= LAB 1 SIGN-OFF (SHOW INSTRUCTOR) =

[[Image:lab1_signoff.png|thumb|right|500px|Students should be prepared with '''all required commands (system information) displayed in a terminal (or multiple terminals) prior to calling the instructor for signoff'''.]]

Shell scripting is so essential for Linux administration that this course has created a shell script for every lab for this course that a student must download and run in order to check their work. If you have performed the lab correctly, then you will get a series of <b><code><span style="color:#00ff00;font-size:1.2em;">OK</span></code></b> messages and you can proceed with the SIGN-OFF for lab1. On the other hand, if there were errors, then a <b><code><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:1.2em;">WARNING</span></code></b> message will appear with general suggestions that you will need to fix on your centos1 VM in order to have your OPS235 sign-off in this lab in order to proceed to the next lab.

# Give the '''lab1-check.bash''' file execute permissions (for the file owner).

# Run the shell script and if any warnings, make fixes and re-run shell script until you receive "congratulations" message.

::<span style="color:green;font-size:1.5em;">&#x2713;</span> Output of '''lsblk''' command showing correct partition names and sizes