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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
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A complete description of the [[LPIC-3|LPIC-3 certification program]] can be found [[LPIC-3|here]].
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Replication concepts.
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* Replication concepts
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* Configure OpenLDAP replication.
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* Configure OpenLDAP replication
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* Analyze replication log files.
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* Analyze replication log files
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* Understand replica hubs.
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* Understand replica hubs
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* LDAP referrals.
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* LDAP referrals
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* LDAP sync replication.
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* LDAP sync replication
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Securing the directory with SSL and TLS.
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* Securing the directory with SSL and TLS
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* Firewall considerations.
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* Firewall considerations
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* Unauthenticated access methods.
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* Unauthenticated access methods
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* User / password authentication methods.
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* User / password authentication methods
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* Maintanence of SASL user DB.
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* Maintanence of SASL user DB
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* Client / server certificates.
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* Client / server certificates
 
   
 
   
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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Candidates should be capable of measuring the performance of an LDAP server, and tuning configuration directives  
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Candidates should be capable of measuring the performance of an LDAP server, and tuning configuration directives.
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Measure OpenLDAP performance.
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* Measure OpenLDAP performance
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* Tune software configuration to increase performance.
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* Tune software configuration to increase performance
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* Understand indexes.
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* Understand indexes
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Configure PAM to use LDAP for authentication.
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* Configure PAM to use LDAP for authentication
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* Configure NSS to retrieve information from LDAP.
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* Configure NSS to retrieve information from LDAP
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* Configure PAM modules in various Unix environments.
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* Configure PAM modules in various Unix environments
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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* PAM
 
* PAM
 
* NSS
 
* NSS
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* /etc/pam.d/*
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* /etc/pam.d/
 
* /etc/nsswitch.conf
 
* /etc/nsswitch.conf
  
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Kerberos integration with LDAP.
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* Kerberos integration with LDAP
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* Cross platform authentication.
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* Cross platform authentication
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* Single sign-on concepts.
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* Single sign-on concepts
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* Integration and compatibility limitations between OpenLDAP and Active Directory.
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* Integration and compatibility limitations between OpenLDAP and Active Directory
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Understand the roles of the Samba daemons and components.
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* Understand the roles of the Samba daemons and components
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* Understand key issues regarding heterogeneous networks.
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* Understand key issues regarding heterogeneous networks
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* Identify key TCP/UDP ports used with SMB/CIFS.
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* Identify key TCP/UDP ports used with SMB/CIFS
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* Knowledge of Samba3 and Samba4 differences.
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* Knowledge of Samba3 and Samba4 differences
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* /etc/services.
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* /etc/services
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* Samba daemons: smbd, nmbd, samba, winbindd.
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* Samba daemons: smbd, nmbd, samba, winbindd
  
 
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Candidates should be able to configure the Samba daemons for a wide variety of purposes  
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Candidates should be able to configure the Samba daemons for a wide variety of purposes.
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Knowledge of Samba server configuration file structure.
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* Knowledge of Samba server configuration file structure
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* Knowledge of Samba variables and configuration parameters.
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* Knowledge of Samba variables and configuration parameters
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* Troubleshoot and debug configuration problems with Samba.
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* Troubleshoot and debug configuration problems with Samba
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* smb.conf.
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* smb.conf
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* smb.conf parameters.
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* smb.conf parameters
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* smb.conf variables.
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* smb.conf variables
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* testparm.
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* testparm
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* secrets.tdb.
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* secrets.tdb
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Monitor and interact with running Samba daemons.
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* Monitor and interact with running Samba daemons
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* Perform regular backups of Samba configuration and state data.
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* Perform regular backups of Samba configuration and state data
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* smbcontrol.
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* smbcontrol
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* smbstatus.
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* smbstatus
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* tdbbackup.
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* tdbbackup
  
