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BenFranske at 20:50, 17 July 2012

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	* Complete "Project 6-4" from the book		* Complete "Project 6-4" from the book
	** NOTE: When this lab is performed on virtual machines the hardware is much more simplistic than what you might see in a physical system. If you want to see more of what this might look like on a physical system you can download and burn an Ubuntu DVD and boot your computer from it in "Live CD" mode which allows you to run the OS without modifying the hard drive at all and run some of the lab commands in that environment.		** NOTE: When this lab is performed on virtual machines the hardware is much more simplistic than what you might see in a physical system. If you want to see more of what this might look like on a physical system you can download and burn an Ubuntu DVD and boot your computer from it in "Live CD" mode which allows you to run the OS without modifying the hard drive at all and run some of the lab commands in that environment.
			* Try completing these projects in Debian in addition to doing them in Fedora and note what, if any differences you find or things that won't work.

	==Chapter 7==		==Chapter 7==
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	* Complete "Project 7-4" from the book		* Complete "Project 7-4" from the book
	* Complete "Project 7-5" from the book		* Complete "Project 7-5" from the book
			* Try completing these projects in Debian in addition to doing them in Fedora and note what, if any differences you find or things that won't work.

	==Chapter 8==		==Chapter 8==
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	* Complete "Project 8-4" from the book		* Complete "Project 8-4" from the book
	* Complete "Project 8-5" from the book		* Complete "Project 8-5" from the book
			* Try completing these projects in Debian in addition to doing them in Fedora and note what, if any differences you find or things that won't work.

	==Chapter 9==		==Chapter 9==
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	* Complete "Project 9-5" from the book		* Complete "Project 9-5" from the book
	* Complete "Project 9-6" from the book		* Complete "Project 9-6" from the book
			* Try completing these projects in Debian in addition to doing them in Fedora and note what, if any differences you find or things that won't work.
	===EXTRA CREDIT LAB===		===EXTRA CREDIT LAB===
	If you do this lab please create a separate lab report for it.		If you do this lab please create a separate lab report for it.
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	* Complete "Project 11-4" from the book		* Complete "Project 11-4" from the book
	* Complete "Project 11-5" from the book		* Complete "Project 11-5" from the book
			* Try completing these projects in Debian in addition to doing them in Fedora and note what, if any differences you find or things that won't work.
	===EXTRA CREDIT LABS===		===EXTRA CREDIT LABS===
	If you do these labs please create separate lab reports for each one.		If you do these labs please create separate lab reports for each one.
	* EXTRA CREDIT LAB: Complete "Project 11-3" from the book		* EXTRA CREDIT LAB: Complete "Project 11-3" from the book
	* EXTRA CREDIT LAB: Complete roughly the same lab as Project 11-5 from the book except using Ubuntu server and the apt, aptitude and dpkg tools instead. You may install and use the links and lynx packages instead of tripwire as well.

	==Chapter 12==		==Chapter 12==
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	** LAB NOTE: This project requires a partner PC which you will connect to. Instead of using a partner you could run two VMs side by side in the same system and connect between the two.		** LAB NOTE: This project requires a partner PC which you will connect to. Instead of using a partner you could run two VMs side by side in the same system and connect between the two.
	* Complete "Project 12-8" from the book		* Complete "Project 12-8" from the book
	===~~EXTRA CREDIT LAB~~===		===Debian Lab===
	~~If you do this lab please create a separate lab report for it.~~		# Log in to your Debian VM
	# Log in to your ~~Ubuntu Server~~ VM
	## Check the current IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and nameserver used by your system (note this will require the use of several different programs)		## Check the current IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and nameserver used by your system (note this will require the use of several different programs)
	## Determine the IP address of '''google.com''' using all three of the DNS/hostname resolution tools (do not use ping or traceroute which are not DNS resolution tools) and see how the output differs. If you are on campus you may need to log in to safeconnect using the links or lynx web browser before you will be able to reach off campus locations.		## Determine the IP address of '''google.com''' using all three of the DNS/hostname resolution tools (do not use ping or traceroute which are not DNS resolution tools) and see how the output differs. If you are on campus you may need to log in to safeconnect using the links or lynx web browser before you will be able to reach off campus locations.

