111




        The BIOS/UEFI Phase 111




        The Boot loader Phase 111




        The Kernel Phase 112




        The Post-Kernel Phase 113




    GRUB 113




        Legacy GRUB Configuration 114




        Changing Legacy GRUB During Boot 117




        Booting to Single User Mode in Legacy GRUB 120




        Securing Legacy GRUB 122




        GRUB 2 Configuration 125




        Saving GRUB 2 Changes 127




        GRUB 2 Titles 127




        Booting to Single User Mode in GRUB 2 128




        Securing GRUB 2 128




    Fixing Filesystems 130




    Exam Preparation Tasks 131




    Review All Key Topics 131




    Define Key Terms 131




    Review Questions 132




Chapter 7 Alternate Boot Loaders 135




“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 135




    Foundation Topics 137




    LILO 137




        Configuring LILO 137




        Booting LILO 140




        Booting to Single User Mode 141




    Additional Boot loaders 143




        Understanding SYSLINUX 143




        Understanding EXTLINUX 144




        Understanding ISOLINUX 144




        Understanding PXELINUX 145




    Exam Preparation Tasks 147




    Review All Key Topics 147




    Define Key Terms 147




    Review Questions 148




Part IV: Managing Filesystem and Devices




Chapter 8 Operating the Linux Filesystem 151




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 151




    Foundation Topics 153




    Filesystem Essentials 153




        Filesystem Types 154




        The umount Command 155




        The mount Command 155




    Mounting Filesystems Manually 158




        Problems Unmounting Filesystems 159




    Mounting Filesystems Automatically 160




    Device Descriptors 162




        Mount Options 163




    Swap Space 166




    Exam Preparation Tasks 167




    Review All Key Topics 167




    Define Key Terms 168




    Review Questions 168




Chapter 9 Maintaining a Linux Filesystem 171




“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 171




    Foundation Topics 173




    Filesystems Essentials 173




    The ext2 Filesystem 173




        The ext3 Filesystem 173




        The ext4 Filesystem 174




        The xfs Filesystem 175




        The Btrfs Filesystem 175




    Creating Filesystems 175




    ext-Based Filesystem Tools 179




        fsck.* 179




        dumpe2fs 179




        tune2fs 182




        debugfs 182




    xfs-Based Filesystem Tools 184




        xfsdump and xfsrestore 184




        xfs_info 187




        xfs_check and xfs_repair 188




    Creating Swap Devices 189




    Monitoring SMART Devices 190




    Exam Preparation Tasks 191




    Review All Key Topics 191




    Define Key Terms 192




    Review Questions 192




Chapter 10 Creating and Configuring Filesystem Options 195




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 195




    Foundation Topics 197




    Removable Media Filesystems 197




        HFS–Hierarchical File System 197




        ISO9660 197




        UDF 198




    Creating Removable Media Filesystems 198




    Encrypted Filesystems 201




    Managing autofs 204




    Exam Preparation Tasks 207




    Review All Key Topics 207




    Key Terms 208




    Review Questions 208




Part V: Administrating Advanced Storage Device




Chapter 11 Configuring RAID 211




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 211




    Foundation Topics 213




    RAID Fundamentals 213




        RAID Levels 213




    RAID Device–Entire Drive or Partition? 219




    Create a RAID Device 221




    Managing RAID Devices 224




    Exam Preparation Tasks 226




    Review All Key Topics 226




    Define Key Terms 227




    Review Questions 227




Chapter 12 Adjusting Storage Device Access 231




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 231




    Foundation Topics 233




    DMA, hdparm, and sdparm 233




        The hdparm Command 234




            The sdparm Command 236




        System Resources 237




    Kernel Parameters 239




        iSCSI 241




        Target Configuration 242




    Initiator Configuration 244




    Exam Preparation Tasks 248




    Review All Key Topics 248




    Define Key Terms 248




    Review Questions 249




Chapter 13 Logical Volume Manager 253




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 253




    Foundation Topics 255




    Logical Volume Manager Concepts 255




        Advantages of LVM on a System with a Single Drive 257




    LVM Essentials 258




        Extents 259




        Logical Volumes 262




        Device Naming 263




    Using Logical Volumes and Additional LVM Commands 264




        Displaying LVM Information 265




        Additional LVM Commands 268




    Resizing Logical Volumes 271




    LVM Snapshots 274




    Exam Preparation Tasks 277




    Review All Key Topics 277




    Define Key Terms 278




    Review Questions 278




Part VI: Confi guring the Network




Chapter 14 Basic Network Configuration 281




