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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Replication concepts | + | * Replication concepts |
| − | * Configure OpenLDAP replication | + | * Configure OpenLDAP replication |
| − | * Analyze replication log files | + | * Analyze replication log files |
| − | * Understand replica hubs | + | * Understand replica hubs |
| − | * LDAP referrals | + | * LDAP referrals |
| − | * LDAP sync replication | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * Securing the directory with SSL and TLS | + | * Securing the directory with SSL and TLS |
| − | * Firewall considerations | + | * Firewall considerations |
| − | * Unauthenticated access methods | + | * Unauthenticated access methods |
| − | * User / password authentication methods | + | * User / password authentication methods |
| − | * Maintanence of SASL user DB | + | * Maintanence of SASL user DB |
| − | * Client / server certificates | + | * 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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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Measure OpenLDAP performance | + | * Measure OpenLDAP performance |
| − | * Tune software configuration to increase performance | + | * Tune software configuration to increase performance |
| − | * Understand indexes | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * Configure PAM to use LDAP for authentication | + | * Configure PAM to use LDAP for authentication |
| − | * Configure NSS to retrieve information from LDAP | + | * Configure NSS to retrieve information from LDAP |
| − | * Configure PAM modules in various Unix environments | + | * 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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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Kerberos integration with LDAP | + | * Kerberos integration with LDAP |
| − | * Cross platform authentication | + | * Cross platform authentication |
| − | * Single sign-on concepts | + | * Single sign-on concepts |
| − | * Integration and compatibility limitations between OpenLDAP and Active Directory | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * Understand the roles of the Samba daemons and components | + | * Understand the roles of the Samba daemons and components |
| − | * Understand key issues regarding heterogeneous networks | + | * Understand key issues regarding heterogeneous networks |
| − | * Identify key TCP/UDP ports used with SMB/CIFS | + | * Identify key TCP/UDP ports used with SMB/CIFS |
| − | * Knowledge of Samba3 and Samba4 differences | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * /etc/services | + | * /etc/services |
| − | * Samba daemons: smbd, nmbd, samba, winbindd | + | * Samba daemons: smbd, nmbd, samba, winbindd |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Knowledge of Samba server configuration file structure | + | * Knowledge of Samba server configuration file structure |
| − | * Knowledge of Samba variables and configuration parameters | + | * Knowledge of Samba variables and configuration parameters |
| − | * Troubleshoot and debug configuration problems with Samba | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * smb.conf | + | * smb.conf |
| − | * smb.conf parameters | + | * smb.conf parameters |
| − | * smb.conf variables | + | * smb.conf variables |
| − | * testparm | + | * testparm |
| − | * secrets.tdb | + | * secrets.tdb |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Monitor and interact with running Samba daemons | + | * Monitor and interact with running Samba daemons |
| − | * Perform regular backups of Samba configuration and state data | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * smbcontrol | + | * smbcontrol |
| − | * smbstatus | + | * smbstatus |
| − | * tdbbackup | + | * tdbbackup |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Configure Samba logging | + | * Configure Samba logging |
| − | * Backup TDB files | + | * Backup TDB files |
| − | * Restore TDB files | + | * Restore TDB files |
| − | * Identify TDB file corruption | + | * Identify TDB file corruption |
| − | * Edit / list TDB file content | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * /var/log/samba/ | + | * /var/log/samba/ |
| − | * log level | + | * log level |
| − | * debuglevel | + | * debuglevel |
| − | * smbpasswd | + | * smbpasswd |
| − | * pdbedit | + | * pdbedit |
| − | * secrets.tdb | + | * secrets.tdb |
| − | * tdbbackup | + | * tdbbackup |
| − | * tdbdump | + | * tdbdump |
| − | * tdbrestore | + | * tdbrestore |
| − | * tdbtool | + | * tdbtool |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Understand internationalization character codes and code pages | + | * 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 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 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 | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * internationalization | + | * internationalization |
| − | * character codes | + | * character codes |
| − | * code pages | + | * code pages |
| − | * smb.conf | + | * smb.conf |
| − | * dos charset, display charset and unix charset | + | * dos charset, display charset and unix charset |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Create and configure file sharing | + | * Create and configure file sharing |
| − | * Plan file service migration | + | * Plan file service migration |
| − | * Limit access to IPC$ | + | * Limit access to IPC$ |
| − | * Create scripts for user and group handling of file shares | + | * Create scripts for user and group handling of file shares |
| − | * Samba share access configuration parameters | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * smb.conf | + | * smb.conf |
| − | * [homes] | + | * [homes] |
| − | * smbcquotas | + | * smbcquotas |
| − | * smbsh | + | * smbsh |
| − | * browseable, writeable, valid users, write list, read list, read only and guest ok | + | * browseable, writeable, valid users, write list, read list, read only and guest ok |
| − | * IPC$ | + | * IPC$ |
| − | * mount, smbmount | + | * mount, smbmount |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Knowledge of file / directory permission control | + | * Knowledge of file / directory permission control |