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Chapter 5

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	*# At the command prompt, type '''pvcreate ''device_file''''' and press '''Enter''', where '''''device_file''''' is the device file for your third hard disk (/dev/sdc if you have a SCSI or SATA disk, or /dev/hdc if you have a PATA disk). Instead of creating a physical volume from a single partition on a drive we have setup the entire (unpartitioned) drive as a physical volume.		*# At the command prompt, type '''pvcreate ''device_file''''' and press '''Enter''', where '''''device_file''''' is the device file for your third hard disk (/dev/sdc if you have a SCSI or SATA disk, or /dev/hdc if you have a PATA disk). Instead of creating a physical volume from a single partition on a drive we have setup the entire (unpartitioned) drive as a physical volume.
	*# At the command prompt, type '''vgextend vg00 ''device_file''''' and press '''Enter''', where '''''device_file''''' is the device file for your third hard disk (/dev/sdc if you have a SCSI or SATA disk, or /dev/hdc if you have a PATA disk). Next, type ''vgdisplay''' and press '''Enter''' to verify that the size of vg00 has gone from about 5GB to about 20GB (the original 5GB on /dev/sdb2 plus the 15GB from /dev/sdc).		*# At the command prompt, type '''vgextend vg00 ''device_file''''' and press '''Enter''', where '''''device_file''''' is the device file for your third hard disk (/dev/sdc if you have a SCSI or SATA disk, or /dev/hdc if you have a PATA disk). Next, type ''vgdisplay''' and press '''Enter''' to verify that the size of vg00 has gone from about 5GB to about 20GB (the original 5GB on /dev/sdb2 plus the 15GB from /dev/sdc).
	*# We can now allocate some of this additional space to the two logical volumes we created or we could create additional logical volumes. At the command prompt, type '''lvextend -L +1GB /dev/vg00/volume1''' and press '''Enter''' to add 1GB to the logical volume volume1. Next, type '''lvextend -L +4GB /dev/vg00/volume2''' and press '''Enter''' to add ~~1GB~~ to the logical volume volume1.		*# We can now allocate some of this additional space to the two logical volumes we created or we could create additional logical volumes. At the command prompt, type '''lvextend -L +1GB /dev/vg00/volume1''' and press '''Enter''' to add 1GB to the logical volume volume1. Next, type '''lvextend -L +4GB /dev/vg00/volume2''' and press '''Enter''' to add 4GB to the logical volume volume1.
	*# At the command prompt, type '''lvdisplay''' and press '''Enter''' to verify the new sizes of the two logical volumes. Next, type '''df -h''' and note the sizes that are available for file storage on the two volumes.		*# At the command prompt, type '''lvdisplay''' and press '''Enter''' to verify the new sizes of the two logical volumes. Next, type '''df -h''' and note the sizes that are available for file storage on the two volumes.
	*# Even though our logical volumes are now 4GB and 6GB respectively that space is still not available for storage because the volumes were smaller when we formatted them. Luckily, ext4 supports resizing the filesystem even after data is on the volume and while the partition is in use (online). At the command prompt, type '''resize2fs /dev/vg00/volume1''' and press '''Enter''' to increase the size of the filesystem up to the full size of the first volume. Next, type '''resize2fs /dev/vg00/volume2''' and press '''Enter''' to increase the size of the filesystem up to the full size of the second volume.		*# Even though our logical volumes are now 4GB and 6GB respectively that space is still not available for storage because the volumes were smaller when we formatted them. Luckily, ext4 supports resizing the filesystem even after data is on the volume and while the partition is in use (online). At the command prompt, type '''resize2fs /dev/vg00/volume1''' and press '''Enter''' to increase the size of the filesystem up to the full size of the first volume. Next, type '''resize2fs /dev/vg00/volume2''' and press '''Enter''' to increase the size of the filesystem up to the full size of the second volume.

BenFranske: /* Chapter 5 */

2012-06-28T05:57:40Z

Chapter 5

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	* Complete "Project 5-7" from the book		* Complete "Project 5-7" from the book
	** As you work through this project remember that instead of working on the third partition of the first hard disk (/dev/sda3) you will be working on the first partition on the second hard disk (/dev/sdb1).		** As you work through this project remember that instead of working on the third partition of the first hard disk (/dev/sda3) you will be working on the first partition on the second hard disk (/dev/sdb1).
			* Try completing these projects in Debian in addition to doing them in Fedora and note what, if any differences you find or things that won't work.

