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Marvel-Themed Linux sudo Practices: 10 Exercises

Practice 1: Using sudo to Create Protected Directories


Objective: Learn to use sudo to create directories in restricted locations.
Instructions:
1. Open your Linux terminal.
2. Try creating a directory in /root without sudo: mkdir /root/Avengers. You will
receive a "Permission denied" error.
3. Use sudo mkdir /root/Avengers to create the directory with elevated
privileges.
4. Verify the directory's creation by navigating to /root/Avengers using sudo cd.

Practice 2: Using sudo to Edit Protected Files


Objective: Learn to use sudo with text editors to edit system files.
Instructions:
1. Open your terminal.
2. Use sudo nano /etc/avengers_config.txt to create or edit a protected file.
3. Add the text: "Avengers Assemble Configuration."
4. Save the file and exit. Verify the changes using sudo cat
/etc/avengers_config.txt.

Practice 3: Changing File Ownership with sudo


Objective: Use sudo to change file ownership in restricted directories.
Instructions:
1. Navigate to the /root/Avengers directory using sudo cd /root/Avengers.
2. Create a file as root: sudo touch infinity_stone.txt.
3. Change the ownership of the file to your user: sudo chown $USER:$USER
infinity_stone.txt.
4. Verify the ownership change using ls -l.

Practice 4: Installing Marvel-Themed Packages


Objective: Use sudo to install software packages.
Instructions:
1. Open your terminal.
2. Use sudo apt update to update the package index.
3. Install the figlet package (for creating ASCII art): sudo apt install figlet.
4. Use figlet Avengers to display "Avengers" in ASCII art.

Practice 5: Using sudo to Restart Services


Objective: Learn to restart system services with sudo.
Instructions:
1. Open your terminal.
2. Restart the ssh service (or any installed service): sudo systemctl restart ssh.
3. Check the status of the service using sudo systemctl status ssh.
4. Note the output to verify that the service is running.

Practice 6: Removing Protected Files with sudo


Objective: Use sudo to delete files in restricted directories.
Instructions:
1. Navigate to the /root/Avengers directory: sudo cd /root/Avengers.
2. Create a test file: sudo touch test_file.txt.
3. Delete the file using sudo rm test_file.txt.
4. Verify the file's removal with sudo ls.

Practice 7: Using sudo for User Management


Objective: Use sudo to manage users on the system.
Instructions:
1. Add a new user named IronMan: sudo useradd IronMan.
2. Set a password for the user: sudo passwd IronMan.
3. Verify the user’s creation by listing system users: sudo cat /etc/passwd | grep
IronMan.

Practice 8: Granting sudo Access to a User


Objective: Use sudo to grant another user administrative privileges.
Instructions:
1. Open the sudoers file using sudo visudo.
2. Add the line IronMan ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL to grant IronMan full sudo
privileges without requiring a password.
3. Save and exit.
4. Log in as IronMan and test their sudo access.

Practice 9: Viewing System Logs with sudo


Objective: Use sudo to read restricted system logs.
Instructions:
1. Open your terminal.
2. Use sudo cat /var/log/auth.log to view authentication logs.
3. Search for sudo commands run on the system using sudo grep sudo
/var/log/auth.log.

Practice 10: Testing Commands with sudo Simulation


Objective: Simulate sudo commands without executing them using the -l option.
Instructions:
1. Use sudo -l to list the commands your user is allowed to run with sudo.
2. Identify commands listed in the output.
3. Try running a command listed in the output using sudo, such as sudo ls /root.

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