| − | * Understand how Samba interacts with Linux file system permissions and ACLs | + | * Understand how Samba interacts with Linux file system permissions and ACLs |
| − | * Use Samba VFS to store Windows ACLs | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * smb.conf | + | * smb.conf |
| − | * chmod, chown | + | * chmod, chown |
| − | * create mask, directory mask, force create mode, force directory mode | + | * create mask, directory mask, force create mode, force directory mode |
| − | * smbcacls | + | * smbcacls |
| − | * getfacl, setfacl | + | * getfacl, setfacl |
| − | * vfs_acl_xattr, vfs_acl_tdb and vfs objects | + | * vfs_acl_xattr, vfs_acl_tdb and vfs objects |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Create and configure printer sharing | + | * Create and configure printer sharing |
| − | * Configure integration between Samba and CUPS | + | * Configure integration between Samba and CUPS |
| − | * Manage Windows print drivers and configure downloading of print drivers | + | * Manage Windows print drivers and configure downloading of print drivers |
| − | * Configure [print$] | + | * Configure [print$] |
| − | * Understand security concerns with printer sharing | + | * Understand security concerns with printer sharing |
| − | * Uploading printer drivers for Point'n'Print driver installation using 'Add Print Driver Wizard' in Windows | + | * 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 | + | * smb.conf |
| − | * [print$] | + | * [print$] |
| − | * CUPS | + | * CUPS |
| − | * cupsd.conf | + | * cupsd.conf |
| − | * /var/spool/samba/ | + | * /var/spool/samba/ |
| − | * smbspool | + | * smbspool |
| − | * rpcclient | + | * rpcclient |
| − | * net | + | * net |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Manager user and group accounts | + | * Manager user and group accounts |
| − | * Understand user and group mapping | + | * Understand user and group mapping |
| − | * Knowledge of user account management tools | + | * Knowledge of user account management tools |
| − | * Use of the smbpasswd program | + | * Use of the smbpasswd program |
| − | * Force ownership of file and directory objects | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * pdbedit | + | * pdbedit |
| − | * smb.conf | + | * smb.conf |
| − | * samba-tool user (with subcommands) | + | * samba-tool user (with subcommands) |
| − | * samba-tool group (with subcommands) | + | * samba-tool group (with subcommands) |
| − | * smbpasswd | + | * smbpasswd |
| − | * /etc/passwd | + | * /etc/passwd |
| − | * /etc/group | + | * /etc/group |
| − | * force user, force group | + | * force user, force group |
| − | * idmap | + | * idmap |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Setup a local password database | + | * Setup a local password database |
| − | * Perform password synchronization | + | * Perform password synchronization |
| − | * Knowledge of different passdb backends | + | * Knowledge of different passdb backends |
| − | * Convert between Samba passdb backends | + | * Convert between Samba passdb backends |
| − | * Integrate Samba with LDAP | + | * Integrate Samba with LDAP |
| − | * Configure Winbind service | + | * Configure Winbind service |
| − | * Configure PAM and NSS | + | * 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:''' | ||
| − | * smb.conf | + | * smb.conf |
| − | * smbpasswd, tdbsam, ldapsam | + | * smbpasswd, tdbsam, ldapsam |
| − | * passdb backend | + | * passdb backend |
| − | * libnss_winbind | + | * libnss_winbind |
| − | * libpam_winbind | + | * libpam_winbind |
| − | * libpam_smbpass | + | * libpam_smbpass |
| − | * wbinfo | + | * wbinfo |
| − | * getent | + | * getent |
| − | * SID and foreign SID | + | * SID and foreign SID |
| − | * /etc/passwd | + | * /etc/passwd |
| − | * /etc/group | + | * /etc/group |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Understand and configure domain membership and trust relationships | + | * Understand and configure domain membership and trust relationships |
| − | * 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 | + | * Create and maintain a backup domain controller with Samba3 and Samba4 |
| − | * Add computers to an existing domain | + | * Add computers to an existing domain |
| − | * Configure logon scripts | + | * Configure logon scripts |
| − | * Configure roaming profiles | + | * Configure roaming profiles |
| − | * Configure system policies | + | * 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 | + | * security mode |
| − | * server role | + | * server role |
| − | * domain logons | + | * domain logons |
| − | * domain master | + | * domain master |
| − | * logon script | + | * logon script |
| − | * logon path | + | * logon path |
| − | * NTConfig.pol | + | * NTConfig.pol |
| − | * net | + | * net |
| − | * profiles | + | * profiles |
| − | * add machine script | + | * add machine script |
| − | * profile acls | + | * profile acls |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Configure and test Samba 4 as an AD DC | + | * Configure and test Samba 4 as an AD DC |
| − | * Using smbclient to confirm AD operation | + | * Using smbclient to confirm AD operation |
| − | * Understand how Samba integrates with AD services: DNS, Kerberos, NTP, LDAP | + | * 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 | + | * samba |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Joining Samba to an existing NT4 domain | + | * 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 |
| − | * server role | + | * server role |
| − | * server security | + | * server security |
| − | * net command | + | * net command |
| − | * kinit, TGT and REALM | + | * kinit, TGT and REALM |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * Understand WINS concepts | + | * Understand WINS concepts |
| − | * Understand NetBIOS concepts | + | * Understand NetBIOS concepts |
| − | * Understand the role of a local master browser | + | * Understand the role of a local master browser |
| − | * Understand the role of a domain master browser | + | * Understand the role of a domain master browser |
| − | * Understand the role of Samba as a WINS server | + | * Understand the role of Samba as a WINS server |
