Setup the Student Virtual Machine
Introduction
We need to have a good setup for all the software and tools we will be using during this training. By having one common operating system pre-configured to play with, we can focus on the training rather than trying to troubleshoot random setup issues etc.
What are we going to cover?
This chapter will cover the steps needed to import and connect to the Virtual Machine.
We have installed and configured a Zorin, a modern Linux based distribution, with standard software that helps us do security testing of cloud servers and applications.
List of the software
Zorin 16.1
Xfce desktop environment
Open SSH server
cURL
htop
Python 3
python-pip
awscli (python package)
boto3 (python package)
GCloud Cli
VirtualBox Guest additions
Firefox browser
Burpsuite Community Edition
bash_profile
codenamize
Ansible
Terraform
Steps to setup
Import the OVA into VirtualBox
Reinitialize MAC addresses
Login with credentials
username: student
password: studentCheck if you are connected to the Internet
ping 8.8.8.8
ping www.google.comTime Correction Commands
Install ntp in your student machine with the following command
sudo apt install ntp If, and only if, the clock on this virtual machine syncs out of the correct time then run the following commands from a terminal
sudo -i
echo -n Asia/Kolkata > /etc/timezone
rm /etc/localtime
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime
sudo service ntp stop
sudo ntpdate -s time.nist.gov
sudo service ntp startNote: Reboot the machine if the time change is not automatic
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