** The Root Name server (running on VM rns-nis, IP: 192.168.x.253), which is authoritative for the root zone. You should create the root zone file from the information here. You could download the shell script here and run it on your system to generate the necessary resource records for the root zone. You need to add additional appropriate resource records to complete it. You will get 10% bonus mark if you run a root name server on a Raspberry Pi.

* Create a directory called "/nethome" and use it for centrally hosting new network user's home directory.

* Use the appropriate export option (especially root_squash and no_root_squash) when exporting network users' home directory

* Network users should not have read or write access to other network users' home directory.

* NIS Domanin Name - [learn-id].nis, where [learn-id] is your matrix login account name.

* Minimum user and group IDs - 5000

* Please use NFS version 3 when mounting the nfs share folders

* Your host and all your VMs must be accessible from other machines (hosts and VMs) in the lab.

* Please test your network connectivity with at least one of your classmates to make sure you can connect your VMs to their VMs.

* You must turn on firewall on all machines and have the filter table rule drops or rejects any unwanted packets.

Once all your three VMs for this assignment described above are up and running, you will be asked to perform any of the following activities:

* You may be asked to perform a reboot test

On the due date, you will be given a set of scripts, which should be run on each VM to collect server configuration information. The scripts will produce an evaluation report for you to upload to blackboard. The following information may be collected:

* Network Settings

* etc...