Junior Level LPIC-1 Exam 102: Manage Users and Groups Accounts and Jobs in Linux

Overview/Description
User and group account management is part of the day to day responsibility of many Linux system administrators. Linux has a very flexible set of tools built in for scheduling tasks and jobs. This course covers user and group account and database management, limited and special purpose accounts, and scheduling using at and cron. This course is part of a series that prepares the learner for CompTIA Linux+ exam LX0-102 and Linux Professional Institute (LPI) LPIC-1 Junior Level Administrator exam 102.

Target Audience
Administrators who are rolling out and supporting Linux in the enterprise; individuals seeking internationally recognized, distribution-neutral Linux certification

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Junior Level LPIC-1 Exam 102: Manage Users and Groups Accounts and Jobs in Linux

create and modify a user account in Linux

identify best practices for Linux account security

recognize the key commands for managing account security in Linux

create and modify user accounts

schedule jobs in Linux using the at command

schedule jobs in Linux using the cron daemon

use at and cron to schedule tasks