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 281




    Foundation Topics 283




    Ethernet Network Interfaces 283




        The arp Command 286




        The route Command 287




        The ip Command 288




    Access to Wireless Networks 290




        The iwconfig Command 290




        The iwlist Command 291




    Exam Preparation Tasks 294




    Review All Key Topics 294




    Define Key Terms 294




    Review Questions 295




Chapter 15 Advanced Network Configuration and Troubleshooting 299




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 299




    Foundation Topics 301




    The ping and nmap Commands 301




        The nmap Command 302




    The netstat, nc, and lsof Commands 307




        The lsof Command 310




        The nc Command 312




    The tcpdump Command 313




    Exam Preparation Tasks 315




    Review All Key Topics 315




    Define Key Terms 315




    Review Questions 315




Chapter 16 Troubleshooting Network Issues 319




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 319




    Foundation Topics 321




    Network Configuration Files 321




        The /etc/resolv.conf File 321




        The /etc/hosts File 323




        The Local Hostname 325




        The /etc/network/interfaces File 326




        The /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts Files 327




    Network Troubleshooting 328




        Log Files and Tools 328




        The traceroute Command 330




        The /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny Files 333




        Additional Network Troubleshooting Commands 336




        NetworkManager 337




        Exam Preparation Tasks 339




    Review All Key Topics 339




    Define Key Terms 340




    Review Questions 340




Part VII: Performing System Maintenance




Chapter 17 Make and Install Programs from Source 343




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 343




    Foundation Topics 345




    Securing and Unpacking Source Code 345




        Downloading Source Code on RPM-Based Systems 345




        Downloading Source Code on Debian-Based Systems 347




        Downloading Source Code from Original Source 348




        Unpacking the Source Code 349




    Building and Installing from Source Code 350




    Applying Patches 353




    Exam Preparation Tasks 354




    Review All Key Topics 354




    Define Key Terms 355




    Review Questions 355




Chapter 18 Backup Operations 359




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 359




    Foundation Topics 361




    Backup Strategy 361




        What Needs to Be Backed Up? 361




        How Often? 364




        Full or Incremental? 364




        Where Will the Backup Be Stored? 367




        What Backup Tool Will Be Used? 367




    Standard Backup Utilities 368




        The dd Command 368




        The tar Command 369




        The rsync Command 373




    Third-Party Backup Utilities 374




        Amanda 374




        Bacula 374




        BackupPC 374




    Exam Preparation Tasks 375




    Review All Key Topics 375




    Define Key Terms 375




    Review Questions 375




Chapter 19 Notify Users on System-Related Issues 379




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 379




    Foundation Topics 381




    Pre- and Post-Login Messages 381




        The /etc/issue File 381




        The /etc/issue.net File 383




        Additional Pre-Login Messages 385




        The /etc/motd File 386




    Broadcasting Messages 387




        The wall Command 387




        The shutdown Command 389




    Exam Preparation Tasks 391




    Review All Key Topics 391




    Define Key Terms 391




    Review Questions 391




Part VIII: Administrating Domain Name Server




Chapter 20 Basic DNS Server Configuration 395




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 395




    Foundation Topics 397




    DNS Essentials 397




        Essential Terms 397




        How Name Resolution Works 399




    Basic BIND Configuration 403




        The /etc/named.conf file 403




        The allow-query Setting 406




        Additional /etc/named.conf Settings 407




    Essential BIND Commands 408




        The rndc Command 408




        The dig and host Commands 411




    Exam Preparation Tasks 413




    Review All Key Topics 413




    Define Key Terms 413




    Review Questions 414




Chapter 21 Create and Maintain DNS Zones 417




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 417




    Foundation Topics 419




    Zone Files 419




        Zone File Basics 419




        Zone File Entries in the /etc/named.conf File 420




        Zone File Syntax 421




    Zone Record Types 423




        The SOA Record Type 423




        The Address Record Type 425




        The Canonical Name Type 425




        The Name Server Record Type 426




        The Mail eXchange Record Type 426




        The PoinTeR Record Type 427




    Putting It All Together 427




    Testing the DNS Server 431




        The dig Command 432




