LPI's LPIC-2 overview confirms the current version 4.5 with exam codes 201-450 and 202-450; both must be passed.
Each 90-minute exam carries 60 multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, per the LPI overview page.
LPI's exam pricing page lists LPIC-2: 201 at USD $200 and LPIC-2: 202 at USD $200 under United States pricing.
The candidate must hold an active LPIC-1 certification to receive the LPIC-2 certification, per LPI.
What the Two LPIC-2 Exams Actually Test
LPIC-2 is the second level of LPI's multi-level program and validates the ability to administer small to medium-sized mixed networks. The current version is 4.5, and the credential stays valid for five years.
Exam 201-450 covers advanced administration: Capacity Planning, the Linux Kernel, System Startup, Filesystem and Devices, Advanced Storage Device Administration, Networking Configuration, and System Maintenance. Exam 202-450 covers network services and security: Domain Name Server, Web Services, File Sharing, Network Client Management, E-Mail Services, and System Security.
The question format mixes multiple-choice with fill-in-the-blank — the blanks punish vague recall, because a flag or path is either right or wrong with no options to eliminate.
The structural facts are fixed by LPI and worth restating as one canonical block: LPIC-2 version 4.5 is two exams, 201-450 and 202-450; both must be passed while holding an active LPIC-1; each 90-minute exam carries 60 multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions; and the credential stays valid for five years. At US$200 per exam on the US price list, the LPIC-2 attempt budget is US$400 before any retake.
Online via OnVUE or at a VUE Center
The LPI overview page lists language availability by channel, which is also the delivery confirmation: exams are available in VUE test centers in English, German, Japanese, and Portuguese (Brazilian), and online via OnVUE in English and Japanese. OnVUE is Pearson VUE's at-home, remotely proctored route — the same exam on your own machine.
One planning note: if your working language is German or Brazilian Portuguese, the online route is not offered in those languages — OnVUE runs in English and Japanese only, so a center booking is the alternative.
Scheduling the pair is the real plan: 201-450 and 202-450 are separate bookings at $200 each under US pricing, both must be passed, and the active LPIC-1 prerequisite has to be in place before the credential posts. Add the language rule - OnVUE runs in English and Japanese only - and the delivery route is a planning decision, not an afterthought. We confirm all three constraints against your window before anything starts.
Pearson's standard published OnVUE minimums apply to the at-home route: one display, a stable connection at 6 Mbps down and 2 Mbps up or better, webcam, microphone and speaker with no headphones, and every other application closed, with virtual machines, VPNs, and secondary or touchscreen displays prohibited and a 360-degree room scan at check-in. Run the System Test on the same device and network you will use on exam day - it is the cheapest insurance on a US$200 sitting.
What the Exams Cost
LPI's pricing page lists LPIC-2: 201 and LPIC-2: 202 at USD $200 each under United States pricing — $400 for the pair. Other countries price through LPI's country selector, so the local figure can differ.
Both exams must be passed, and the LPIC-1 prerequisite must be active before the LPIC-2 credential posts. Budgeting one sitting of each exam — and knowing the retake cost is the same $200 per attempt — keeps the deadline math honest.
The version and validity frame the budget too: both exams run under version 4.5 with codes 201-450 and 202-450, each gives you 90 minutes for 60 questions, and the credential stays valid for five years once it posts. Budgeting the pair correctly the first time - two bookings, two fees, one active prerequisite - is cheaper than discovering a constraint after the voucher is spent.
Where LPIC-2 Attempts Go Wrong
Pattern one is the prerequisite gate: an active LPIC-1 has to be in place for the LPIC-2 credential to post, even after both exams are passed - the five-year LPIC-1 validity clock is part of the plan.
Pattern two is the split: 201-450 runs capacity planning, the kernel, system startup, filesystems and storage, networking configuration, and system maintenance, while 202-450 runs DNS, web services, file sharing, network client management, e-mail services, and system security - strength on one side does not carry the other.
Pattern three is the item mix and the room: fill-in-the-blank items score exact answers only, and an unmet OnVUE minimum forfeits the US$200 sitting fee before the first question.
- •Fill-in-the-blank recall: 60 questions in 90 minutes with blanks means exact flags, paths, and config directives — approximate knowledge scores zero on those items.
- •202 services stack: DNS, web, file sharing, network client management, e-mail, and security is a wide surface; candidates strong on the kernel side (201) routinely under-prepare the services exam.
- •Prerequisite surprise: an expired LPIC-1 blocks the LPIC-2 credential even after both exams are passed — the five-year validity clock on LPIC-1 matters to the plan.
- •Retake budgeting: each failed attempt is another $200 per exam at US pricing, and the sittings have to fit the deadline behind the credential.
How Take-My-LPIC-2 Support Actually Works
Send your LPIC-2 brief
Message us on Telegram, WhatsApp, or Discord with your Linux background, your LPIC-1 status, your testing window, and the deadline behind the credential.
Get an honest feasibility read
The request is reviewed privately against both exams' current objectives and your timeline, so you know whether the sittings are realistic before the fee moves.
The sittings are handled end to end
Exam Assist handles the sittings. You do not spend two 90-minute windows fighting fill-in-the-blank config recall.
Pay only after the pass posts
The service fee is due only after the agreed result posts. That is billing, not a score guarantee.
What You Get
Objective-matched planning
Built around LPI's own overview: exams 201-450 and 202-450, 60 questions in 90 minutes each, and the published topic lists for both.
Honest feasibility first
If the window, your LPIC-1 status, or the sitting is not realistic, you hear that before anything starts — not after a failed attempt.
End-to-end sitting support
The sittings are handled for you, privately coordinated through the channel you already use.
Pay-after-pass billing
The service fee is due only after the agreed result posts. The official exam fees stay on your card.
Discretion by default
Private 1:1 coordination on Telegram, WhatsApp, or Discord. No shared dashboards, no public case studies.
Adjacent-credential routing
If CKA, CompTIA Linux+, or an LPIC-3 track fits the role better, you hear that in the feasibility read instead of being sold the wrong exam.
Safety and Discretion
Coordination stays private on WhatsApp, Telegram, or Discord. We do not ask for your LPI or Pearson VUE account password, and we never reuse identity documents. Official exam fees stay on your card; the service fee settles only after the agreed result posts.
One boundary stated plainly: we do not promise a specific score. We promise the fee follows the result, never precedes it.
The scope LPIC-2 measures is published: two exams, 60 questions each in 90 minutes, under version 4.5 of the objectives, with the LPIC-1 gate in front. That published scope is what a legitimate engagement is planned against - and it is why our feasibility answer references the actual 201-450 and 202-450 coverage rather than a generic Linux promise.
Pay After You Pass
LPI's exam fees — $200 per exam at US pricing — are charged when you buy the vouchers, and those fees are yours. Our side is simple: the service fee is due only after the agreed pass posts. If the result does not post, the service fee does not move. Settlement is flexible and private, confirmed through the same channel the coordination ran on.
The exam's own math is flat and visible: $200 per exam at US pricing, $400 for the pair, and the same $200 again for any attempt that has to be repeated - official fees charged at voucher purchase and staying on your card. The service fee is a separate line that follows only the agreed result, and we lay out both sides before anything is booked.
Candidate Feedback
Two 90-minute exams with fill-in-the-blank config questions while the senior admin offer had a start date. Sittings handled, passes posted, fee after the results.
The 202 services exam was my wall — DNS and e-mail config blanks. They handled the LPIC-2 sittings and I paid after the passes.
My LPIC-1 had months left on its validity, which they flagged before booking the 201 and 202. Professional from first message to posted passes.
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