As indicated in class, we now have access to another machine that we can use to perform some basic system administration tasks.

The machine, **vm33.student.lab** can be reached via SSH from Lab46, and you can log in using the following credentials:

^username:  |  unix  |
^password:  |  unixclass  |

To log in from the Lab46 prompt, you can do the following:

<cli>
lab46:~$ ssh unix@vm33.student.lab
</cli>

This system is a Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny" virtual machine, with very little in the way of extras installed.

What I would like **everyone** to do, and to document on their journals:

  * create a user for themselves.
  * add their new user to the groups 'adm' and 'unix'.
  * configure their new user's settings to have ls show dotfiles AND color
  * set 3 more aliases for commands on login
  * install 1 package, configure it, and write up a little blurb on what it does and how to use it
  * compile and run some simple program (from "hello, world!" to something more involved)
  * run one of your scripts
  * scp a file from lab46 to vm33 (or learn how to use scp to transfer files between systems)
  * use a netcat to communicate between vm33 and lab46
  * optional: explore and figure out how to use ssh-agent to enable some level of passwordless access to the system (after an initial providing of password).

The list of packages to choose from:

  * a tool to zip files
  * a tool to unzip zipped files
  * a utility to have persistent screen sessions
  * a tool to identify files
  * a text-based web browser
  * A C compiler
  * A C++ compiler
  * some text games
  * a VNC server
  * a text-based irc client
  * a text-based spreadsheet
  * command-line Microsoft Word conversion tools
  * american english dictionary
  * a text-based hex editor