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Latest revision as of 04:57, 3 May 2019

Introduction

The description of the entire LPIC-3 program is listed here.

Version Information

These objectives are version 1.0.0.

Translations of Objectives

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


Objectives

Topic 310: Concepts, Architecture and Design

310.1 Concepts

Weight 1
Description Candidates should be familiar with the fundamental concepts surrounding SMB/CIFS, file sharing and print services in a mixed environment

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand SMB/CIFS concepts
  • Understand file sharing concepts
  • Understand print services concepts

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

  • SMB
  • CIFS
  • smb.conf


310.2 Samba Roles

Weight 1
Description Candidates should be aware of Samba's security modes, and the keys roles of the Samba daemons

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand Samba security modes
  • Identify roles of core Samba daemons
  • Manage Samba daemons

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

  • User Level Security
  • Share Level Security
  • Domain Security Mode
  • ADS Security Mode
  • smb.conf
  • smbd
  • nmbd
  • winbindd
  • smbcontrol


310.3 Trivial Database Files

Weight 2
Description Candidates should understand the structure of trivial database files and know how troubleshoot problems

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • 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:

  • pdbedit
  • secrets.tdb
  • tdbbackup
  • tdbdump
  • tdbtool
  • smbpasswd



Topic 311: Compile and Install Samba

311.1 Configure and Build From Source

Weight 1
Description Candidates should be able to compile Samba from source and resolve dependencies

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Identify key Samba packages and content
  • Indentify and resolve dependencies
  • Describe Samba software structure
  • Knowledge of common Samba compilation options

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

  • gzip
  • gpg
  • make


311.2 Install and Upgrade Samba

Weight 1
Description Candidates should be able to install and upgrade Samba from source and from packages

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Install Samba from packages
  • Install Samba from source
  • Upgrade Samba

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

  • gpg
  • dpkg
  • rpm



Topic 312: Samba Configuration and Usage

312.1 Configure Samba

Weight 6
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
  • Identify key TCP/UDP ports used with SMB/CIFS
  • Configure Samba logging
  • Troubleshoot and debug problems with Samba

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

  • smb.conf parameters
  • smb.conf variables
  • /etc/services
  • /var/log/samba/*
  • log level
  • debuglevel
  • testparm
  • smbtar
  • strace


312.2 File Services

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
  • Hide IPC$
  • Create scripts for user and group handling of file shares
  • smbcquotas
  • smbsh

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

  • smb.conf
  • [homes]
  • browseable, writeable, valid users
  • IPC$
  • mount, smbmount


312.3 Print Services

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
  • Setup and manage print accounting

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

  • smb.conf
  • [print$]
  • CUPS
  • cupsd.conf
  • /var/spool/samba
  • print accounting
  • smbprngenpdf
  • smbspool


312.4 Domain Control

Weight 4
Description Candidates should be able to setup and maintain primary and backup domain controllers, and manage Windows/Linux clients' access to the domain

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand domain membership
  • Create and maintain a primary domain controller
  • Create and maintain a backup domain controller
  • 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
  • primary domain controller
  • backup domain controller
  • domain membership
  • roaming profiles
  • system policies
  • logon scripts
  • Active Directory
  • LDAP
  • trust relationships


312.5 SWAT Configuration

Weight 1
Description Candidates should be able to install and configure the Samba web administration tool, and be comfortable with configuring changes to Samba within it

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Knowledge of SWAT features
  • Install and configure SWAT
  • Configure the Samba server via the SWAT interface

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

  • smb.conf
  • /usr/sbin/swat
  • internationalization
  • SSL
  • SWAT wizard


312.6 Internationalization

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
  • Patch and build appropriate code conversion libraries
  • 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
  • code conversion libraries



Topic 313: User and Group Management

313.1 Managing User Accounts and Groups

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:

  • smb.conf
  • /usr/bin/smbpasswd
  • /etc/passwd
  • /etc/group
  • force user, force group
  • idmap


313.2 Authentication and Authorization

Weight 8
Description Candidates should understand the various authentication mechanisms and configure access control

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Setup a local password database
  • Knowledge of the smbpasswd file format
  • Perform password synchronization
  • Knowledge of alternative backend storage for passwords
  • Integrate Samba with LDAP
  • Understand access control lists

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

  • smb.conf
  • smbpasswd
  • passdb backend
  • security mask
  • PAM
  • NSS
  • password synchronization
  • LDAP


313.3 Winbind

Weight 2
Description Candidates should be able to install and configure the Winbind service

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Install Winbind
  • Configure Winbind

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

  • smb.conf
  • winbindd
  • PAM
  • NSCD
  • SID
  • /etc/passwd
  • /etc/group
  • foreign SID



Topic 314: Working with CIFS, NetBIOS, and Active Directory

314.1 CIFS Integration

Weight 3
Description Candidates should be confortable working with CIFS in a mixed environment

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Understand SMB/CIFS concepts
  • Mount remote CIFS shares from a Linux client
  • Understand features and benefits of CIFS

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

  • SMB
  • CIFS
  • mount, smbmount
  • smbclient
  • smb.conf
  • /etc/fstab


314.2 NetBIOS and WINS

Weight 7
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, service announcements and elections

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

  • NetBIOS
  • WINS
  • local master browser
  • domain master browser
  • service announcements
  • elections
  • node types
  • smbclient
  • findsmb
  • name resolve order
  • lmhosts
  • smbtree


314.3 Integrating with Active Directory

Weight 2
Description Candidates should be able to integrate Linux servers into an environment where Active Directory is present

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • List remove Active Directory / LDAP users
  • Configure Samba in ADS security mode
  • Knowledge of the DNS requirements for Active Directory

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

  • Active Directory
  • ADS Security Mode
  • DNS
  • LDAP
  • Windows' net command
  • Kerberos
  • domain
  • smb.conf
  • smbcalcs


314.4 Working with Windows Clients

Weight 4
Description Clients 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
  • mount, smbmount
  • control panel
  • rdesktop
  • workgroup
  • smbget



Topic 315: Security and Performance

315.1 Linux File System and Share/Service Permissions

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

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

  • smb.conf
  • chmod
  • chown
  • mount, smbmount
  • create mask
  • directory mask


315.2 Samba Security

Weight 2
Description Candidates should be able to secure Samba at both the firewall level, and the Samba daemons themselves

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Configure access to and from a Samba server at the firewall level
  • Configure security relate parameters in the smb.conf file

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

  • iptables
  • smb.conf
  • /etc/services
  • security modes


315.3 Performance Tuning

Weight 1
Description Candidates should be able to cluster services for load balancing and high availability purposes, and tune Samba settings for better server and network performance

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Measure Samba performance
  • Optimize Samba memory usage
  • Improve file transfer speed in a SMB/CIFS environment

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

  • smb.conf
  • 'max *' parameters
  • netstat
  • smbstatus
  • socket options
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