 
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Candidates should understand the structure of trivial database files and know how troubleshoot problems  
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Candidates should understand the structure of trivial database files and know how troubleshoot problems.
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Configure Samba logging.
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* Configure Samba logging
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* Backup TDB files.
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* Backup TDB files
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* Restore TDB files.
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* Restore TDB files
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* Identify TDB file corruption.
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* Identify TDB file corruption
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* Edit / list TDB file content.
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* Edit / list TDB file content
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* /var/log/samba/*
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* /var/log/samba/
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* log level.
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* log level
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* debuglevel.
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* debuglevel
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* smbpasswd.
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* smbpasswd
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* pdbedit.
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* pdbedit
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* secrets.tdb.
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* secrets.tdb
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* tdbbackup.
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* tdbbackup
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* tdbdump.
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* tdbdump
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* tdbrestore.
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* tdbrestore
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* tdbtool.
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* tdbtool
  
 
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Candidates should be able to work with internationalization character codes and code pages  
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Candidates should be able to work with internationalization character codes and code pages.
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Understand internationalization character codes and code pages.
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* Understand internationalization character codes and code pages
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* Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to share, file and directory names in a non-English environment.
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* Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to share, file and directory names in a non-English environment
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* Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to user and group naming in a non-English environment.
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* Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to user and group naming in a non-English environment
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* Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to computer naming in a non-English environment.
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* Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to computer naming in a non-English environment
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* internationalization.
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* internationalization
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* character codes.
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* character codes
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* code pages.
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* code pages
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* smb.conf.
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* smb.conf
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* dos charset, display charset and unix charset.
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* dos charset, display charset and unix charset
  
 
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Candidates should be able to create and configure file shares in a mixed environment  
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Candidates should be able to create and configure file shares in a mixed environment.
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Create and configure file sharing.
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* Create and configure file sharing
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* Plan file service migration.
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* Plan file service migration
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* Limit access to IPC$.
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* Limit access to IPC$
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* Create scripts for user and group handling of file shares.
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* Create scripts for user and group handling of file shares
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* Samba share access configuration parameters.
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* Samba share access configuration parameters
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* smb.conf.
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* smb.conf
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* [homes].
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* [homes]
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* smbcquotas.
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* smbcquotas
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* smbsh.
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* smbsh
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* browseable, writeable, valid users, write list, read list, read only and guest ok.
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* browseable, writeable, valid users, write list, read list, read only and guest ok
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* IPC$.
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* IPC$
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* mount, smbmount.
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* mount, smbmount
 
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Candidates should understand file permissions on a Linux file system in a mixed environment  
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Candidates should understand file permissions on a Linux file system in a mixed environment.
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Knowledge of file / directory permission control.
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* Knowledge of file / directory permission control
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* Understand how Samba interacts with Linux file system permissions and ACLs.
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* Understand how Samba interacts with Linux file system permissions and ACLs
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* Use Samba VFS to store Windows ACLs.
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* Use Samba VFS to store Windows ACLs
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* smb.conf.
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* smb.conf
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* chmod, chown.
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* chmod, chown
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* create mask, directory mask, force create mode, force directory mode.
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* create mask, directory mask, force create mode, force directory mode
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* smbcacls.
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* smbcacls
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* getfacl, setfacl.
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* getfacl, setfacl
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* vfs_acl_xattr, vfs_acl_tdb and vfs objects.
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* vfs_acl_xattr, vfs_acl_tdb and vfs objects
 
