2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 208.2 — Apache HTTPS Configuration
SSL/TLS with mod_ssl: key/CSR generation, self-signed certificates, CA.pl, SNI, wildcard certs, certificate chains, disabling weak protocols and ciphers, ServerTokens, TraceEnable. LPIC-2 exam topic 208.2.
Exam topic 208.2 — Apache HTTPS Configuration (weight: 3). Covers SSL/TLS setup with mod_ssl, certificate management, …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 208.3 — Squid Caching Proxy
Squid 3.x configuration: squid.conf parameters, ACL types, http_access rules, user authentication schemes (basic/digest/ntlm/negotiate), redirectors, memory management, and squid -k commands. LPIC-2 exam topic 208.3.
Exam topic 208.3 — Squid Caching Proxy (weight: 2). Covers Squid 3.x configuration, ACL definitions, access control, …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 208.4 — Nginx as Web Server and Reverse Proxy
Nginx architecture, reverse proxy configuration, virtual server setup, PHP via FastCGI (php-fpm), proxy_pass vs fastcgi_pass, location blocks, try_files. LPIC-2 exam topic 208.4.
Exam topic 208.4 — Nginx as Web Server and Reverse Proxy (weight: 2). Covers installing and configuring Nginx as a …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 209.1 — Samba Server Configuration
Samba daemons (smbd/nmbd/winbindd), smb.conf structure, global directives, share configuration, security levels, passdb backends, ACLs, username mapping, mounting CIFS shares, WINS, AD domain join. LPIC-2 exam topic 209.1.
Exam topic 209.1 — Samba Server Configuration (weight: 5). Covers configuring Samba as a standalone file/print server …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 209.2 — NFS Server Configuration
NFSv3 architecture and daemons, /etc/exports format and options, exportfs, showmount, rpcinfo, nfsstat, client-side mounting, squashing, TCP Wrappers for NFS, NFSv4 overview. LPIC-2 exam topic 209.2.
Exam topic 209.2 — NFS Server Configuration (weight: 3). Covers NFSv3 setup, /etc/exports configuration, NFS utilities, …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 210.1 — DHCP Configuration
ISC DHCPd configuration: dhcpd.conf structure, global parameters, subnet/range, static hosts, groups, BOOTP/PXE, DHCP relay (dhcrelay), lease file, logging, IPv6 and radvd. LPIC-2 exam topic 210.1.
Exam topic 210.1 — DHCP Configuration (weight: 2). Covers ISC DHCPd server setup, dhcpd.conf structure, lease …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 210.2 — PAM Authentication
PAM module types (auth/account/password/session), control flags (required/requisite/sufficient/optional), pam_unix, pam_cracklib, pam_limits, pam_listfile, pam_ldap, SSSD with pam_sss, /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow structure, nsswitch.conf. LPIC-2 exam topic 210.2.
Exam topic 210.2 — PAM Authentication (weight: 3). Covers PAM module types, control flags, key PAM modules, /etc/shadow …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 210.3 — LDAP Client Usage
LDAP tree structure, DN/RDN, LDIF format, ldapsearch with filters, ldapadd/ldapdelete/ldapmodify/ldappasswd, search scopes, slapadd vs ldapadd. LPIC-2 exam topic 210.3.
Exam topic 210.3 — LDAP Client Usage (weight: 2). Covers using LDAP command-line client tools, LDIF format, search …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 210.4 — Configuring an OpenLDAP Server
OpenLDAP slapd configuration (slapd.conf vs slapd-config/LDIF), distinguished names, server utilities (slapadd/slapcat/slapindex/slappasswd), ACL, TLS setup, client integration with NSLCD and PAM. LPIC-2 exam topic 210.4.
Exam topic 210.4 — Configuring an OpenLDAP Server (weight: 4). Covers installing and configuring the slapd daemon, …
2026-04-10
Linux
LPIC-2
LPIC-2 211.1 — Using E-mail Servers
SMTP protocol, Postfix architecture, main.cf and master.cf, aliases, virtual domains, lookup tables, relay configuration, TLS in Postfix, Sendmail configuration files, Exim, Postfix utilities (postconf/postmap/postqueue/postsuper). LPIC-2 exam topic 211.1.
Exam topic 211.1 — Using E-mail Servers (weight: 4). Covers Postfix configuration, mail queues, aliases, virtual …