        The nslookup and host Commands 433




    Exam Preparation Tasks 434




    Review All Key Topics 434




    Define Key Terms 434




    Review Questions 434




Chapter 22 Securing a DNS Server 439




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 439




    Foundation Topics 441




    Send BIND to Jail 441




        Create the chroot Directory and Files 442




        Configure Named to Started in the Jail 443




    Split BIND Configuration 443




            Transaction Signatures 446




        The dnssec-keygen Command 447




    The dnssec-signzone Command 448




    Exam Preparation Tasks 449




    Review All Key Topics 449




    Define Key Terms 449




    Review Questions 450




Part IX: Confi guring Web Services




Chapter 23 Implementing a Web Server 453




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 453




    Foundation Topics 455




    Basic Apache Web Server Configuration 456




        Starting the Apache Web Server 457




        Apache Web Server Log Files 458




        Enable Scripting 459




    Apache Web Server Security 463




        Essential Settings 463




        User Authentication 465




    Virtual Hosts 466




        Configuring IP-Based Virtual Hosts 466




        Configuring Name-Based Virtual Hosts 467




    Exam Preparation Tasks 468




    Review All Key Topics 468




    Define Key Terms 468




    Review Questions 468




Chapter 24 Apache Configuration for HTTPS 473




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 473




    Foundation Topics 475




    SSL Essentials 475




        SSL Issues 476




        Self-Signing 477




    SSL and Apache 477




    SSL Server Certificate 478




    Apache SSL Directives 484




        Exam Preparation Tasks 486




    Review All Key Topics 486




    Define Key Terms 486




    Review Questions 486




Chapter 25 Implementing a Proxy Server 489




“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 489




    Foundation Topics 491




    Squid Basics 493




    Squid Access Rules 494




    Built-In acls 496




        Understanding the Squid Rules 496




        Nginx Configuration 497




    Client Configuration 500




    Exam Preparation Tasks 504




    Review All Key Topics 504




    Define Key Terms 504




    Review Questions 504




Part X: Administrating File Sharing




Chapter 26 SAMBA Server Configuration 507




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 507




    Foundation Topics 509




    SAMBA Configuration 510




        The [global] Section 511




        The [homes] Section 512




        The [printers] Section 513




        Custom Shares 514




    SAMBA Server 515




    SAMBA Accounts 516




        Mapping Local Accounts 517




    Accessing SAMBA Servers 518




        Mounting SAMBA Shares 520




    Exam Preparation Tasks 521




    Review All Key Topics 521




    Define Key Terms 522




    Review Questions 522




Chapter 27 NFS Server Configuration 525




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 525




    Foundation Topics 527




    Configuring an NFS Server 527




        The /etc/exports File 527




        User ID Mapping 529




        NFS Server Processes 530




        Understanding portmap 531




        NFS Server Commands 533




    Configuring an NFS Client 534




    Review All Key Topics 536




    Define Key Terms 537




    Review Questions 537




Part XI: Managing Network Clients




Chapter 28 DHCP Configuration 541




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 541




    Foundation Topics 543




    DHCP Configuration Basics 543




        The ddns-update-style and Ignore client-updates Directives 545




        The Subnet Directive 545




    Configuring Static Hosts 547




        Configuring BOOTP Hosts 547




    DHCP Log Files 548




    Configuring a DHCP Relay Agent 549




    Exam Preparation Tasks 550




    Review All Key Topics 550




    Define Key Terms 550




    Review Questions 550




Chapter 29 PAM Authentication 555




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 555




    Foundation Topics 557




    PAM Configuration Basics 557




        PAM Types 559




        Control Values 562




    PAM Modules 564




        The pam_unix Module 565




        The pam_cracklib Module 565




        The pam_limits Module 566




        The pam_listfile Module 568




    Exam Preparation Tasks 569




    Review All Key Topics 569




    Define Key Terms 569




    Review Questions 569




Chapter 30 Configuring an OpenLDAP Server 573




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 573




    Foundation Topics 576




    Key LDAP Terms 576




    The slapd.conf File 579




        Customize Your LDAP Domain 579




        Configuring Logging 581




        Configuring the Database Directory 582




    Starting the LDAP Server 582




    OpenLDAP Objects 584




        OpenLDAP Schemas 584




    OpenLDAP Database Changes 586




    Exam Preparation Tasks 589




    Review All Key Topics 589




