The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has established itself as the standard for distribution independent Linux certification. LPI offers three levels of certification: LPI 1, LPI 2 and LPI 3. LPI 1 is the base level certification that is looked for by professionals that want to validate their skills on Linux but not to one specific Linux distribution. This course will help candidates preparing for the LPIC 102 exam, which is the second out of 2 LPI exams candidates have to take to obtain the certificate.Topics:Shells and Shell ScriptingInterfaces and DesktopsAdministrative TasksEssential System ServicesNetworking FundamentalsSecurity Topic 105: Shells and Shell Scripting 105.1 Customize and use the shell environment Description: Candidates should be able to customize shell environments to meet users' needs. Candidates should be able to modify global and user profiles.Key Knowledge Areas:Set environment variables (e.g. PATH) at login or when spawning a new shell.Write Bash functions for frequently used sequences of commands.Maintain skeleton directories for new user accounts.Set command search path with the proper directory.105.2