Training

Ubuntu Certified Professional

The Ubuntu Certified Professional (UCP) is a training certification based on the LPI level 1 certification. To earn the UCP, candidates are required to pass the LPI 101, LPI 102 and the Ubuntu 199 exams. Exams can be taken in any order. Two, five day courses, Ubuntu Professional Courses 1 & 2, will assist System Administrators to pass the required exams and achieve the Ubuntu Certified Professional certification.

The certification tests student's ability to:

• Install and configure Ubuntu systems
• Perform routine administration tasks: boot and shut down the system, manage user accounts and file systems, and maintain system security
• Configure network connectivity and key network services
• Work productively at the Linux command line

Detailed curriculum>> from 1st September 2008

Ubuntu Professional: Course 1

A five day course which will help you prepare for the LPI 101 and Ubuntu 199 exams. You will learn how to:

• Use Ubuntu's technical structure, software repositories and supporting infrastructure including Launchpad
• Perform a basic Ubuntu installation using the "desktop" and "alternate" CDs
• Use standard command line tools to manage files and processes, and to process textual data using filters, pipelines, regular expressions, and the text editor vi
• Configure basic hardware settings, power management, USB devices and communication peripherals
• Manage and install software packages
• Create partitions and filesystems, control filesystem mounting and access permissions, manage disk quotas and file system security
• Configure the X Window system
• Customise the Gnome desktop, display manager (login screen) and evolution (mail client)

Ubuntu Professional: Course 2

A five day course which will help you prepare for the LPI 102 and Ubuntu 199 exams. You will learn how to: 

• Manage kernel modules, configure, build and install a custom kernel and more
• Understand and configure the boot-time startup process
• Install and configure local and remote printers
• Read "man" pages and other local documentation, and find documentation on the internet
• Write simple shell scripts to automate administrative tasks
• Perform standard administrative tasks including managing user accounts and groups, configuring logging, scheduling regular events, and performing backups
• Configure and troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity
• Configure network services including DNS, mail, Apache, NFS, Samba, and SSH (secure shell)
• Keep the system secure

Note: The courses can be taken independently of each other although they are designed to follow sequential order. If a candidate already holds a current LPI level 1 certification, then they will only be required to pass the Ubuntu 199 exam.