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{{Admon/caution | Caution! THIS IS AN OLD VERSION OF THE ASSIGNMENT| '''This assignment is very much under construction and the contents will changean archived version. Your Professor will notify you when the assignment is releasedDo not use this in your OPS235 course.'''}}= OPS235 Assignment 1 =

{{Admon/note | Please take note! | Doing your assignment is part '''Weight''': 5% of your ongoing learning process. As such you will be tested on this material in future tests and exams. If you have any questions or need help, please consult your instructor in a timely manner. The due date for this assignment will not be extended. As it must be marked in class.This assignment will be marked partially through demonstration and partially through the submission of files.}}overall grade

{{Admon/important | Important/warning! | Complete all parts of this assignment on your <code>fedora2</code> virtual machine. Before starting your assignment make a backup of your virtual machine following the instructions '''Due Date''': Week 7 (in lab 3.}}class)

=OPS235 Assignment = Create a new virtual machine ==#1 -- Winter 2010=It doesn't matter whether you use the Fedora Live CD or Installation DVD for this.# The virtual machine name and the hostname for the machine must be your learn user ID.# The regular user you create during installation must also be your learn user ID.# Make sure that LVM is used for your new system, "Use all space" should take care of that.

Weight: 5% The rest of the overall grade<br>Due Date: First week this assignment should be done after study week.<br>(Check with your Professor for exact date)<br>Due at the start of classinstallation is completed successfully.

{{Admon== LVM/important | Very Important! | Before making any changes fstab ==# Add two more drives to your system configurationvirtual machine, backup 1GB each.# Add your new drives to the original configuration files into existing volume group.# Create a new logical volume using all available space in the <code>volume group, call it lv_extra# Create a directory named "extra" in your home directory.# Make a change to your fstab so that lv_extra can be mounted on that new directory when the command "mount /backups<home/code> directoryyouruser/extra" is issued.# Make sure that the mount command can be issued successfully by your regular user.# Aso make sure lv_extra is not mounted automatically at boot.}}

==Basic ChoresPackage Management ==

'''Complete Research the following tasks on your system (4 points for each completed task).'''<code>rpm</code> and <code>yum</code> commands to:

#Setup your system so that Verify the command integrity of a package using <code>mount /assignmentdirrpm</code> -- executed by to see if any user -- of its files have been altered since installation. (you will attach be asked to demonstrate this when your assignment is marked)# Add the logical volume <code>assignment-vol<[http://code> from the volume group called <code>ASSIGNMENTGROUP<rpmfusion.org/code> (minimum 100 MB) rpmfusion.org] repository to the mountpoint <code>/assignmentdir</code> yum configuration. (The volume should NOT you will be automatically mounted at boot time) #Setup your system login message asked to say '''The Open Source Community Is About Freedom And Choice''' (to be displayed on all virtual consoles after demonstrate installing a package from the login prompt)#Setup rpmfusion repository when your system login banner to say '''Free as in --Free of Charge-- assignment is good too.''' (User should see this before login to the systemmarked)#Setup your system so that every user has a command alias called <code>rmtempdir</code> which will delete the contents of a directory called <code>~/temp</code> '''NOT''' the <code>/tmp</code> directory.

==Finding your wayAlternate Software Installation ==

'''Research on your Fedora system to come up with sets of Review the <code>yum group*</code> commands and use them to accomplish the following tasks :(5 points for each completed task)'''

#Display a list of all Find and install the files under XFCE dektop environment discussed in the <code>following article: [http:/etc</code> directory and its sub-directories that have been created or modified within the last 4 hourswww.osnews.com/story.#Display a list of all the files under the <code>php/var<5478/code> directory and all its subXFce-4--A-Refreshingly-directories that have been created or modified today (since midSolid-night).Desktop XFCE Review]#Display a list of all the files under the <code>/boot</code> directory and all its sub-directories that have been accessed or modified within Do the last 30 minutes#Display a list rest of all the files under assignment (including the <code>/home</code> directory and all its sub-directories that were last modified more than 4 days agoassignment submission) while running XFCE.

