LPIC-3 300 Objectives V1

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Introduction


Version Information

These objectives are version 1.0.0.


Addenda

Version Update (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 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
  • smbcalcs
  • 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



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


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

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
  • /etc/fstab


397.2 Working with Windows Clients (weight: 2)

Weight 2
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
  • control panel
  • rdesktop
  • workgroup