The Linux Foundation Certified Engineer exam is designed for the Linux engineer looking to demonstrate a more advanced level of Linux administration and engineering skill.
Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE)
Overview
The Linux Foundation Certified Engineer is the ideal certification for the Linux engineer with at least three to five years of Linux experience. It is designed for the engineer looking to demonstrate a higher level of skill set to help qualify for a promotion or land a new, more advanced job. The exam is performance-based on the command-line, and includes items simulating on-the-job scenarios.
There are no pre-requisites for this exam.
Domains & Competencies
The Linux Foundation worked with industry experts and the Linux kernel community to identify the core domains and the critical skills, knowledge and abilities (“competencies”) applicable to each certification. Performance-based exams were then developed based on the competencies that were identified.
- Essential Commands – 5%
- Operation of Running Systems – 18%
- User and Group Management – 10%
- Networking – 15%
- Service Configuration – 17%
- Storage Management – 10%
- System Design and Deployment – 25%
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LFCE Domains and Competencies V3.18
Essential Commands – 5%
- Use version control tools
- Manipulate file content programmatically
- Run commands on many systems simultaneously
- Install Linux Distribution
Operation of Running Systems – 18%
- Monitor, tune and troubleshoot system performance
- Update operating systems to provide required functionality and security
- Update the kernel and ensure the system is bootable
- Script automation tools to make work faster and more accurate
- Train team members on new technology or changes to existing systems
- Maintain systems via configuration management tools
- Maintain the integrity and availability of hardware
- Develop and test disaster recovery plans
- Support incident management for outages/trouble
- Produce and deliver reports on system use (processor, memory, disk, and network), outages, and user requests
- Monitor security and conduct audits
- Manipulate Linux system during the recovery process
- Use udev for device detection and management
- Configure and modify SELinux/AppArmor policies
User and Group Management – 10%
- Connect to an external authentication source
- Configure advanced PAM
Networking – 15%
- Monitor, tune and troubleshoot network performance
- Configure network traffic tunneling
- Configure a system to perform Network Address Translation
- Dynamically route IP traffic
- Implement advanced packet filtering
Service Configuration – 17%
- Implement and configure an HTTP server
- Implement and configure time synchronization server
- Implement and configure network logging server
- Configure a DHCP server
- Implement and configure an SMTP service
- Implement and configure the HTTP proxy server
- Configure host-based and user-based security for a service
- Implement and configure a centralized authentication server
- Implement and configure a PXE Boot server
- Implement and configure an authoritative DNS server
Storage Management – 10%
- Manage advanced LVM configuration
- Identify storage devices using block device attributes
- Manage Linux file system features and flags
- Implement and configure remote block storage devices
- Implement and configure network shares
System Design and Deployment – 25%
- Define a capacity planning strategy
- Conduct post deployment verifications
- Create and maintain software packages
- Create, configure and maintain containers
- Deploy, configure, and maintain high availability/clustering/replication
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Exam Details
This exam is an online, proctored, performance-based test that requires solving multiple issues from a command line running Linux. Candidates have 2 hours to complete the tasks.
Policies & Resources
Please review The Linux Foundation certification Policies and FAQ below.
Testimonials
“Tough exam! Really good, requires a broad spectrum of administrative tasks to be performed right on the spot as it really requires both broad and very specific knowledge. Fair play to you.” Jul 2019
“I was happy to find it more difficult than I expected. Been working on linux systems for some years, but still some of the material I met during the preparation and exam was new to me. Tremendous learning experience. ” Jul 2019
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At a Glance
Exam Delivery
Online
Duration of Exam
2 Hours
Certification Valid
3 Years
Includes
- 12 Month Exam Eligibility
- Free Exam Retake
- PDF Certificate and Digital Badge
Experience Level
Advanced
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