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Candidates should be able to create and manage print shares in a mixed environment  
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Candidates should be able to create and manage print shares in a mixed environment.
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Create and configure printer sharing.
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* Create and configure printer sharing
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* Configure integration between Samba and CUPS.
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* Configure integration between Samba and CUPS
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* Manage Windows print drivers and configure downloading of print drivers.
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* Manage Windows print drivers and configure downloading of print drivers
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* Configure [print$].
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* Configure [print$]
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* Understand security concerns with printer sharing.
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* Understand security concerns with printer sharing
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* Uploading printer drivers for Point'n'Print driver installation using 'Add Print Driver Wizard' in Windows.
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* Uploading printer drivers for Point'n'Print driver installation using 'Add Print Driver Wizard' in Windows
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
−
* smb.conf.
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* smb.conf
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* [print$].
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* [print$]
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* CUPS.
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* CUPS
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* cupsd.conf.
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* cupsd.conf
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* /var/spool/samba.
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* /var/spool/samba/
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* smbspool.
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* smbspool
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* rpcclient.
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* rpcclient
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* net.
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* net
 
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Candidates should be able to manage user and group accounts in a mixed environment  
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Candidates should be able to manage user and group accounts in a mixed environment.
  
 
|}
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Manager user and group accounts.
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* Manager user and group accounts
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* Understand user and group mapping.
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* Understand user and group mapping
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* Knowledge of user account management tools.
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* Knowledge of user account management tools
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* Use of the smbpasswd program.
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* Use of the smbpasswd program
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* Force ownership of file and directory objects.
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* Force ownership of file and directory objects
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* pdbedit.
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* pdbedit
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* smb.conf.
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* smb.conf
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* samba-tool user (with subcommands).
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* samba-tool user (with subcommands)
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* samba-tool group (with subcommands).
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* samba-tool group (with subcommands)
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* smbpasswd.
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* smbpasswd
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* /etc/passwd.
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* /etc/passwd
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* /etc/group.
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* /etc/group
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* force user, force group.
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* force user, force group
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* idmap.
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* idmap
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Setup a local password database.
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* Setup a local password database
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* Perform password synchronization.
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* Perform password synchronization
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* Knowledge of different passdb backends.
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* Knowledge of different passdb backends
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* Convert between Samba passdb backends.
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* Convert between Samba passdb backends
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* Integrate Samba with LDAP.
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* Integrate Samba with LDAP
−
* Configure Winbind service.
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* Configure Winbind service
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* Configure PAM and NSS.
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* Configure PAM and NSS
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
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* smb.conf.
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* smb.conf
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* smbpasswd, tdbsam, ldapsam.
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* smbpasswd, tdbsam, ldapsam
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* passdb backend.
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* passdb backend
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* libnss_winbind.
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* libnss_winbind
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* libpam_winbind.
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* libpam_winbind
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* libpam_smbpass.
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* libpam_smbpass
−
* wbinfo.
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* wbinfo
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* getent.
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* getent
−
* SID and foreign SID.
+
* SID and foreign SID
−
* /etc/passwd.
+
* /etc/passwd
−
* /etc/group.
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* /etc/group
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Understand and configure domain membership and trust relationships.
+
* Understand and configure domain membership and trust relationships
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* Create and maintain a primary domain controller with Samba3 and Samba4.
+
* Create and maintain a primary domain controller with Samba3 and Samba4
−
* Create and maintain a backup domain controller with Samba3 and Samba4.
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* Create and maintain a backup domain controller with Samba3 and Samba4
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* Add computers to an existing domain.
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* Add computers to an existing domain
−
* Configure logon scripts.
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* Configure logon scripts
−
* Configure roaming profiles.
+
* Configure roaming profiles
−
* Configure system policies.
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* Configure system policies
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
−
* smb.conf.
+
* smb.conf
−
* security mode.
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* security mode
−
* server role.
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* server role
−
* domain logons.
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* domain logons
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* domain master.
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* domain master
−
* logon script.
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* logon script
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* logon path.
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* logon path
−
* NTConfig.pol.
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* NTConfig.pol
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* net.
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* net
−
* profiles.
+
* profiles
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* add machine script.
+
* add machine script
−
* profile acls.
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* profile acls
  