    Define Key Terms 589




    Review Questions 590




Chapter 31 LDAP Client Usage 593




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 593




    Foundation Topics 595




    Using the ldapdelete Command 596




    Using the ldapsearch Command 597




    Using the ldappasswd Command 600




    Exam Preparation Tasks 601




    Review All Key Topics 601




    Review Questions 601




Part XII: Administrating E-Mail Services




Chapter 32 Using E-mail Servers 605




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 605




    Foundation Topics 607




    SMTP Basics 607




    Configuring Postfix 609




        Postfix Configuration File 610




        Important Postfix Settings 611




        Aliases 612




        Postfix Virtual Domains 614




    sendmail and exim 614




    Monitoring E-mail Servers 616




    Exam Preparation Tasks 617




    Review All Key Topics 617




    Define Key Terms 617




    Review Questions 618




Chapter 33 Managing Local E-mail Delivery 621




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 621




    Foundation Topics 623




    procmail Basics 623




    procmail Rules 625




    mbox and Maildir Formats 628




    Exam Preparation Tasks 629




    Review All Key Topics 629




    Define Key Terms 629




    Review Questions 630




Chapter 34 Managing Remote E-mail Delivery 633




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 633




    Foundation Topics 635




    IMAP and POP Essentials 635




    The Courier Server 636




        The /etc/courier/authdaemonrc File 638




        The /etc/courier/imapd File 638




        The /etc/courier/pop3d File 639




    The Dovecot Server 639




    Exam Preparation Tasks 643




    Review All Key Topics 643




    Define Key Terms 644




    Review Questions 644




Part XIII: Administrating System Security




Chapter 35 Configuring a Router 647




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 647




    Foundation Topics 649




    Firewall Essentials 649




        Targets 653




        iptables Examples 653




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    Contents xix




    Saving the Rules 656




    Advanced iptables Features 657




    Private Networks and NAT 658




    Exam Preparation Tasks 659




    Review All Key Topics 659




    Define Key Terms 659




    Review Questions 660




Chapter 36 Securing FTP Servers 663




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 663




    Foundation Topics 665




    Configuring vsftpd 665




        Anonymous FTP 665




        Limiting User Accounts 667




        Additional Settings 669




    Configuring Pure-FTPd 670




    ProFTPd 670




    Active versus Passive Mode 671




    Exam Preparation Tasks 674




    Review All Key Topics 674




    Define Key Terms 674




    Review Questions 675




Chapter 37 Secure Shell (SSH) 679




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 679




    Foundation Topics 681




    Configuring the Secure Shell Server 681




        Basic Configuration Settings 681




        Settings That Affect User Access 682




    Secure Shell Client Commands 684




        The ssh_config File 684




        The ssh Command 685




        The scp and sftp Commands 687




    Advanced SSH Features 687




        Passwordless Login 688




    Exam Preparation Tasks 690




    Review All Key Topics 690




    Review Questions 690




Chapter 38 Security Tasks and OpenVPN 693




    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 693




    Foundation Topics 695




    Security Tools 695




    fail2ban 696




        OpenVAS and Snort 698




    Security Alert Services 698




    OpenVPN 699




        CA Setup 700




        Create VPN Server Certificate 701




        Create VPN Client Certificate 703




        Basic Server Setup 705




        Basic Client Setup 706




    Exam Preparation Tasks 709




    Review All Key Topics 709




    Define Key Terms 709




    Review Questions 710




    Part XIV: Exam Preparation




Chapter 39 Final Preparation 713




    Foundation Topics 714




    How to Prepare for the LPI Exams 714




        Exam Objectives 714




        Important Exam Facts 714




        Right Before Your Exam Starts 714




        How to Look at the Objectives 715




        Studying for the Exams–What to Do 717




        Machines or Virtual Machines? 717




        Studying for the Exams–What Not to Do 718




        LPI Certifications and Distributions 718




        You Have to Install Something 719




        LPI Exam Question Types 719




        Single Answer Multiple Choice 720




        Choose Multiple 721




        Choose All That Apply 721




        Fill-in-the-Blank 722




        Final Recommendations 724




    Summary 724




Glossary 727




Appendix A Answers to “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Review Questions 739




Appendix B LPIC-2 Exam Updates 773




TOC, 9780789757142, 4/22/2016

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