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Deploy a Samba Server
This lab will allow us to install and configure SAMBA shares and test their connection. <p> NOTE: The Hands-On Lab video's mention the LPI Certificate Level 2 Exam 2, but this Lab can be taken as a Stand-Alone Lab.
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Challenge
Install and configure Samba server software
Install the Samba software, including client and utilities as required.
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Challenge
Create a samba share called /myshare. Update it's permissions and add the share to the samba config file.
- Create a samba share
- Create a test file in the samba share folder called testfile.txt
- Update the samba config file to share the folder
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Challenge
Add Samba users and passwords for accessing the shares. Use the cloud_user for this task.
Add a samba user that will have access to the samba share. You should use the cloud_user for this task.
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Challenge
Disable SELinux (not an LPIC-2 objective)
Disable the SELinux (Fyi, this is not an LPIC-2 objective but needs to be done for this scenario)
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Enable and start the server process
Enable and start the smb and nmb services.
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Verify the service shows our workgroup as available
Using the appropriate commands, verify that the samba service is working as expected.
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On server 2 which is the samba-client, Install and configure client utilities.
On the second server, install and configure client utilities.
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Challenge
Create mount point on our client and test mount the share
On the samba-client server, create a mount point and test mount the share.
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Challenge
Add a persistent configuration so the share is mounted on reboot of the client
Add a persistent configuration so the share is mounted on reboot of the client.
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