 
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Candidates should be able to configure Samba 4 as an AD Domain Controller  
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Candidates should be able to configure Samba 4 as an AD Domain Controller.
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Configure and test Samba 4 as an AD DC.
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* Configure and test Samba 4 as an AD DC
−
* Using smbclient to confirm AD operation.
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* Using smbclient to confirm AD operation
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* Understand how Samba integrates with AD services; DNS, Kerberos, NTP, LDAP.
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* Understand how Samba integrates with AD services: DNS, Kerberos, NTP, LDAP
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
−
* smb.conf.
+
* smb.conf
−
* server role.
+
* server role
−
* samba-tool domain (with subcommands).
+
* samba-tool domain (with subcommands)
−
* samba.
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* samba
  
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
  
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* Joining Samba to an existing NT4 domain.
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* Joining Samba to an existing NT4 domain
−
* Joining Samba to an existing AD domain.
+
* Joining Samba to an existing AD domain
−
* Ability to obtain a TGT from a KDC.
+
* Ability to obtain a TGT from a KDC
  
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
  
−
* smb.conf.
+
* smb.conf
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* server role.
+
* server role
−
* server security.
+
* server security
−
* net command.
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* net command
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* kinit, TGT and REALM.
+
* kinit, TGT and REALM
  
 
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====<span style="color:navy">396.1 NetBIOS and WINS (weight: 3)</span>====
 
====<span style="color:navy">396.1 NetBIOS and WINS (weight: 3)</span>====
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| style="background:#dadada" |  
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'''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
 
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
 
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|-
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should be familiar with NetBIOS/WINS concepts and understand network browsing
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 +
'''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" |  
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Candidates should be familiar with NetBIOS/WINS concepts and understand network browsing.
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|}
 
|}
 +
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
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* Understand WINS concepts
 
* Understand WINS concepts
 
* Understand NetBIOS concepts
 
* Understand NetBIOS concepts
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* Configure Samba as a WINS server
 
* Configure Samba as a WINS server
 
* Configure WINS replication
 
* Configure WINS replication
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* Understand NetBIOS browsing and browser elections  
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* Understand NetBIOS browsing and browser elections
 
* Understand NETBIOS name types
 
* Understand NETBIOS name types
 +
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 +
 
* smb.conf
 
* smb.conf
 
* nmblookup
 
* nmblookup
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* wins support, wins server, wins proxy, dns proxy
 
* wins support, wins server, wins proxy, dns proxy
 
* domain master, os level, preferred master
 
* domain master, os level, preferred master
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====<span style="color:navy">396.2 Active Directory Name Resolution (weight: 2)</span>====
 
====<span style="color:navy">396.2 Active Directory Name Resolution (weight: 2)</span>====
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{|
 
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| style="background:#dadada" |  
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'''Weight'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
 
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" | Candidates should be familiar with the internal DNS server with Samba4.
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'''Description'''
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| style="background:#eaeaea" |  
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Candidates should be familiar with the internal DNS server with Samba4.
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|}
 
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
 +
 
* Understand and manage DNS for Samba4 as an AD Domain Controller
 
* Understand and manage DNS for Samba4 as an AD Domain Controller
−
* DNS forwarding with the internal DNS sever of Samba4
+
* DNS forwarding with the internal DNS server of Samba4
 +
 
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
 +
 
* samba-tool dns (with subcommands)
 
* samba-tool dns (with subcommands)
 
* smb.conf
 
* smb.conf
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* /etc/resolv.conf
 
* /etc/resolv.conf
 
* dig, host
 
* dig, host
−
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====<span style="color:navy">397.1 CIFS Integration (weight: 3)</span>====
 
====<span style="color:navy">397.1 CIFS Integration (weight: 3)</span>====
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{|
 
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| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
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| style="background:#dadada" |  
 +
 
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'''Weight'''
 +
 
 
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
 
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
 
|-
 
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* Understand SMB/CIFS concepts
 