	==Chapter 6==		==Chapter 6==

BenFranske: /* Chapter 4 */

2012-06-28T05:57:25Z

Chapter 4

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	* Complete "Project 4-9" from the book		* Complete "Project 4-9" from the book
	* Complete "Project 4-10" from the book		* Complete "Project 4-10" from the book
			* Try completing these projects in Debian in addition to doing them in Fedora and note what, if any differences you find or things that won't work.

	==Chapter 5==		==Chapter 5==

BenFranske: /* Chapter 3 */

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Chapter 3

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	* Complete "Project 3-7" from the book		* Complete "Project 3-7" from the book
	** NOTE: Steps 6 & 7 of this project are identical in the book. In step 7 you should enter "grep -i "I" sample1" instead of without the -i as they have in the book.		** NOTE: Steps 6 & 7 of this project are identical in the book. In step 7 you should enter "grep -i "I" sample1" instead of without the -i as they have in the book.
			* Try completing these projects in Debian in addition to doing them in Fedora and note what, if any differences you find or things that won't work.

	==Chapter 4==		==Chapter 4==

BenFranske: /* Chapter 6 */

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Chapter 6

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	==Chapter 6==		==Chapter 6==
	* Complete "Project 6-1" from the book		* Complete "Project 6-1" from the book
			** NOTE: Kickstart files don't exist in Debian. Similar functionality in Debian is provided by preseed files. You can research more about preseed files in the Debian Installer Manual.
	* Complete "Project 6-2" from the book		* Complete "Project 6-2" from the book
	** NOTE: Completing this project will completely erase your Fedora installation and re-install it. You will loose any data or customizations you have done to your virtual machine. If you would like to avoid this you can use the instructions from project 5-2 (above) to copy your edited ks.cfg file to a virtual floppy disk, load it into a new ~~virtual machine~~, and install Fedora using the kickstart option ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg to load the ks.cfg file from your virtual floppy drive.		** NOTE: Completing this project will completely erase your Fedora installation and re-install it. You will loose any data or customizations you have done to your virtual machine. If you would like to avoid this you can use the instructions from project 5-2 (above) to copy your edited ks.cfg file to an ext3 or vfat formatted virtual floppy disk, remove the floppy from the existing vm, load it into a new vm, and install Fedora using the kickstart option ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg to load the ks.cfg file from your virtual floppy drive.
	** NOTE: In step 2 of this lab you edit your ks.cfg file to include settings about drive and partition sizes. Your virtual hard drive sizes may vary from the 30GB root partition and 4GB swap partition used in the book. Edit the sizes in your ks.cfg file to be appropriate for your virtual hard disk.		** NOTE: In step 2 of this lab you edit your ks.cfg file to include settings about drive and partition sizes. Your virtual hard drive sizes may vary from the 30GB root partition and 4GB swap partition used in the book. Edit the sizes in your ks.cfg file to be appropriate for your virtual hard disk.
	* Complete "Project 6-3" from the book		* Complete "Project 6-3" from the book
			** NOTE: Similar functionality to system rescue is available in Debian but it's accessed in a little different way. For more information see the [http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch08s07.html.en Debian Installation Guide - System Rescue].
	* Complete "Project 6-4" from the book		* Complete "Project 6-4" from the book
	** ~~In addition~~ to ~~the instructions~~ in the ~~book compare~~ the ~~output from the commands~~ run ~~on your virtual machine with the output~~ of the commands ~~we saw~~ in ~~class on the laptop systems~~.		** NOTE: When this lab is performed on virtual machines the hardware is much more simplistic than what you might see in a physical system. If you want to see more of what this might look like on a physical system you can download and burn an Ubuntu DVD and boot your computer from it in "Live CD" mode which allows you to run the OS without modifying the hard drive at all and run some of the lab commands in that environment.

	==Chapter 7==		==Chapter 7==

BenFranske: /* Chapter 3 */

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Chapter 3

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	* Complete "Project 3-6" from the book		* Complete "Project 3-6" from the book
	* Complete "Project 3-7" from the book		* Complete "Project 3-7" from the book
			** NOTE: Steps 6 & 7 of this project are identical in the book. In step 7 you should enter "grep -i "I" sample1" instead of without the -i as they have in the book.

