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Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)

The Linux Foundation

Certification

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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.

Duration

12 months

Cost

$445Show moreShow less

Format

Online

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LFCS includes: - 12-months to schedule & take the exam - Access to two exam simulation attempts - Two exam attempts You have three ways to purchase! 1. Certification exam only – $445 2. Certification exam + THRIVE-ONE Annual Subscription (includes unlimited access to all e-Learning courses, SkillCreds, and premium Microlearning content) – $625 3. Certification exam + Linux System Administration Essentials (LFS207) course – $645 How will the LFCS benefit me? Career Advancement Industry-wide Credential Recognition Proves Your High-Demand Cloud Skills Networking Opportunities What about AWS, Red Hat & other certs? Make sure your credentials include a strong foundation that is vendor-neutral to offer you the most career flexibility and growth. Add LFCS to your career profile today & check out our career roadmap. 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.

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • 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)
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Computer networks and related computing environments — administer and maintain with reduced oversight across hardware, software, and configuration layers in a mid-sized enterprise.
  • Disaster recovery operations — execute and validate restoration procedures following documented recovery plans in a business-critical server environment.
  • Hardware, software, and network faults — diagnose and resolve using structured troubleshooting methodologies and replace defective components in a production network.
  • Email platforms and endpoint virus protection software — configure, monitor, and tune to meet organizational security standards in a corporate messaging environment.
  • Master console tools — operate to coordinate network access, monitor system performance, and respond to alerts across a multi-server enterprise environment.
  • Network performance metrics — analyze trend data to identify bottlenecks and recommend capacity adjustments in a growing organizational network.
  • Network security measures — plan and implement firewall rules, access controls, and patch schedules to protect data and systems in a regulated business environment.
  • Equipment performance records — analyze patterns over time to make informed repair-or-replacement recommendations to IT management.
  • Database management system software — maintain user accounts, permissions, and routine maintenance tasks in support of enterprise applications.
  • Technical findings and status updates — communicate clearly in written reports and verbal briefings to IT peers and non-technical stakeholders in a corporate setting.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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