Lab Information
A Nautilus developer has stored confidential data on the jump host within Stratos DC. To ensure security and compliance, this data must be transferred to one of the app servers. Given developers lack direct access to these servers, the system admin team has been enlisted for assistance.
Copy /tmp/nautilus.txt.gpg file from jump server to App Server 2 placing it in the directory /home/data.
Lab Solutions
🧭 Part 1: Lab Step-by-Step Guidelines
🎯 Source & Destination
🔹 Step 1: Log in to Jump Host
ssh thor@jump_host.stratos.xfusioncorp.com
Password:
mjolnir123
🔹 Step 2: Verify file exists on Jump Host
ls -l /tmp/nautilus.txt.gpg
🔹 Step 3: Copy file to App Server 2
Run this from the jump host:
scp /tmp/nautilus.txt.gpg steve@stapp02.stratos.xfusioncorp.com:/home/data/
Enter password:
Am3ric@
🔹 Step 4: Verify on App Server 2
SSH into App Server 2:
ssh steve@stapp02.stratos.xfusioncorp.com
# Then verify:
ls -l /home/data/nautilus.txt.gpg
✅ Final Checklist
✔ File copied from Jump Host
✔ Destination: App Server 2
✔ Placed inside /home/data
✔ Filename unchanged
✔ Verified successfully
🧠 Part 2: Simple Step-by-Step Explanation (Beginner Friendly)
🔹 What is happening?
A developer stored an encrypted file here:
/tmp/nautilus.txt.gpg
on the jump host.
But developers cannot directly access app servers.
So we must transfer the file manually.
🔹 Why use scp?
scp stands for:
Secure Copy (over SSH)
It allows you to copy files between servers securely.
🔹 Breaking down the command
scp source destination
In this case:
scp /tmp/nautilus.txt.gpg steve@stapp02.stratos.xfusioncorp.com:/home/data/
Part Meaning
/tmp/nautilus.txt.gpg Source file
steve@stapp02... Destination server
/home/data/ Destination directory
🔹 Important Note
The file must be placed exactly inside:
/home/data
Not /home/steve/
Not /tmp
Not /root
Lab checkers are strict about exact path.
🔐 Real-World Context
This simulates:
Secure transfer of encrypted data
Administrative mediation between restricted servers
Controlled file movement within enterprise environments
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