== Detailed Requirements ==

=== Set-up a Virtual Network (335assign) ===

* There must '''<u>NOT</u>''' be a DHCP server running for this network!

* All the machines for this assignment will be connected to your newly-created virtual network called: '''335assign'''

=== Create a "Cloning Source" VM (335assign Virtual Network) ===

<ol><li value="5">Make certain that SELinux is set to '''enforcing'''.</li><li>Do not install software on your cloning source: you are expected to install other software on your "cloned" VMs instead.<br>(For example, if you are required to install bind in a clone, install it in the clone as opposed to the "cloning source")</li><li>If you have created a regular user when you installed this machine, delete that regular user (you are only to access this server via root account).</li><li>Set up an SSH server on this "cloning source". Make sure that '''PermitRootLogin''' is set to '''yes''' for this server. Also make sure that only the root account is permitted to login using key authentication. If other users are required to be created in a later assignment, they should be permitted to log in with a their username and password.</li><li>Generate a new key pair on your Host Machine (don't delete the existing one), called: '''id_rsa_assn1'''</li><li>Make sure you can log in from your regular user on your Host Machine to root on the "cloning source" virtual machine using specifically that key.</li><li>Do not place that newly-generated private key on the "cloning source" VM.</li></ol>

=== Set-up Firewall Rules for your Cloning Source===

# Make certain that you have '''iptables''' services enabled and running instead of ''Firewalld''.

# The default iptables rules should be OK, so you are NOT required to make any iptables rules for this portion of the assignment.

=== Create Back-up Script for your Assignment on Host Machine===