Prepare for LPIC-1 exam 2 - topic 107: Administrative tasks

This learning path is part of the Learn Linux, 102: A roadmap for LPIC-1 series.

Overview

The three tutorials in this learning path explains how to manage administrative tasks, such adding, modifying, and removing users and groups; managing user and group information in password and group databases; and creating and managing special-purpose and limited accounts. You’ll learn how to use and manage crIon and systemd timers to run jobs at regular intervals and to run jobs at a specific time. You’ll also learn how to configure user access to cron and at services and understand system timer units. Finally, you’ll learn how to configure your locale settings and environment variables and configure your time zone settings and environment variables and thus adapt your system to your local needs.

Skill level

Intermediate

Estimated time to complete

Approximately 3 hours.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this learning path, you will be able to:

• Manage user and group accounts and related system files
• Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs
• Understand localisation and internationalisation