OPS705 Lab 3 (2207)

LAB PREPARATION

Purpose / Objectives of Lab 3

In this lab, you will practice working with the Linux command line by manipulating the file system in two separate investigations.

If you encounter technical issues, please contact your professor via e-mail or in your section's Microsoft Teams group.

Minimum Requirements

Before beginning, you must have:

1. Successfully completed Lab 2
2. Watched the Week 3 video lecture
3. Read through the Week 3 slides, and have them handy as a reference for concepts
4. Your Seneca Azure login credentials
5. Your linked mobile device for 2FA

INVESTIGATION 1: Create the Directory Structure

Figure 1. Square icons are directories, oval icons are empty text files.

In this investigation, you'll create the directory structure and text files you see in the tree diagram below. You will do so entirely on the command line using the utilities and command provided to you in the Week 3 lecture.

You work will be done entirely in your home directory.

To begin:

1. Start your CentOS Linux VM in Azure (this may take a few minutes)
2. Connect to the VM remotely using SSH
3. Navigate to your home directory with this command: cd ~
4. In your home directory, recreate the directory tree in Figure 1. yourusername should be your own username home folder that already exists.
5. Do not remove lab2.txt