Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
LPIC-2 Linux Engineer
The second level of the LPIC program. It confirms that you can administer small to medium-sized mixed networks and set up the key network services.
- Exams
- 201-450 and 202-450
- Per exam
- 90 min, 60 questions
- Validity
- 5 years
- Prerequisite
- LPIC-1
- Where
- Test center or online
Your path in the Linux programme
- optional Linux Essentials
- no prerequisite LPIC-1 Linux Administrator
-
you are here LPIC-2 Linux Engineer
- requires LPIC-2 LPIC-3 4 specialisations
What you can do with LPIC-2
- Advanced system administration, including the kernel, system startup and maintenance
- Manage block storage and filesystems
- Set up networking, authentication and security, including firewalls and VPN
- Set up network services: DHCP, DNS, SSH, web servers, file servers (FTP, NFS, Samba) and email
- Supervise assistants and advise management on automation and purchases
Two exams, in any order
201201-450
- Capacity planning
- Linux kernel
- System startup
- Filesystems and devices
- Advanced storage device administration
- Network configuration
- System maintenance
202202-450
- Domain Name Server
- HTTP services
- File sharing
- Network client management
- Email services
- System security
Current version 4.5. Exam languages at test centers include German and English, online English and Japanese.
How to get LPIC-2
- Review the objectives. They define what the exam covers.
- Prepare. With a course at one of our partners or through self-study.
- Book the exam. Directly with Pearson VUE. Many training partners also offer the exam at the end of the course, and at schools and universities that are Academic Partners, students take it at reduced rates.
- Take the exam. At a test centre or online from home.
trainings
All 7 LPIC-2 courses
Training for preparation
Information according to lpi.org, as of October 2026. LPIC-2 is a trademark of Linux Professional Institute.