LPI to run free LPI level 3 (beta) exams at LinuxWorld Expo

27 September 2006

This is a follow-up to my earlier post Free / Reduced Price LPI Exams at LinuxWorld Expo in London.

I've since been contacted by Glenn McKnight from LPI who has given details of the new Level 3 exams which are going to be available at the LinuxWorld Expo.

The new Level Three exams at Linux World London which are free of charge with the following conditions.

The exams will run longer than usual exams because there will be many more items. Expect each exam to be on the order of 3 hours.
The exams will be free. However, it will take a month or two for you to get your final results.
A particular event will not occur if there are not enough qualified candidates to warrant the exam lab.
More events will be added as LPI affiliates confirm that they can hold an event locally.
Seating is limited
If there is too much demand, we will seat LPIC-2 holders preferentially.

A brief description of the Exam

During a period of consultation with some of LPI's partners, community members and Advisory Committees it became evident that two technology areas have a strong need for skills verification. These are the areas of authentication and file sharing services. More specifically:

linux in a mission critical and mixed environment
Advanced topics: capacity planning, troubleshooting, core network services
authentication and naming
network file/print services

The main technology focus of the first LPIC-3 exams will LDAP and Samba services. However, related and/or competing technologies will be examined.