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{{Template:Equipment
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|owner=LVL1
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|arrived=?
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|doesitwork=Working
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|contact=Aaron V.
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|where=next to Member Storage
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|picture=LVL1Network.jpg}}<br>
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=Basic Info=
 
=Basic Info=
 
* Web interface at http://files/
 
* Web interface at http://files/
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sudo apt-get install autofs smbfs
 
sudo apt-get install autofs smbfs
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
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* create autofs config files
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* /etc/auto.master
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<pre>
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/mnt  /etc/auto.files    --timeout=6000    --ghost
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</pre>
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* /etc/auto.files
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<pre>
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z    -fstype=smbfs,credentials=/etc/auto.auth    ://files/shared
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</pre>
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* /etc/auto.auth
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** (replace CENSORED with the lvl1 credentials)
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<pre>
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username=CENSORED
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password=CENSORED
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</pre>
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* run the following:
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<pre>
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sudo chmod 400 /etc/auto.auth
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sudo service autofs restart
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</pre>
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* the files share will be mounted in /mnt/z
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* to make this easily accessible, run
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<pre>
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ln -s /mnt/z ~/z
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</pre>
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* Desktop file for adding to menu (place in /usr/share/applications/
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<pre>
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[Desktop Entry]
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Name=File Share
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Comment=LVL1 central file server
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Exec=nautilus /home/lvl1/z
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Icon=system-file-manager
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Terminal=false
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Type=Application
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StartupNotify=true
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OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
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Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;Core;
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MimeType=inode/directory;application/x-gnome-saved-search;
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X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
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X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=nautilus
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X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=general
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X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version=3.4.2
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Actions=Window;
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X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=nautilus
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[Desktop Action Window]
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Name=File Share
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Exec=nautilus /home/lvl1/z
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OnlyShowIn=Unity;
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</pre>
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=Server Setup=
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==File Systems==
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===Device===
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* Root is on a single drive.  Important files are symlinked to the raid array.
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* Raid device is /dev/md0
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** Do not access this directly
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** Check status with
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<pre>cat /proc/mdstat</pre>
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* Cache device is /dev/bcache0
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** This adds SSD caching on top of the /dev/md0
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** Interact with /dev/bcache0 as if it were a disk.
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** Mounted on /mnt/bcache0
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===Samba===
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* Samba is used to share files and provide a recycling mechanism
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* Services like elFinder that access member files use a mounted samba share so that samba can protect files from being deleted
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* Config file: /etc/samba/smb.conf
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===Autofs===
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* Used to mount the samba share locally
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* Config files
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** /etc/auto.master
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** /etc/auto.files
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** /etc/auto.files.auth
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* Dir
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** /mnt/autofs/z
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===ClamAV===
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* Virus scanner
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* Currently I only have a cronjob setup to manually scan the shared directory
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* cronjob /etc/cron.hourly/clamav
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* scans /home/lvl1/shared/
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* moves infected files to /home/lvl1/infected/
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* logs to /var/log/clamav.log
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=CloneZilla=
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This is the process for backing up computers to the file server.
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* Boot a clonezilla iso
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* Clonezilla Live
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* device-image
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* ssh_server
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* dhcp
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* 10.0.0.10
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* 22
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* lvl1
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* /home/lvl1/images
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* yes (if it asks for ssh key)
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* Beginner
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* disk device
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* I lost track here... but you should be good.

Latest revision as of 21:51, 3 December 2015

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File_Server&.png

General

  • Owner/Loaner: LVL1
  • Serial Number:
  • Make/Model:
  • Arrival Date: ?
  • Usability: Working
  • Contact: Aaron V.
  • Where: next to Member Storage
LVL1Network.jpg


Basic Info

  • Web interface at http://files/
  • Can also be accessed via samba/SMB with the standard lvl1 credentials.
  • ssh is also possible, but there is no safety check for accidentally deleting files this way.

Setting up on Ubuntu

  • Prerequisites:
sudo apt-get install autofs smbfs
  • create autofs config files
  • /etc/auto.master
/mnt   /etc/auto.files    --timeout=6000    --ghost
  • /etc/auto.files
z    -fstype=smbfs,credentials=/etc/auto.auth    ://files/shared
  • /etc/auto.auth
    • (replace CENSORED with the lvl1 credentials)
username=CENSORED
password=CENSORED
  • run the following:
sudo chmod 400 /etc/auto.auth
sudo service autofs restart
  • the files share will be mounted in /mnt/z
  • to make this easily accessible, run
ln -s /mnt/z ~/z
  • Desktop file for adding to menu (place in /usr/share/applications/
[Desktop Entry]
Name=File Share
Comment=LVL1 central file server
Exec=nautilus /home/lvl1/z
Icon=system-file-manager
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;Core;
MimeType=inode/directory;application/x-gnome-saved-search;
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=nautilus
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=general
X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version=3.4.2
Actions=Window;
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=nautilus

[Desktop Action Window]
Name=File Share
Exec=nautilus /home/lvl1/z
OnlyShowIn=Unity;

Server Setup

File Systems

Device

  • Root is on a single drive. Important files are symlinked to the raid array.
  • Raid device is /dev/md0
    • Do not access this directly
    • Check status with
cat /proc/mdstat
  • Cache device is /dev/bcache0
    • This adds SSD caching on top of the /dev/md0
    • Interact with /dev/bcache0 as if it were a disk.
    • Mounted on /mnt/bcache0

Samba

  • Samba is used to share files and provide a recycling mechanism
  • Services like elFinder that access member files use a mounted samba share so that samba can protect files from being deleted
  • Config file: /etc/samba/smb.conf

Autofs

  • Used to mount the samba share locally
  • Config files
    • /etc/auto.master
    • /etc/auto.files
    • /etc/auto.files.auth
  • Dir
    • /mnt/autofs/z

ClamAV

  • Virus scanner
  • Currently I only have a cronjob setup to manually scan the shared directory
  • cronjob /etc/cron.hourly/clamav
  • scans /home/lvl1/shared/
  • moves infected files to /home/lvl1/infected/
  • logs to /var/log/clamav.log

CloneZilla

This is the process for backing up computers to the file server.

  • Boot a clonezilla iso
  • Clonezilla Live
  • device-image
  • ssh_server
  • dhcp
  • 10.0.0.10
  • 22
  • lvl1
  • /home/lvl1/images
  • yes (if it asks for ssh key)
  • Beginner
  • disk device
  • I lost track here... but you should be good.
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