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Linux Professional Institute102-500AssociateLinux · LPIC-1 · Professional level 1Available
LPIC-1 Linux Administrator — Exam 102
Shells and scripting, desktops, administrative tasks, essential system services, networking fundamentals and security.
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Domain weights
Share of questions per topic, from the official objective weights (60 points in total). Every sitting draws questions by these weights.
- D1Shells and Shell Scripting13 %10 concepts
- D2User Interfaces and Desktops7 %4 concepts
- D3Administrative Tasks20 %14 concepts
- D4Essential System Services20 %17 concepts
- D5Networking Fundamentals23 %16 concepts
- D6Security17 %12 concepts
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What's on the exam
Domain 1: Shells and Shell Scripting
13 %Customising the shell environment and writing simple Bash scripts.
Practice domain 1 →Domain 2: User Interfaces and Desktops
7 %X11, graphical desktops and accessibility.
Practice domain 2 →Domain 3: Administrative Tasks
20 %Users and groups, scheduled jobs (cron, at, systemd timers), localisation.
Practice domain 3 →Domain 4: Essential System Services
20 %System time and NTP, logging and the journal, MTA basics, printing.
Practice domain 4 →Domain 5: Networking Fundamentals
23 %Internet protocols, persistent network configuration, troubleshooting, client-side DNS.
Practice domain 5 →Domain 6: Security
17 %Security administration tasks, host security and encryption with OpenSSH and GnuPG.
Practice domain 6 →
Domain names and weights come from the official 102-500 exam objectives (checked 2026-10-26). Always check it for the authoritative scope.
The real exam also has fill-in-the-blank questions; the simulator uses multiple-choice only.
Sources · checked 2026-10-26
Sample questions
Two of this exam's original questions, with the explanation you get after every answer.
Sample 1Select one
A user logs in on a text console with Bash as the login shell. Which of these files does Bash read first?
- A~/.bash_aliases
- B/etc/profile
- C~/.bash_logout
- D/etc/bash.bashrc only
Show answer & explanation
Correct: B. A login shell reads /etc/profile first and then the first of ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login or ~/.profile that exists. ~/.bashrc is read by interactive non-login shells (and is usually sourced from ~/.bash_profile), and ~/.bash_logout runs at logout.
Sample 2Select 2
Which files are read by an interactive, non-login Bash shell such as a new terminal window in a desktop session? (Select TWO.)
- A/etc/profile
- B~/.bash_logout
- C/etc/bash.bashrc (on Debian-based systems)
- D~/.bashrc
- E~/.bash_profile
Show answer & explanation
Correct: C, D. Interactive non-login shells read ~/.bashrc; Debian-based distributions build Bash to read /etc/bash.bashrc first (other distributions source /etc/bashrc from ~/.bashrc). /etc/profile and ~/.bash_profile are for login shells, and ~/.bash_logout runs when a login shell exits.