Working with FreeIPA

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Working with FreeIPA

An important part of security is identifying and authenticating users. FreeIPA is a technology that does both using a suite of various technologies. In this hands-on lab, we will work through setting up a basic Kerberos realm and directory using FreeIPA. This is an important skill for the LPIC3-303 and other high-level certifications exams.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 24, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Configure the host file and hostname for `ipa.example.com`.
- Configure /etc/hosts to contain the following: 10.0.1.100 ipa.example.com
- Run hostnamectl set-hostname ipa.example.com.
Challenge

Configure a base IPA domain with default settings.
- Run the command: ipa-server-install
- Provide passwords (make note of the passwords for later) where prompted and accept defaults except for Continue to configure the system with these values? [no]:
  
  Respond yes
Challenge

Create and verify a new session for `admin@EXAMPLE.COM`.
Run the following commands:
- kinit admin
- klist
Challenge

Create the user `jsmith` with the first name `john` and last name `smith` in directory services.

Run the following command: ipa user-add jsmith --first john --last smith

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