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Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)

Unlock great career opportunities by proving your Linux expertise — the OS powering 90% of the public cloud. Become the go-to professional every employer wants on their team!

LFCS includes:

✔ 12-months to schedule & take the exam
✔ Access to two exam simulation attempts
✔ Two exam attempts

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How will the LFCS benefit me?

  • Career Advancement
  • Industry-wide Credential Recognition
  • Proves Your High-Demand Cloud Skills
  • Networking Opportunities

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Domains & Competencies
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Operations Deployment25%
Configure kernel parameters, persistent and non-persistent
Diagnose, identify, manage, and troubleshoot processes and services
Manage or schedule jobs for executing commands
Search for, install, validate, and maintain software packages or repositories
Recover from hardware, operating system, or filesystem failures
Manage Virtual Machines (libvirt)
Configure container engines, create and manage containers
Create and enforce MAC using SELinux
Networking 25%
Configure IPv4 and IPv6 networking and hostname resolution
Set and synchronize system time using time servers
Monitor and troubleshoot networking
Configure the OpenSSH server and client
Configure packet filtering, port redirection, and NAT
Configure static routing
Configure bridge and bonding devices
Implement reverse proxies and load balancers
Storage20%
Configure and manage LVM storage
Manage and configure the virtual file system
Create, manage, and troubleshoot filesystems
Use remote filesystems and network block devices
Configure and manage swap space
Configure filesystem automounters
Monitor storage performance
Essential Commands20%
Basic Git Operations
Create, configure, and troubleshoot services
Monitor and troubleshoot system performance and services
Determine application and service specific constraints
Troubleshoot diskspace issues
Work with SSL certificates
Users and Groups10%
Create and manage local user and group accounts
Manage personal and system-wide environment profiles
Configure user resource limits
Configure and manage ACLs
Configure the system to use LDAP user and group accounts
The Linux Foundation worked with industry experts and the project’s community to identify the core domains and the critical skills, knowledge and competencies applicable to each certification. Performance-based exams were then developed based on the competencies that were identified.
Exam Details & Resources
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. Please review The Linux Foundation certification Policies and FAQ below.
About the LFCS
LFCS was developed by The Linux Foundation to help meet the increasing demand for Linux administration talent. The exam consists of performance-based items that simulate on-the-job tasks and scenarios faced by sysadmins in the real world. The exam is independent of distribution-specific tasks, therefore selecting a platform in the exam preparation checklist is no longer required.

Once enrolled you will receive access to an exam simulator, provided by Killer.sh, allowing you to experience the exam environment. You will have two simulation attempts (36 hours of access for each attempt from the start of activation). The simulation includes 20-25 questions that are exactly the same for every attempt and every user, unlike the actual exam. The simulation will provide graded results.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this exam.
Reviews
Jul 2024
Linux Foundation is one of the best exams to test your skills, and advance your career. I was honored to have the opportunity to write a test, and it all went smoothly!
Feb 2024
It was challenging and pushed me to improve my skills. I find myself using these skills in my day-to-day work.
Mar 2024
I liked the hands-on approach to the exam. The exam is based on application of the different concepts rather than the theory behind it.
Dec 2023
A hands-on exam testing close to real-life scenarios. Every assignment runs in a different VM so one assignment doesn't affect another one, thereby reducing stress and testing course units individually.
Jul 2023
The exam is thorough and reaches beyond what you might see in related courses to make sure you know how to get around on a system you're familiar with but not fully knowledgeable of.
Sep 2023
It is like troubleshooting in real life. I liked the topics really seen on the course that were included in the exam.
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