* Understand SMB/CIFS concepts
 
* Access and mount remote CIFS shares from a Linux client
 
* Access and mount remote CIFS shares from a Linux client
 
* Securely storing CIFS credentials
 
* Securely storing CIFS credentials
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* Understand permissions and file ownership of remote CIFS shares
 
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* SMB/CIFS
 
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* Knowledge of Windows clients
 
* Knowledge of Windows clients
 
* Explore browse lists and SMB clients from Windows
 
* Explore browse lists and SMB clients from Windows
 
* Share file / print resources from Windows
 
* Share file / print resources from Windows
 
* Use of the smbclient program
 
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 4 December 2014

Contents

Introduction

A complete description of the LPIC-3 certification program can be found here.


Version Information

These objectives are version 1.0.0.

They were partially formed from content in the 301 and 302 exams. This is also a summary and detailed information on the changes from those objectives to version 1 of these objectives.


Addenda

Version Release (Oct 1st, 2013)

  • released version 1.0.0


Translations of Objectives

The following translations of the objectives are available on this wiki:


Objectives

Topic 390: OpenLDAP Configuration

390.1 OpenLDAP Replication (weight: 3)

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should be familiar with the server replication available with OpenLDAP.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Replication concepts
  • Configure OpenLDAP replication
  • Analyze replication log files
  • Understand replica hubs
  • LDAP referrals
  • LDAP sync replication

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • master / slave server
  • multi-master replication
  • consumer
  • replica hub
  • one-shot mode
  • referral
  • syncrepl
  • pull-based / push-based synchronization
  • refreshOnly and refreshAndPersist
  • replog


390.2 Securing the Directory (weight: 3)

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should be able to configure encrypted access to the LDAP directory, and restrict access at the firewall level.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Securing the directory with SSL and TLS
  • Firewall considerations
  • Unauthenticated access methods
  • User / password authentication methods
  • Maintanence of SASL user DB
  • Client / server certificates

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • SSL / TLS
  • Security Strength Factors (SSF)
  • SASL
  • proxy authorization
  • StartTLS
  • iptables


390.3 OpenLDAP Server Performance Tuning (weight: 2)

Weight

2

Description

Candidates should be capable of measuring the performance of an LDAP server, and tuning configuration directives.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Measure OpenLDAP performance
  • Tune software configuration to increase performance
  • Understand indexes

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • index
  • DB_CONFIG


Topic 391: OpenLDAP as an Authentication Backend

391.1 LDAP Integration with PAM and NSS (weight: 2)

Weight

2

Description

Candidates should be able to configure PAM and NSS to retrieve information from an LDAP directory.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Configure PAM to use LDAP for authentication
  • Configure NSS to retrieve information from LDAP
  • Configure PAM modules in various Unix environments

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • PAM
  • NSS
  • /etc/pam.d/
  • /etc/nsswitch.conf


391.2 Integrating LDAP with Active Directory and Kerberos (weight: 2)

Weight

2

Description

Candidates should be able to integrate LDAP with Active Directory Services.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Kerberos integration with LDAP
  • Cross platform authentication
  • Single sign-on concepts
  • Integration and compatibility limitations between OpenLDAP and Active Directory

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • Kerberos
  • Active Directory
  • single sign-on
  • DNS


Topic 392: Samba Basics

392.1 Samba Concepts and Architecture (weight: 2)

Weight

2

Description

Candidates should understand the essential concepts of Samba. As well, the major differences between Samba3 and Samba4 should be known.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand the roles of the Samba daemons and components
  • Understand key issues regarding heterogeneous networks
  • Identify key TCP/UDP ports used with SMB/CIFS
  • Knowledge of Samba3 and Samba4 differences

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • /etc/services
  • Samba daemons: smbd, nmbd, samba, winbindd


392.2 Configure Samba (weight: 4)

Weight

4

Description

Candidates should be able to configure the Samba daemons for a wide variety of purposes.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Knowledge of Samba server configuration file structure
  • Knowledge of Samba variables and configuration parameters
  • Troubleshoot and debug configuration problems with Samba

