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Linux Certification Update
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Linux Professional Institute Certified (LPIC)
The Linux Professional Institute Inc. (LPI) is a non-profit organization formed specifically for the purpose of creating a vendor-neutral certification program for Linux. The group began organizing in late 1998 and officially incorporated on October 25, 1999. The first exams became available in October 2000.
The LPIC program is designed to offer three certifications signifying increasing skill level, with each certification requiring two exams. The first two tiers are fully operational; Level 3 has yet to be developed.
The two exams required for Level 1 certification are titled General Linux I and General Linux II. They cover such topics as: GNU and UNIX commands; devices; Linux file systems; boot, initialization, shutdown, and run levels; documentation; installation and package management; hardware and architecture; and additional subjects. At Level 2 (again, two exams) candidates will be queried on advanced administration and networking topics, including how to track and solve problems, kernel administration, and mail and news services, among other subjects.
Each LPIC exam costs $100. They are available through VUE and Prometric testing centers. As with CompTIA's Linux+, LPIC level I certification is accepted by IBM as meeting a requirement toward IBM Certified for e-business - Solution Technologist certification.
Sair Linux/GNU Certified (LCP/LCA/LCE/MLCE)
Sair (pronounced zair) is an acronym for Software Architecture Implementation and Realization. Sair Inc. started out in 1992 as a software development firm, only turning its attention to building a Linux certification program in 1999. In a familiar dot com story, Sair was acquired by Wave Technologies, which was in turn acquired by Thomson Learning, which is the current owner/operator of the Sair certification program.
Sair certification was originally created with 3 levels: Linux/GNU Certified Administrator (LCA), Linux/GNU Certified Engineer (LCE), and Master Linux/GNU Certified Engineer (MLCE), each requiring passage of four exams. The original design was cleanly organized around four system usage areas (thus the four exams at each level): Linux installation; network connectivity; system administration; and security, ethics, and privacy. Each of the areas further broken down into six categories: theory of operation, base system, shells and commands, utilities, system services, and troubleshooting. Exams are multiple choice and consist of 50 questions. A score of 74% or better is required to pass. They cost $99 each.
 
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