Put each set of commands in a separate file. Name Review the procedures for compiling and installing software from source code and use them to:# Download and extract the file source code for task ISO Master.# Compile and install it (1) as ass1you will need gtk2-1, task (2devel installed) as ass1-2.# Now run it and have a look at the Help/About dialog box. You will have to change the contents of that box.# Edit the file about.c in the source you use earlier, etcand change "An application for editing ISO9660 images based on the bkisofs access library and the GTK2 GUI toolkit. It must be possible " to run these script files simply "An application used by typing their name (set YOURNAME for OPS235 Assignment 1".# Compile and install the application again, exactly the same way you did the permissions appropriately)first time. Your change should be simple enough that complicated bugs are unlikely.

==To sudo or not to sudoInstall a second Linux distribution as a Virtual Machine ==

'''Study * Create another virtual machine.* The virtual machine name and the man page hostname for the <code>sudo</code> command and:'''machine must be your learn user ID followed by -mint. For example asmith15-mint* Install Linux Mint in the new virtual machine.

{{Admon/tip | Bonus Marks: | Allowing access to the <code>less</code> command through <code>sudo</code> creates a serious security issue. For '''5 BONUS MARKSDue date:''' Research why this is so and write a short paragraph describing When you are ready for your assignment #1 to be marked, call over your findingsinstructor. Submit Students that do not have ALL required information for instructor to mark their assignment #1 will automatically lose 20% of their assignment mark (deducted from total assignment mark calculation). In that case you may show me your typed response submission in the second lab that week instead. Assignments submitted after that will receive a grade of 0, but must still be completed satisfactorily in order to your Professor on pass the day your assignment is markedcourse.}}

If you have questions about the assignment - please wait until everyone'''Research the <code>rpm</code> s assignment is submitted and <code>yum</code> commands to:'''ask your question after that.

{| class="wikitable" border=Alternate Software Installation=="1"! Task !! Maximum mark !! Actual mark|-| New Fedora VM installed || 1 |||-| Correct VM name / hostname / username || 2 |||-| Two 1GB virtual drives added || 2 |||-| 2GB lv_extra || 2 |||-| No space left available in the VG || 2 |||-| Correct fstab entry || 2 |||-| RPM integrity verification command || 2 |||-| Installing package from rpmfusion.org || 2 |||-| Using XFCE || 2 || |-| Modified ISO Master about dialog box || 2 || |-| Other linux installed and running, one terminal window open || 2 || |-| Everything ready to show when professor comes by to look || 2 || |-| '''Total''' || 23 ||

'''Review the procedures Still here for compiling and installing software from source code and use them to: (7 points)historical purposes. Obviously you don'''#Find and install the E3 text editor from source code. The project page for it can be found here: [http://freshmeat.net/projects/e3 E3 Project]#*You will be asked t need to demonstrate how to create a file using this editordo them.

'''Create a bash script called <code>/bin/snapshot.sh</code> to record the following information[[Category: (6 points)'''*A list of all recent bad login attempts.*A list of Logical Volumes, Physical Volumes, and Volume Groups.*A report of all mounted filesystems, the amount of space used and the amount of space available.*The information should be appended to the file <code>/var/log/mysnapshot.txt</code> '''Research the <code>at</code> command and and schedule your script to execute at 2:00am on Wednesday March 31st. (2 points)''' ==Exploring Your Options== '''Research and install one software application for each of the following tasks: (4 points)''' *Desktop Publishing*Video Editing*Accounting/Bookkeeping*First Person Shooter Game ==Submitting your assignment== '''(10 points)''' *'''Parts 4, 5, & 7 will be marked in class'''*'''Parts 1, 2, 3, & 6 must be submitted on a filesystem image.''' '''Make an 2MB (2048 1k blocks) ext2 formatted image file with a filesystem label that is your LearnID.''' '''The image file should have the name <code><learnid>.img</code>.''' '''Copy the following files to the image file:''' *<code>/etc/fstab</code>*<code>/etc/issue</code>*<code>/etc/motd</code>*<code>/etc/bashrc</code>*<code>/bin/snapshot.sh</code>*<code>/etc/sudoers</code> '''Copy all of the script files created in part 2 to the image file.''' '''Execute the following commands on your system:''' *<code>atq >> assign1.data</code>*<code>lvs >> assign1.data</code>*<code>vgs >> assign1.data</code>*<code>pvs >> assign1.data</code> '''Copy your <code>assign1.data</code> file to the filesystem image.''' '''Create a file called <code>backups.txt</code> that contains a directory listing of your <code>/backups</code> directory.''' '''Copy the file called <code>backups.txt</code> to the filesystem image.''' '''Upload the file system image file to http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~brian.gray/cgi-bin/assign1.cgi'''OPS235]]