| − | * Understand name resolution | + | * Understand name resolution |
| − | * Configure Samba as a WINS server | + | * Configure Samba as a WINS server |
| − | * Configure WINS replication | + | * Configure WINS replication |
| − | * Understand NetBIOS browsing and browser elections | + | * 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 |
| − | * smbclient | + | * smbclient |
| − | * name resolve order | + | * name resolve order |
| − | * lmhosts | + | * lmhosts |
| − | * 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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'''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 server 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 |
| − | * dns forwarder | + | * dns forwarder |
| − | * /etc/resolv.conf | + | * /etc/resolv.conf |
| − | * dig, host | + | * dig, host |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * 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 |
| − | * Understand features and benefits of CIFS | + | * Understand features and benefits of CIFS |
| − | * Understand permissions and file ownership of remote CIFS shares | + | * Understand permissions and file ownership of remote CIFS shares |
'''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/CIFS | + | * SMB/CIFS |
| − | * mount, mount.cifs | + | * mount, mount.cifs |
| − | * smbclient | + | * smbclient |
| − | * smbget | + | * smbget |
| − | * smbtar | + | * smbtar |
| − | * smbtree | + | * smbtree |
| − | * findsmb | + | * findsmb |
| − | * smb.conf | + | * smb.conf |
| − | * smbcquotas | + | * smbcquotas |
| − | * /etc/fstab | + | * /etc/fstab |
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | '''Key Knowledge Areas:''' | ||
| − | * 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 | + | * Use of the smbclient program |
| − | * Use of the Windows net utility | + | * Use of the Windows net utility |
'''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:''' | ||
| − | * Windows net command | + | * Windows net command |
| − | * smbclient | + | * smbclient |
| − | * control panel | + | * control panel |
| − | * rdesktop | + | * rdesktop |
| − | * workgroup | + | * workgroup |
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 4 December 2014
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Version Information
- 3 Addenda
- 4 Translations of Objectives
- 5 Objectives
- 5.1 Topic 390: OpenLDAP Configuration
- 5.2 Topic 391: OpenLDAP as an Authentication Backend
- 5.3 Topic 392: Samba Basics
- 5.4 Topic 393: Samba Share Configuration
- 5.5 Topic 394: Samba User and Group Management
- 5.6 Topic 395: Samba Domain Integration
- 5.7 Topic 396: Samba Name Services
- 5.8 Topic 397: Working with Linux and Windows Clients
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)
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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)
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3 |
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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)
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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)
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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)
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2 |
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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)
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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)
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4 |
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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)
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2 |
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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)
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2 |
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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)
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1 |
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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
393.1 File Services (weight: 4)
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4 |
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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
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3 |
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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)
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2 |
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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)
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4 |
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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)
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5 |
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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)
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3 |
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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)
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3 |
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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)
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3 |
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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)
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3 |
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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)
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2 |
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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)
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3 |
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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)
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2 |
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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
