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  1. Change directory into /home/interview/

  2. Edit the file /home/interview/test.conf

  • visually, find Line 14. Under [agent]. name = 'pyca'
  • Change the name value from pyca to your name in the format firstname-lastname
  • visually, find Line 199. Under [logging]. #syslog = False
  • Uncomment the line
  • Change the value from False to True

  1. What is the assigned IP address of the local computer you are using in this test ______________?

  2. You need to establish a remote computer is up and can be contacted over the Network. From the command line, write a simple command to contact the remote computer and execute it in the command prompt. The remote computer DNS address is interview1.x.x.x

  3. Using ssh (scp), copy /home/interview/test.conf onto the remote computer above.

  • It should be copied to interview1.x.x.x/home/ubuntu/test.conf.
  • Private keyfile located at ~/.ssh/interview.pem on the local computer
  • username is ubuntu.
  • Note you cannot connect to the remote computer via ssh with a password. Must be SSH key only.

  1. Now using ssh, open an interactive SSH connection to the remote computer.

    • remote computer located at interview1.x.x.x.
    • Private keyfile located at ~/.ssh/interview.pem
    • remote computer username is ubuntu

  2. (optional) List the current directory files on the remote computer you are now on. You will see test.conf from above.

  3. Rename test.conf to pyca.conf. Assumption made you are in /home/ubuntu.

  4. Move pyca.conf to /home/ubuntu/pyca/etc/pyca.conf. Note this replaces the existing pyca.conf.

  5. Change directory to /home/ubuntu/pyca/

  6. There is a script start.sh. change its permissions to be executable.

  7. Execute (run) the script start.sh from the command line.

13.You should see an error message on the command. Don't worry, that's OK! This application was configured, installed and working in the past. Using the error and the documentation for the application here: link try to resolve the error when executing start.sh.

  • Note ubuntu is based on debian
  • Note installation configuration for the remote computer is here: link.