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Linux Professional Institute BSD Specialist

An LPI Open Technology certification demonstrating BSD system administration skills across FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD, awarded after passing the BSD Specialist examination.

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BSD Specialist exam
Applicability
The current certification overview identifies version 1.0, code 702-100. Official inception and retirement dates are not published in these current materials and remain null.
Prerequisites
No prerequisite certification; more than one year of BSD administration experience is strongly recommended, not required.
Registration
Create an LPI account and obtain an LPI ID before the first examination; schedule with Pearson VUE.

BSD Specialist exam

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank
Exam questions
Total questions: 60.
Time limit
90 minutes
Examination outline
  • BSD Installation and Software Management (23.33%)
    • BSD Operating System Installation
    • BSD Software and Package Management
    • BSD System Startup Configuration
    • Hardware Configuration
    • BSD Kernel Parameters and System Security Level
  • Storage Devices and BSD Filesystems (18.33%)
    • BSD Partitioning and Disk Labels
    • Create File Systems and Maintain their Integrity
    • Control Mounting and Unmounting of File Systems
    • Manage File Permissions and Ownership
    • Create and Change Hard and Symbolic Links
    • Find Files and BSD Directory Layout
  • Basic BSD System Administration (18.33%)
    • Manage User Accounts and Groups
    • Automate System Administration Tasks by Scheduling Jobs
    • Maintain System Time
    • System Logging
    • Mail Transfer Agents (MTA) Basics
    • Manage Printing and Print Jobs
    • Manage User Sessions
  • Basic BSD Network Administration (16.67%)
    • Fundamentals of Internet Protocols
    • Basic network configuration
    • Basic network troubleshooting
    • Configure Client Side DNS
  • Basic Unix Skills (23.33%)
    • Use the Shell and Work on the Command Line
    • Perform basic file management
    • Create, Monitor and Kill Processes
    • Use Simple Regular Expressions
    • Perform basic file editing operations
    • Customize or write simple scripts
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