Ubuntu Server Administration: Installation, Profiling & Configuration

This document details the installation and management of an Ubuntu server 17.10.1 within a virtualized environment using VMware. The report is divided into three parts: the first part provides a step-by-step guide with screenshots of the Ubuntu server installation process, including disk partitioning for /home and /var directories. The second part focuses on creating a shell script ('profiler.sh') to gather system information such as current processes, filesystem capacity, open network connections, and logged-in users, with the output saved to a text file for auditing. The final part covers the installation and configuration of the lighttpd web server, ensuring it starts automatically on boot. The report also addresses challenges encountered during the configuration, such as resolving errors during lighttpd installation by updating the server and using the apt-get command, and highlights the importance of server configuration for client-server model development and website hosting.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Part 1: Install Linux....................................................................................................................3
Part 2: Profile the System.........................................................................................................14
Part 3: Packages and Services..................................................................................................15
Conclusions..............................................................................................................................15
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................17

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Introduction
The report is prepared for the demonstration of the installation and management of the
Ubuntu server and the screenshot of each of the steps of the installation procedure are
attached with the report. VMWare workstation is used for the installation of the Ubuntu
server virtually and perform the different option for the configuration of the server according
to the requirement of the assignment. For the development of the report it is divided into
three section and the first section demonstrates the installation procedure, the second section
shows the creation of the script for obtaining information about the current process running in
the system.
The script also stores the command used for getting the filesystem capacity and
utilization information, information about the open network and the users currently logged
into the system. The shell script is used for generating a report and save it as a txt file for
auditing the security of the system. The lighthttpd server packages and service are installed in
the system and demonstrated in the third section of the report. It is also configured such the
service runs at start-up automatically. The challenges faced during the configuration of the
Ubuntu server are documented in the report with the strategy taken for the mitigation of the
challenges.

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Part 1: Install Linux
For the installation of the linux server 20 Gb of space is allocated virtually and 1.5 gb
of memory is allocted from the physical memory installed in the machine for smooth
operation.

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English is selected as the default language during the installation of the Ubuntu server
in VmWare.

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The partitioning of the disk is elected as manually for the separation of the directory. It helps
in maintaining a balance and improvement of the performance of the system.

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The “/” option is selected for the management of the root file system using the RAID
controller.

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