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Linux in a Windows World

ISBN: 0596007582
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2005
Pages: 152

Authors: Roderick W Smith Ph.D.

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• Linux in a Windows World
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Audience
• Contents of This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Using Code Examples
• Comments and Questions
• Safari Enabled
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Linux s Place in a Windows Network
• Chapter 1. Linux s Features
• Section 1.1. Where Linux Fits in a Network
• Section 1.2. Linux as a Server
• Section 1.3. Linux on the Desktop
• Section 1.4. Comparing Linux and Windows Features
• Section 1.5. Summary
• Chapter 2. Linux Deployment Strategies
• Section 2.1. Linux Server Options
• Section 2.2. Linux Desktop Migration
• Section 2.3. Linux and Thin Clients
• Section 2.4. Summary
• Part II: Sharing Files and Printers
• Chapter 3. Basic Samba Configuration
• Section 3.1. Installing Samba
• Section 3.2. The Samba Configuration File Format
• Section 3.3. Identifying the Server
• Section 3.4. Setting Master Browser Options
• Section 3.5. Setting Password Options
• Section 3.6. Summary
• Chapter 4. File and Printer Shares
• Section 4.1. Common File Share Options
• Section 4.2. Printing with CUPS
• Section 4.3. Creating a Printer Share
• Section 4.4. Delivering Printer Drivers to Windows Clients
• Section 4.5. Example Shares
• Section 4.6. Summary
• Chapter 5. Managing a NetBIOS Network with Samba
• Section 5.1. Enabling Domain Controller Functions
• Section 5.2. Enabling NBNS Functions
• Section 5.3. Assuming Master Browser Duties
• Section 5.4. Summary
• Chapter 6. Linux as an SMBCIFS Client
• Section 6.1. Using NetBIOS Name Resolution
• Section 6.2. Accessing File Shares
• Section 6.3. Printing to Printer Shares
• Section 6.4. Configuring GUI Workgroup Browsers
• Section 6.5. Summary
• Part III: Centralized Authentication Tools
• Chapter 7. Using NT Domains for Linux Authentication
• Section 7.1. The Principles Behind Winbind
• Section 7.2. Samba Winbind Configuration
• Section 7.3. PAM and NSS Winbind Options
• Section 7.4. Winbind in Action
• Section 7.5. Summary
• Chapter 8. Using LDAP
• Section 8.1. The Principles Behind LDAP
• Section 8.2. Configuring an OpenLDAP Server
• Section 8.3. Creating a User Directory
• Section 8.4. Configuring Linux to Use LDAP for Login Authentication
• Section 8.5. Configuring Windows to Use LDAPfor Login Authentication
• Section 8.6. Summary
• Chapter 9. Kerberos Configuration and Use
• Section 9.1. Kerberos Fundamentals
• Section 9.2. Linux Kerberos Server Configuration
• Section 9.3. Kerberos Application Server Configuration
• Section 9.4. Linux Kerberos Client Configuration
• Section 9.5. Windows Kerberos Tools
• Section 9.6. Summary
• Part IV: Remote Login Tools
• Chapter 10. Remote Text-Mode Administration and Use
• Section 10.1. What Can Text-Mode Logins Do?
• Section 10.2. SSH Server Configuration
• Section 10.3. Telnet Server Configuration
• Section 10.4. Windows Remote-Login Tools
• Section 10.5. Summary
• Chapter 11. Running GUI Programs Remotely
• Section 11.1. What Can GUI Logins Do?
• Section 11.2. Using Remote X Access
• Section 11.3. Encrypting X by SSH Tunneling
• Section 11.4. VNC Configuration and Use
• Section 11.5. Running Windows Programs from Linux
• Section 11.6. Summary
• Chapter 12. Linux Thin Client Configurations
• Section 12.1. The Role of Thin Client Computing
• Section 12.2. Hardware Requirements
• Section 12.3. Linux as a Server for Thin Clients
• Section 12.4. Linux as a Thin Client
• Section 12.5. Summary
• Part V: Additional Server Programs
• Chapter 13. Configuring Mail Servers
• Section 13.1. Linux Mail Server Options
• Section 13.2. Configuring Sendmail
• Section 13.3. Configuring Postfix
• Section 13.4. Configuring POP and IMAP Servers
• Section 13.5. Scanning for Spam, Worms, and Viruses
• Section 13.6. Supplementing a Microsoft Exchange Server
• Section 13.7. Using Fetchmail
• Section 13.8. Summary
• Chapter 14. Network Backups
• Section 14.1. Backup Strategies
• Section 14.2. Backing Up the Linux System
• Section 14.3. Backing Up with Samba
• Section 14.4. Backing Up with AMANDA
• Section 14.5. Summary
• Chapter 15. Managing a Network with Linux
• Section 15.1. Delivering IP Addresses with DHCP
• Section 15.2. Delivering Names with DNS
• Section 15.3. Keeping Clocks Synchronized with NTP
• Section 15.4. Summary
• Part VI: Appendixes
• Appendix A. Configuring PAM
• Section A.1. PAM Principles
• Section A.2. The PAM Configuration File Format
• Section A.3. PAM Modules
• Section A.4. Sample PAM Configurations
• Section A.5. Summary
• Appendix B. Linux on the Desktop
• Section B.1. Linux Desktop Applications for All Occasions
• Section B.2. Configuring Applications and Environments
• Section B.3. Running Windows Programs in Linux
• Section B.4. File and Filesystem Compatibility
• Section B.5. Font Handling
• Section B.6. Summary
• Colophon
• Index
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
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