These are required exams for LPI certification Level 2. It covers advanced skills for the Linux professional that are common across all distributions of Linux. Also, LPIC-1 must be obtained in order to receive the certification. Exams may be taken in any order but all of the requirements must be met.

To pass LPIC-2, the candidate should be able to:

• Administer a small to medium-sized site.
• Plan, implement, maintain, keep consistent, secure, and troubleshoot a small mixed (MS, Linux) network, including a:
  • LAN server (Samba, NFS, DNS, DHCP, client management).
  • Internet Gateway (firewall, VPN, SSH, web cache/proxy, mail).
  • Internet Server (web server and reverse proxy, FTP server).
• Supervise assistants.
• Advise management on automation and purchases.