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • smb.conf parameters
  • smb.conf variables
  • testparm
  • secrets.tdb


392.3 Regular Samba Maintenance (weight: 2)

Weight


2

Description

Candidates should know about the various tools and utilities that are part of a Samba installation.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Monitor and interact with running Samba daemons
  • Perform regular backups of Samba configuration and state data

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smbcontrol
  • smbstatus
  • tdbbackup


392.4 Troubleshooting Samba (weight: 2)

Weight

2

Description

Candidates should understand the structure of trivial database files and know how troubleshoot problems.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Configure Samba logging
  • Backup TDB files
  • Restore TDB files
  • Identify TDB file corruption
  • Edit / list TDB file content

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • /var/log/samba/
  • log level
  • debuglevel
  • smbpasswd
  • pdbedit
  • secrets.tdb
  • tdbbackup
  • tdbdump
  • tdbrestore
  • tdbtool


392.5 Internationalization (weight: 1)

Weight

1

Description

Candidates should be able to work with internationalization character codes and code pages.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand internationalization character codes and code pages
  • Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to share, file and directory names in a non-English environment
  • Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to user and group naming in a non-English environment
  • Understand the difference in the name space between Windows and Linux/Unix with respect to computer naming in a non-English environment

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • internationalization
  • character codes
  • code pages
  • smb.conf
  • dos charset, display charset and unix charset


Topic 393: Samba Share Configuration

393.1 File Services (weight: 4)

Weight

4

Description

Candidates should be able to create and configure file shares in a mixed environment.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Create and configure file sharing
  • Plan file service migration
  • Limit access to IPC$
  • Create scripts for user and group handling of file shares
  • Samba share access configuration parameters

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • [homes]
  • smbcquotas
  • smbsh
  • browseable, writeable, valid users, write list, read list, read only and guest ok
  • IPC$
  • mount, smbmount


393.2 Linux File System and Share/Service Permissions (weight: 3)

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should understand file permissions on a Linux file system in a mixed environment.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Knowledge of file / directory permission control
  • Understand how Samba interacts with Linux file system permissions and ACLs
  • Use Samba VFS to store Windows ACLs

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • chmod, chown
  • create mask, directory mask, force create mode, force directory mode
  • smbcacls
  • getfacl, setfacl
  • vfs_acl_xattr, vfs_acl_tdb and vfs objects


393.3 Print Services (weight: 2)

Weight

2

Description

Candidates should be able to create and manage print shares in a mixed environment.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Create and configure printer sharing
  • Configure integration between Samba and CUPS
  • Manage Windows print drivers and configure downloading of print drivers
  • Configure [print$]
  • Understand security concerns with printer sharing
  • Uploading printer drivers for Point'n'Print driver installation using 'Add Print Driver Wizard' in Windows

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • [print$]
  • CUPS
  • cupsd.conf
  • /var/spool/samba/
  • smbspool
  • rpcclient
  • net


Topic 394: Samba User and Group Management

394.1 Managing User Accounts and Groups (weight: 4)

Weight

4

Description

Candidates should be able to manage user and group accounts in a mixed environment.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Manager user and group accounts
  • Understand user and group mapping
  • Knowledge of user account management tools
  • Use of the smbpasswd program
  • Force ownership of file and directory objects

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • pdbedit
  • smb.conf
  • samba-tool user (with subcommands)
  • samba-tool group (with subcommands)
  • smbpasswd
  • /etc/passwd
  • /etc/group
  • force user, force group
  • idmap


394.2 Authentication, Authorization and Winbind (weight: 5)

Weight

5

Description

Candidates should understand the various authentication mechanisms and configure access control. Candidates should be able to install and configure the Winbind service.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Setup a local password database
  • Perform password synchronization
  • Knowledge of different passdb backends
  • Convert between Samba passdb backends
  • Integrate Samba with LDAP
  • Configure Winbind service
  • Configure PAM and NSS

