Exam 101: Objective Changes as of July 2, 2012
Topic 101: System Architecture
101.3 Change runlevels and shutdown or reboot system
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Candidates should be able to manage the runlevel of the system. This objective includes changing to single user mode, shutdown or rebooting the system. Candidates should be able to alert users before switching run level and properly terminate processes. This objective also includes setting the default run level. It also includes basic feature knowledge of potential replacements to init. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
Set the default run level.
Change between run levels including single user mode.
Shutdown and reboot from the command line.
Alert users before switching run levels or other major system event.
Properly terminate processes.
Knowledge of basic features of systemd and Upstart.
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
/etc/inittab
shutdown
init
/etc/init.d
telinit
Topic 102: Linux Installation and Package Management
102.1 Design hard disk layout
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2 |
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Candidates should be able to design a disk partitioning scheme for a Linux system. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
Allocate filesystems and swap space to separate partitions or disks.
Tailor the design to the intended use of the system.
Ensure the /boot partition conforms to the hardware architecture requirements for booting.
Knowledge of basic features of LVM.
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
/ (root) filesystem.
/var filesystem.
/home filesystem.
swap space.
mount points.
partitions.
102.2 Install a boot manager
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2 |
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Candidates should be able to select, install and configure a boot manager. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
Providing alternative boot locations and backup boot options.
Install and configure a boot loader such as GRUB Legacy.
Perform basic configuration changes for GRUB 2.
Interact with the boot loader.
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
/boot/grub/menu.lst, grub.cfg and other variations.
grub-install.
MBR.
superblock.
Topic 104: Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
104.1 Create partitions and filesystems
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2 |
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Candidates should be able to configure disk partitions and then create filesystems on media such as hard disks. This includes the handling of swap partitions. |
Key Knowledge Areas:
Use various mkfs commands to set up partitions and create various filesystems such as:
ext2/ext3/ext4
xfs
reiserfs v3
vfat
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
fdisk
mkfs
mkswap