Index_M

M

m command, 60

M flag, 283

-m option, 283

MAC address, 175–76

Mac OS X, 5

machdep.allowaperture entry, 208

machdep.kbdreset entry, 208

machine-dependent kernel source, 227

machine-independent configuration files, 227

macros, 354, 357–59, 376–77

magic file, 275

magic numbers, 275

mail aliases file, 90–91

mail directory, 275

mail facility, 289

mail reader, 29

mail(1) mail-reading program, 275

mailer.conf directory, 276

mailing for help, 27–30

mailing lists, 23–25, 182

mail.rc file, 275

mainbus0 device, 229

maintainer, 243

maintenance, system, 267–68

Majordomo mailing list, 24

make build command, 258, 347

make checksum command, 256–57

make command, 234

make configure command, 257

make deinstall target, 260

make depend command, 234

make depends target, 257

make fake command, 258

make fetch command, 255–56

make install command, 256, 258

make package command, 258

make patch command, 257

make readmes command, 252

make search command, 243

make(1) program, 280, 347

Makefile, 238, 241, 252

makewhatis(1) program, 347

man directory, 250

man -f command, 20

man -k command, 20

man(1) program, 276

Management Information Base (MIB), 204, 351

managing state tables, 414–16

managing tables, 412–14

managing users, 113–44

adding users, 115–21

account limitations, 121

/etc/adduser.conf, 117–19

interactively, 115–16

non-interactively, 119–21

classes, 125–31

authentication methods, 129–31

class definition, 125–26

controlling password and login options, 128–29

default environment setting, 128

default login class, 125

FTP options, 128

legal values for /etc/ login.conf variables, 126–27

resource limits, 127

groups of, 123–25

hiding root with sudo, 135–44

disadvantages to sudo, 135–36

duplicating alias names, 141

/etc/sudoer aliases, 138–40

excluding commands from all, 143–44

nesting aliases, 141

overview of sudo, 136–38

reasons to use sudo, 135

sudo logs, 144

using aliases in /etc/sudoers, 140–41

using system groups as user aliases, 141

removing user accounts, 121–23

root password, 131–32

single-user systems, 114

using groups to avoid using root, 132–34

man.conf file, 276, 276–78

mangle packets, 364

manual pages, 18–22

contents of, 21

displaying, 277

finding, 20, 276–77

navigating, 19

overview, 18

sections of, 18–19, 20–21, 278

on Web, 21–22

manXX.tgz distribution set, 39

mapping host names, 286

mark facility, 289

Master Boot Record (MBR), 45, 53, 72–73

Master Boot Record partitions. See MBR partitions

master.passwd file, 278–80

match comparisons, 190

match entry, 411

max keyword, 380

maximum resource limit, 127

max-mss option, 365

maxproc resource-limiting login.conf variable, 127

Mb bandwidth label, 398

MBR (Master Boot Record), 45, 53, 72–73, 77–78

Mbufs, 149–50

MD5 checksum, 250

media, 161

boot, 330

installation, 65–67

removable, 309–10

memberships, group, 124

memory address, 211

memory file systems, 313–15

memory limits, 363

memory (RAM), 33

memoryuse resource-limiting login.conf variable, 127

merge function, 335–37

mergemaster(8) program, 333, 334–37

message of day file, 280

metadata, 300

methods

authentication, 129–31

choosing, 37–38

MFS partition

creating, 314

and swap, 314

MIB (Management Information Base), 204, 351

Microsoft systems, creating boot floppies on, 50

Mini-FAQ, upgrading, 328

minpasswordlen option, 129

min-ttl modifier, 365

mirror sites, 22, 260–62

miscXX.tgz distribution set, 39

misspelling names, 233

mk.conf file, 280

/mnt, 305–6

modems, 168–69

modulate state keyword, 380

modulate state statement, 369–70

modulation options, 380

moduli file, 280

monitoring user, 283

monitors, 294–95

Monkey.org, 23

monthly commands, 280

monthly.local file, 280

mopd_flags variable, 93

motd file, 280

mount options, 299

mount points, 299, 305–6, 315

mount_cd9660(8) command, 316

mount_mfs(8) command, 314

mount(8) program, 302–6, 316

mounting

disk images, 315–16

disks, 301–2

file systems, 301

foreign, 306–9

standard, 304

MFS partitions, 314–15

new drive, 313

with options, 305

mouse activity, 294–95

mrouted_flags option, 92

MS-DOS file system, 83, 310

MS-DOS foreign file system, 308

mtree file, 281

MTU field, 161

multiboot installation, 71–85

boot managers, 84–85

disklabel on multiboot systems, 81–82

dual-boot installation restrictions, 73–75

dual-boot install overview, 72

fdisk options, 80–81

hard disk geometry, 75–76

installing from a foreign file system partition, 82–83

MBR partitions, 72–73

using fdisk during, 76–80

multicast_host variable, 92

multicast_router variable, 93

multi-interface firewalls, 374

multiple hard drives, 44–45

multiple information sources, 290–91

multiple IP addresses, 176

multiple network cards, 62

multiple operating systems, 41, 45. See also multiboot installation

multiple-boot systems, 37. See also multiboot installation

multiuser startup, 107–9

must 2 feature, 354

myname file, 281