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# yum group install ‐y "Basic Web Server" NFS­
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Create the directories for the CentOS distribution and the
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# mkdir ‐p conf repo/CentOS/7 online
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# mkdir ‐p centosplus/x86_64 extras/x86_64 os/x86_64 updates/x86_64

In the software requirements, it was specified to download the
DVD version or the Everything version of the CentOS 7
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# mount ‐o loop CentOS‐7.0‐1406‐x86_64‐DVD.iso /mnt class on
Apache
# cd /mnt
# tar cvf ‐ . | (cd /var/www/html/repo/CentOS/7/os/x86_64; tar xvf ‐)
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In order to prepare the centosplus, extras and updates
repositories, install the createrepo package:
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# yum install createrepo
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# cd /var/www/html/repo/CentOS/7/centosplus/x86_64; createrepo .
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Go into the directory where the repository configuration is:
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# cd /etc/yum.repos.d logins

Create the local.repo file and paste the following lines:

[os] RHCSA6:
name=master ‐ Base Task of the
baseurl=http://192.168.1.5/repo/CentOS/$releasever/os/$basearch/ day
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm‐gpg/RPM‐GPG‐KEY‐CentOS‐7 Allowed time: 10
minutes. 
[updates] Set up a default
name=master ‐ Updates configuration HTTP
server with SELinux in
baseurl=http://192.168.1.5/repo/CentOS/$releasever/updates/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1 Enforcing mode and
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm‐gpg/RPM‐GPG‐KEY‐CentOS‐7 active iptables.

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[extras]
name=master ‐ Extras
baseurl=http://192.168.1.5/repo/CentOS/$releasever/extras/$basearch/
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gpgcheck=1 of the day
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm‐gpg/RPM‐GPG‐KEY‐CentOS‐7
Allowed time: 15
minutes. 
[centosplus]
Set up a httpd virtual
name=master ‐ CentosPlus
server called "dummy"
baseurl=http://192.168.1.5/repo/CentOS/$releasever/centosplus/$basearch/
with DocumentRoot
gpgcheck=1
assigned to /opt.
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm‐gpg/RPM‐GPG‐KEY‐CentOS‐7

Note: A yum update command will update the system with
what the local Apache server’s got.
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Copy the local.repo file into the /var/www/html/conf directory
to make it available to the new VMs: Jastis4Ever 6h
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Activate the Apache server at boot and start it:

# systemctl enable httpd && systemctl start httpd

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success Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
systems as
Clean up the yum configuration:
virtual guests.
RHEL7 RHCSA
# yum clean all Exam objectives
RHEL7: Update
Check the yum configuration: the kernel
package
appropriately to
# yum repolist all
ensure a
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bootable system.
centosplus                                            | 2.9 kB     00:00
RHEL7: Locate,
extras                                                | 2.9 kB     00:00
read, and use
os                                                    | 3.6 kB     00:00
system
updates                                               | 2.9 kB     00:00
documentation
(1/2): os/7/x86_64/group_gz                             | 157 kB   00:00
including man,
(2/2): os/7/x86_64/primary_db                           | 4.9 MB   00:00
info, and files in
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/usr/share/doc.
repo id                        repo name                       status
RHEL7: How to
centosplus/7/x86_64            master ‐ CentosPlus             enabled:     0
deal with HTTPD
extras/7/x86_64                master ‐ Extras                 enabled:     0
SELinux policy.
os/7/x86_64                    master ‐ Base                   enabled: 8,465
SELINUX: Use
updates/7/x86_64               master ‐ Updates                enabled:     0
boolean settings
repolist: 8,465
to modify system
SELinux settings.
SELINUX:
Finally, you need an extra step to regularly update your lab local Diagnose and
repository. address routine
Create a Bash script called /root/rsync.sh and paste the SELinux policy
following lines (where mirror.ovh.net/ftp.centos.org/7/ is the violations.
url of a close CentOS repository): RHEL7: How to
install a Nginx &
#!/bin/bash PHP service.
/usr/bin/rsync ‐av ‐‐delete ‐‐delete‐excluded ‐‐exclude "local" ‐‐exclude "isos" ‐‐exclu

Give the execution permissions:
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repo id                          repo name                        status
RHEL7 RHCSA
centosplus/7/x86_64              master ‐ CentosPlus              enabled:    70
Exam objectives
extras/7/x86_64                  master ‐ Extras                  enabled:    44
os/7/x86_64                      master ‐ Base                    enabled: 8,465
updates/7/x86_64                 master ‐ Updates                 enabled:   866
repolist: 9,445

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