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CompTIAInternationally recognized accreditation body
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About the certification
🐧 Start your Linux systems administration career with CompTIA Linux+ (V8) certification
CompTIA Linux+ Certification is a professional certification for systems administrators and beginner to intermediate Linux administrators, focusing on systems operation, user management, security, automation, and troubleshooting in real-world server environments.
Certification content & modules
🖥️System Management — 23%
- Understanding the boot process and the kernel
- Device and Kernel Modules management
- Storage management: RAID / LVM / Partitions / Mounting
- Network setup: DNS / Interfaces / Host configuration
- Shell commands: Navigation, Redirection, Environment Variables
- Backup & Restore
- Using Virtualization & VMs
👥Services & User Management — 20%
- File and permissions management (Permissions & Links)
- Create and manage users and groups
- Processes & Scheduling
- Package Management
- Starting and stopping services (Services, Logs, Timers)
- Containers & Images & Networks Management
🔐Security — 18%
- Authentication and accounting systems (PAM / LDAP / Kerberos)
- Set up firewalls (iptables / nftables / UFW)
- Locking the system (sudo, remote access hardening)
- Password and multi-factor authentication (MFA) policies
- Encryption and digital certificate management
- Verify system integrity and compliance
🕹️Automation, Orchestration & Scripting — 17%
- Automation using Ansible, Puppet and CI/CD
- Writing Bash scripts (Variables / Functions / Logic)
- Python basics for systems
- Use Git for version management
- Applying the concepts of automation and artificial intelligence in programming
🛠️Troubleshooting— 22%
- System monitoring and logs (Logs & Monitoring)
- Solve boot and storage problems
- Diagnose network and communication problems
- Fix security and permissions issues
- Performance analysis (CPU / Memory / I/O Optimization)
👨💻Who is this certificate for?
- System Administrators
- Linux Engineers
- DevOps Beginners
- IT Support Specialists
- Those who want to enter the world of server and systems management
- The CompTIA Linux+ certification is a strong foundation for any path in systems administration, DevOps, or cybersecurity.
Quick details
LevelBeginner
Delivery MethodOnline
Official certificate information
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Exam duration
90 minutes
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Voucher validity
Valid for the period printed on the voucher (usually 12 months from the date of purchase and including free returns if applicable), and the expiry date is not extended; To activate the retake, you must take the exam and fail it first
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Exam retake
No waiting between the first and second attempt; From the third attempt and above, you must wait at least 14 calendar days from the date of the last attempt
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Certificate validity
3 years (renewable through the CE Continuing Education Program by collecting 50 CEUs during the three-year cycle)
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