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Standardize your team on LPIC-2 with a structured Linux Professional Institute training path — virtual labs, 2 blueprint-weighted practice exams, and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets training subscription.

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Course
$200 per exam
Exam cost
2
Practice exams
12
Core skills
IT operations team at help desk workstations with ticket queues and network diagrams
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Exam cost
$200 per exam
Courses on path
1
Official source
Vendor cert page
Exam code
  • 201-450

Exam datasheet

Exam length
90 minutes per exam
Questions
60 questions per exam
Passing score
500 out of 800
Format
Two exams, 201 and 202; multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions
Prerequisites
Active LPIC-1 certification required to receive LPIC-2 certification
Recommended experience
1-3 years of experience in Linux administration
Recertification
5 years
Testing centerExam blueprint

Skills your team builds

Capacity PlanningLinux KernelSystem StartupFilesystem and DevicesAdvanced Storage Device AdministrationNetworking ConfigurationDomain Name ServerWeb ServicesFile SharingNetwork Client ManagementE-Mail ServicesSystem Security

Training path

Your team's training path

One CBT Nuggets course covers the full LPIC-2 path. Your team can start today and have admin reporting visible from day one.

  1. Start here · primary course

    LPIC-2

    This LPIC-2 Training training covers how to take control of small- to medium-sized mixed networks that depend on Linux technologies and manage every aspect of their administration. The LPIC-2 Linux Professional Institute certification is perfect for a sysadmin who wants to prove their administration, maintenance, management, storage, networking, security, and even automation skills with a Linux network. This Linux Foundation training can be used for 201-450 and 202-450 exam prep, or as a Linux Foundation reference resource.

    John McGovern
    112 videosPractice exam22h
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Every certification includes

Expert-led video training
Virtual labs
Certification practice exams
Per-team completion reporting

Linux Professional Institute career ladder

Where LPIC-2 sits in your team's Linux Professional Institute progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

  1. Professional level

    3 certs

    DevOps Tools Engineer (Exam 701-200)

    701-200

    You are here

    LPIC-1

    101-500 & 102-500

    You are here

    LPIC-2

    201-450 & 202-450

    You are here

  2. Entry-level level

    2 certs

    Linux Essentials

    010-160

    You are here

    Security Essentials

    020-100

    You are here
Customer outcome

Make 201-450 a coverage number your auditor can quote

LPIC-2 certified engineers are easy to count and easy to prove. CBT Nuggets bundles the prep into a single team playlist so leadership sees who's on the path, who finished, and who's exam-ready — without spreadsheets.

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1 path
from foundation to credential — assigned and tracked as one playlist

Coverage proof

Make 201-450 a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on 201-450 gives leadership and auditors a coverage number they can quote — and gives Linux Professional Institute incident response a baseline of capability you can predict instead of hoping for.

Credential: LPIC-2

Exam
  • 201-450

Frequently asked questions about LPIC-2 training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating LPIC-2 training for their team.

How does LPIC-2 fit into our internal compliance and governance program?

Team reporting in CBT Nuggets documents assigned training, completion, and certification coverage for internal governance or external audit conversations. Pair the LPIC-2 path with your auditor's control crosswalk for the formal compliance mapping your specific framework requires.

What's the ROI of certifying our team on LPIC-2?

IT Directors typically frame LPIC-2 ROI in operational terms — faster troubleshooting, defensible role coverage, predictable onboarding velocity, and audit-ready training documentation. The metrics that matter aren't seat-time or completion percentages; they're mean time to resolve, time-to-productivity for new Linux Professional Institute hires, and certification coverage by role.

How do I assign and track LPIC-2 training for my team?

From the admin console, managers create a training playlist (one or more courses on the LPIC-2 path), assign it to specific engineers or role groups, and track completion + practice-exam scores per learner. Team-wide reporting rolls up to a single dashboard you can export for monthly leadership reviews or quarterly compliance reporting. No spreadsheet, no per-engineer license fiddling.

How long does it take to certify a team on LPIC-2?

Depends on the cert and the team's starting baseline. Entry-level Linux Professional Institute certs typically run 4–6 weeks per engineer from a cold start; associate-level certs run 8–12 weeks; professional/expert tracks can run 3–6 months. Most teams budget the full quarter for any associate-level certification so engineers have time to actually apply the lab work before the exam.

What if Linux Professional Institute updates the LPIC-2 exam objectives?

CBT Nuggets updates Linux Professional Institute course content as exam objectives refresh — typically within weeks of the vendor's release. When Linux Professional Institute restructures or renames a track (a common pattern), the assigned training paths stay aligned with the same team training plan; managers don't have to rebuild the playlist from scratch. The training stays current without anyone losing their certification status mid-stream.

Ready to LPIC-2-certify your team?

Build LPIC-2 capability across your team

See how CBT Nuggets helps IT Directors plan and track LPIC-2 training across the team — labs, practice exams, and reporting included.

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