	==Chapter 4==		==Chapter 4==

BenFranske: /* Chapter 2 */

2012-06-09T07:03:15Z

Chapter 2

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	** Install to a new VirtualBox VM instead of directly onto the computer, set up the VM to use bridged networking		** Install to a new VirtualBox VM instead of directly onto the computer, set up the VM to use bridged networking
	** Make the root partition 30GB and the swap partition 1GB		** Make the root partition 30GB and the swap partition 1GB
			** You should also install a copy of Debian Linux 6.0.5 into another new virtual machine
			*** Make the virtual hard drive 8GB, 768MB of RAM and do not install a graphical user interface
	* Complete "Project 2-3" from the book		* Complete "Project 2-3" from the book
			** Try running the same commands in your Debian system installation, note any differences or modifications you needed to make to get the same result as with Fedora.
	* Complete "Project 2-4" from the book		* Complete "Project 2-4" from the book
	* Complete "Project 2-5" from the book		* Complete "Project 2-5" from the book
			** Try running the same commands in your Debian system installation, note any differences or modifications you needed to make to get the same result as with Fedora.
	* Complete "Project 2-6" from the book		* Complete "Project 2-6" from the book
			** Try running the same commands in your Debian system installation, note any differences or modifications you needed to make to get the same result as with Fedora.
	* Complete "Project 2-7" from the book		* Complete "Project 2-7" from the book

BenFranske at 20:46, 8 June 2012

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	* Complete "Project 2-2" Installing Fedora Core 13 from the book EXCEPT:		* Complete "Project 2-2" Installing Fedora Core 13 from the book EXCEPT:
	** Install to a new VirtualBox VM instead of directly onto the computer, set up the VM to use bridged networking		** Install to a new VirtualBox VM instead of directly onto the computer, set up the VM to use bridged networking
	** Make the root partition ~~7GB~~ and the swap partition 1GB		** Make the root partition 30GB and the swap partition 1GB
	* Complete "Project 2-3" from the book		* Complete "Project 2-3" from the book
	* Complete "Project 2-4" from the book		* Complete "Project 2-4" from the book

BenFranske at 20:47, 7 June 2012

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	=Skills Final Exam=		=Skills Final Exam=
	In this class you are also required to complete a "skills final" or "lab final" which will test your ability to use the skills you have learned in your labs. More information on this will be available in July but it will most likely be a list of tasks you must complete within a 24 hour period to a virtual machine you remotely connect to.		In this class you are also required to complete a "skills final" or "lab final" which will test your ability to use the skills you have learned in your labs. More information on this will be available in July but it will most likely be a list of tasks you must complete within a 24 hour period to a virtual machine you remotely connect to. The skills final exam goes into it's own category for your course grade.

	=Activities/Participation=		=Activities/Participation=
	You are expected to actively participate in an online message board hosted on the CNT CLASS server as part of this course. For each chapter you need to make at least one introductory post where you describe what you thought some of the key information in the chapter was as well as ask for clarification about any concepts which you don't quite understand. You must also reply to at least two postings of other students for each chapter. Credit will be given based on the quality and insight of your posts. Making more than the minimum number of useful posts shows higher engagement and can only help your grade in this area. The goal here is to be as helpful as possible to everyone in the class and your grade will reflect to what level you were able to do that. In addition to the content of the chapters you are encouraged to ask and answer questions about the labs (with the exception of the skills exam) as well.		You are expected to actively participate in an online message board hosted on the CNT CLASS server as part of this course. For each chapter you need to make at least one introductory post where you describe what you thought some of the key information in the chapter was as well as ask for clarification about any concepts which you don't quite understand. You must also reply to at least two postings of other students for each chapter. Credit will be given based on the quality and insight of your posts. Making more than the minimum number of useful posts shows higher engagement and can only help your grade in this area. The goal here is to be as helpful as possible to everyone in the class and your grade will reflect to what level you were able to do that. In addition to the content of the chapters you are encouraged to ask and answer questions about the labs (with the exception of the skills exam) as well. Activities and participation is a category of your final course grade.