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Exam EX200 Topic 2 Question 28 Discussion

Actual exam question for RedHat's EX200 exam
Question #: 28
Topic #: 2
Configure autofs
Configure autofs to automatically mount the home directory of a remote user as described below:
- materials.example.com (172.25.254.254) exports /rhome via NFS to your system. This filesystem contains a pre-configured home directory for the user remoteuser1.
- The home directory of remoteuser1 is materials.example.com:/rhome/remoteuser1.
- The home directory of remoteuser1 should be automatically mounted locally at /rhome/remoteuser1.
- The home directory must be writable by the user.
- The password for remoteuser1 is "flectrag".

Suggested Answer:

# Preparations (not required for the exam)
# Go back to foundation0, remote into classroom, create the remoteuser1 user and directory.
# This step is necessary to avoid issues with autofs mounting during testing.
[kiosk@foundation0 ~]$ ssh root@classroom 'useradd -u 1010 remoteuser1 && mkdir -p /rhome/remoteuser1 && chown remoteuser1: /rhome/remoteuser1'
# Install nfs-utils and autofs
[root@node1 ~]# yum -y install nfs-utils autofs
[root@node1 ~]# vim /etc/auto.master
/rhome /etc/auto.rhome
[root@node1 ~]# vim /etc/auto.rhome
remoteuser1 -rw materials.example.com:/rhome/remoteuser1
[root@node1 ~]# systemctl enable --now autofs
# Verification
[root@node1 ~]# ll /rhome/
[root@node1 ~]# ssh remoteuser1@localhost
remoteuser1@localhost\'s password: `flectrag`
$ pwd
/rhome/remoteuser1
$ touch my.file
$ mount | grep rhome
...
materials.example.com:/rhome/remoteuser1 on /rhome/remoteuser1 type nfs4 (`rw`,relatime,vers=4.2,rsize=131072,wsize=131072,namlen=255,hard,proto=tcp,timeo=600,retrans=2,sec=sys,clientaddr=172.25.250.100,local_lock=none,addr=172.25.254.254)

by ubiquituz at Nov 25, 2024, 03:12 PM

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1
Install Necessary Packages
Ensure autofs and nfs-utils are installed on your system:
sudo dnf install -y autofs nfs-utils
2
Verify Remote NFS Share
Check if the remote NFS export is available:
showmount -e 172.25.254.254
You should see something like:
Export list for 172.25.254.254:
/rhome *
3
Configure autofs Master Map File
Edit the /etc/auto.master.d/home.autofs file (create it if it doesn't exist):
sudo nano /etc/auto.master.d/home.autofs
Add the following line:
/rhome /etc/auto.rhome
This tells autofs to reference the file /etc/auto.rhome for mounting under /rhome.

4
Create the Map File for /rhome
Create the /etc/auto.rhome file:
sudo nano /etc/auto.rhome
Add the following entry:

remoteuser1 -rw,sync 172.25.254.254:/rhome/remoteuser1
-rw,sync: Ensures the filesystem is mounted read-write with synchronous writes.
172.25.254.254:/rhome/remoteuser1: Specifies the remote NFS share.
5
Set Correct Permissions
Ensure the /rhome directory exists:
sudo mkdir -p /rhome
Set appropriate permissions for the /rhome directory:
sudo chmod 755 /rhome
6
Enable and start the autofs service:
sudo systemctl enable autofs --now
7
Test the Configuration
Attempt to access the mounted home directory:
ls /rhome/remoteuser1
If everything is configured correctly, the directory should be automatically mounted, and you can access its contents.
8
Verify Write Access
Switch to the user remoteuser1 and verify write access:
su - remoteuser1
When prompted, enter the password:
flectrag
echo "Test file" > /rhome/remoteuser1/testfile
cat /rhome/remoteuser1/testfile
9
Test SSH Login to localhost
Now, log in as remoteuser1 via SSH:
ssh remoteuser1@localhost
When prompted, enter the password:
flectrag
10
After logging in, verify that you are in the correct home directory:
pwd
Output should be:
/rhome/remoteuser1
Check the directory contents:
ls -la
Test write access:
echo "Testing SSH login" > testfile
cat testfile
If successful, the home directory is writable.
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