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • smbpasswd, tdbsam, ldapsam
  • passdb backend
  • libnss_winbind
  • libpam_winbind
  • libpam_smbpass
  • wbinfo
  • getent
  • SID and foreign SID
  • /etc/passwd
  • /etc/group


Topic 395: Samba Domain Integration

395.1 Samba as a PDC and BDC (weight: 3)

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should be able to setup and maintain primary and backup domain controllers. Candidates should be able to manage Windows/Linux client access to the NT-Style domains.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand and configure domain membership and trust relationships
  • Create and maintain a primary domain controller with Samba3 and Samba4
  • Create and maintain a backup domain controller with Samba3 and Samba4
  • Add computers to an existing domain
  • Configure logon scripts
  • Configure roaming profiles
  • Configure system policies

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • security mode
  • server role
  • domain logons
  • domain master
  • logon script
  • logon path
  • NTConfig.pol
  • net
  • profiles
  • add machine script
  • profile acls


395.2 Samba4 as an AD compatible Domain Controller (weight: 3)

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should be able to configure Samba 4 as an AD Domain Controller.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Configure and test Samba 4 as an AD DC
  • Using smbclient to confirm AD operation
  • Understand how Samba integrates with AD services: DNS, Kerberos, NTP, LDAP

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • server role
  • samba-tool domain (with subcommands)
  • samba


395.3 Configure Samba as a Domain Member Server (weight: 3)

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should be able to integrate Linux servers into an environment where Active Directory is present.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Joining Samba to an existing NT4 domain
  • Joining Samba to an existing AD domain
  • Ability to obtain a TGT from a KDC

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • server role
  • server security
  • net command
  • kinit, TGT and REALM



Topic 396: Samba Name Services

396.1 NetBIOS and WINS (weight: 3)

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should be familiar with NetBIOS/WINS concepts and understand network browsing.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand WINS concepts
  • Understand NetBIOS concepts
  • Understand the role of a local master browser
  • Understand the role of a domain master browser
  • Understand the role of Samba as a WINS server
  • Understand name resolution
  • Configure Samba as a WINS server
  • Configure WINS replication
  • Understand NetBIOS browsing and browser elections
  • Understand NETBIOS name types

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • smb.conf
  • nmblookup
  • smbclient
  • name resolve order
  • lmhosts
  • wins support, wins server, wins proxy, dns proxy
  • domain master, os level, preferred master


396.2 Active Directory Name Resolution (weight: 2)

Weight

2

Description

Candidates should be familiar with the internal DNS server with Samba4.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand and manage DNS for Samba4 as an AD Domain Controller
  • DNS forwarding with the internal DNS server of Samba4

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • samba-tool dns (with subcommands)
  • smb.conf
  • dns forwarder
  • /etc/resolv.conf
  • dig, host


Topic 397: Working with Linux and Windows Clients

397.1 CIFS Integration (weight: 3)

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should be comfortable working with CIFS in a mixed environment.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand SMB/CIFS concepts
  • Access and mount remote CIFS shares from a Linux client
  • Securely storing CIFS credentials
  • Understand features and benefits of CIFS
  • Understand permissions and file ownership of remote CIFS shares

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • SMB/CIFS
  • mount, mount.cifs
  • smbclient
  • smbget
  • smbtar
  • smbtree
  • findsmb
  • smb.conf
  • smbcquotas
  • /etc/fstab


397.2 Working with Windows Clients (weight: 2)

Weight

2

Description

Candidates should be able to interact with remote Windows clients, and configure Windows workstations to access file and print services from Linux servers.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Knowledge of Windows clients
  • Explore browse lists and SMB clients from Windows
  • Share file / print resources from Windows
  • Use of the smbclient program
  • Use of the Windows net utility

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

  • Windows net command
  • smbclient
  • control panel
  • rdesktop
  • workgroup


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