OS - CMPS405 Project

Overview

This project involves server and client configuration, security, network services automation, and solving practical problems with shell scripting.

Objectives

1. Server and Client Setup: Web server, SSH, and SFTP.
2. Security: Manage user access and permissions.
3. Automation: Automate network tasks using shell scripts.
4. Problem Solving: Apply theory to practical network issues.

Environment

• VMs:
  • VM1: Server (Ubuntu/Fedora)
  • VM2: Client
  • VM3: Client for testing

Tasks

Task 1: Setup

• VM1 (Server):
  • User accounts, web server, SSHD, SFTP.
• VM2 (Client):
  • SSH setup.

Task 2: Configuration

• VM1 (Server):

  • Webserver with welcome page, user authentication, logging.
  • SSH/SFTP access, DNS configuration, manage logs.

• VM2 (Client):

  • main.sh script for user management, logging, and verification.

Task 3: Automation

• Bash scripts to automate Tasks 1 and 2.

Task 4: Connectivity Testing

• Test and troubleshoot connectivity between VMs using meshping.sh and traceroute.sh.

How to Run

1. Clone the repository.
2. Follow instructions in task folders.
3. Run scripts as specified.

Contributors

• Othman
• Nasser
• Ali
• Osama