Creating User Accounts and Validating the Docker Module in Cockpit

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Creating User Accounts and Validating the Docker Module in Cockpit

In this hands-on lab, we are going to use Cockpit to create user accounts and manage the life cycle of a Docker image. The first step will be to log in to Cockpit and create two user accounts in the `Accounts` module. This will be followed by confirming the `Containers` module is installed and then download the container image for testing. The last step will be to use the `Containers` module and simulate a container life cycle using the downloaded image.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Apr 18, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Confirm the required modules are available
- Launch a web browser and log in to the Cockpit console on port 9090.
- Confirm the Accounts and Containers modules are available.
Challenge

Create two Linux user accounts
- Select the Accounts module.
- Create Linux accounts for Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar, setting the passwords to DevSupport123.
Challenge

Download a Docker image for testing and start an instance
- Select the Containers module.
- Download a container image using the Get new image functionality.
- Search for nginx in the image search field. Select the image and download it.
Challenge

Manage the lifecycle of a Docker container using the downloaded image
- Start a container using the nginx image.
- Set the Container Name to nginx_test and accept the default configuration.
- View the nginx_test container details and confirm it is running properly.
- Stop and delete the nginx_test container.
- Delete the nginx image.

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