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A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®, Third Edition: Fedora™ Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
By Mark G. Sobell
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub Date: June 27, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-13-228027-2
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-228027-3
Pages: 1168

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Praise for A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®, Second Edition
		Preface
		Chapter 1.  Welcome to Linux
			The GNULinux Connection
			The Linux 2.6 Kernel
			The Heritage of Linux: UNIX
			What Is So Good About Linux?
			Overview of Linux
			Additional Features of Linux
			Conventions Used in This Book
			Chapter Summary
			Exercises
		Part I:  Installing Red Hat Linux
			Chapter 2.  Installation Overview
				More Information
				Planning the Installation
				How the Installation Works
				The Medium: Where Is the Source Data?
				Downloading, Burning, and Installing a CD Set or a DVD (FEDORA)
				Rescue CD
				Gathering Information About the System
				Finding the Installation Manual
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 3.  Step-by-Step Installation
				Installing Red Hat Linux
				Installation Tasks
				The X Window System
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
		Part II:  Getting Started with Red Hat Linux
			Chapter 4.  Introduction to Red Hat Linux
				Curbing Your Power: Superuser/root Access
				A Tour of the Red Hat Linux Desktop
				Getting the Facts: Where to Find Documentation
				More About Logging In
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 5.  The Linux Utilities
				Special Characters
				Basic Utilities
				Working with Files
				| (Pipe): Communicates Between Processes
				Four More Utilities
				Compressing and Archiving Files
				Locating Commands
				Obtaining User and System Information
				Communicating with Other Users
				Email
				Tutorial: Creating and Editing a File with vim
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 6.  The Linux Filesystem
				The Hierarchical Filesystem
				Directory Files and Ordinary Files
				Pathnames
				Directory Commands
				Working with Directories
				Access Permissions
				ACLs: Access Control Lists
				Links
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 7.  The Shell
				The Command Line
				Standard Input and Standard Output
				Running a Program in the Background
				Filename Generation/Pathname Expansion
				Builtins
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
		Part III:  Digging into Red Hat Linux
			Chapter 8.  Linux Guis: X, Gnome, and KDE
				X Window System
				Using GNOME
				Using KDE
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 9.  The Bourne Again Shell
				Background
				Shell Basics
				Parameters and Variables
				Special Characters
				Processes
				History
				Aliases
				Functions
				Controlling bash Features and Options
				Processing the Command Line
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 10.  Networking and the Internet
				Types of Networks and How They Work
				Communicate Over a Network
				Network Utilities
				Distributed Computing
				Usenet
				WWW: World Wide Web
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
		Part IV:  System Administration
			Chapter 11.  System Administration: Core Concepts
				System Administrator and Superuser
				Rescue Mode
				SELinux
				System Operation
				System Administration Utilities
				Setting Up a Server
				nsswitch.conf: Which Service to Look at First
				PAM
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 12.  Files, Directories, and Filesystems
				Important Files and Directories
				File Types
				Filesystems
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 13.  Downloading and Installing Software
				yum: Keeps the System Up-to-Date (FEDORA)
				pirut: Adds and Removes Software Packages (FEDORA)
				BitTorrent (FEDORA)
				rpm: Red Hat Package Manager
				Installing Non-rpm Software
				Keeping Software Up-to-Date
				wget: Downloads Files Noninteractively
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 14.  Printing with CUPS
				Introduction
				JumpStart I: Configuring a Local Printer Using system-config-printer
				JumpStart II: Configuring a Remote Printer Using CUPS
				Traditional UNIX Printing
				Configuring Printers Using CUPS
				The KDE Printing Manager
				Integration with Windows
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 15.  Rebuilding the Linux Kernel
				Preparing the Source Code
				Read the Documentation
				Configuring and Compiling the Linux Kernel
				Installing the Kernel and Associated Files
				Rebooting
				Boot Loader
				dmesg: Displays Kernel Messages
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 16.  Administration Tasks
				Configuring User and Group Accounts
				Backing Up Files
				Scheduling Tasks
				System Reports
				Keeping Users Informed
				Creating Problems
				Solving Problems
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 17.  Configuring a LAN
				Setting Up the Hardware
				Configuring the Systems
				Setting Up Servers
				More Information
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
		Part V:  Using Clients and Setting Up Servers
			Chapter 18.  OpenSSH: Secure Network Communication
				Introduction
				About OpenSSH
				OpenSSH Clients
				sshd: OpenSSH Server
				Troubleshooting
				Tunneling/Port Forwarding
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 19.  FTP: Transferring Files Across a Network
				Introduction
				More Information
				FTP Client
				FTP Server (vsftpd)
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 20.  sendmail: Setting Up Mail Clients, Servers, and More
				Introduction
				JumpStart I: Configuring sendmail on a Client
				JumpStart II: Configuring sendmail on a Server
				How sendmail Works
				Configuring sendmail
				Additional Email Tools
				Authenticated Relaying
				Alternatives to sendmail
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 21.  NIS: Network Information Service
				Introduction to NIS
				How NIS Works
				Setting Up an NIS Client
				Setting Up an NIS Server
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 22.  NFS: Sharing Filesystems
				Introduction
				More Information
				Setting Up an NFS Client
				Setting Up an NFS Server
				automount: Automatically Mounts Directory Hierarchies
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 23.  Samba: Integrating Linux and Windows
				Introduction
				About Samba
				JumpStart: Configuring a Samba Server Using system-config-samba
				swat: Configures a Samba Server
				Manually Configuring a Samba Server
				Accessing Linux Shares from Windows
				Accessing Windows Shares from Linux
				Troubleshooting
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 24.  DNS/BIND: Tracking Domain Names and Addresses
				Introduction to DNS
				About DNS
				JumpStart I: Setting Up a DNS Cache
				JumpStart II: Setting Up a Domain Using system-config-bind (FEDORA)
				Setting Up BIND
				Troubleshooting
				A Full-Functioned Nameserver
				A Slave Server
				A Split Horizon Server
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 25.  iptables: Setting Up a Firewall
				How iptables Works
				About iptables
				JumpStart: Building a Firewall Using system-config-securitylevel
				Anatomy of an iptables Command
				Building a Set of Rules
				system-config-securitylevel: Generates a Set of Rules
				Sharing an Internet Connection Using NAT
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 26.  Apache (httpd): Setting Up a Web Server
				Introduction
				About Apache
				JumpStart I: Getting Apache Up and Running
				JumpStart II: Setting Up Apache Using system-config-httpd
				Filesystem Layout
				Configuration Directives
				The Red Hat httpd.conf File
				Redirects
				Multiviews
				Server-Generated Directory Listings (Indexing)
				Virtual Hosts
				Troubleshooting
				Modules
				webalizer: Analyzes Web Traffic
				MRTG: Monitors Traffic Loads
				Error Codes
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
		Part VI:  Programming
			Chapter 27.  Programming Tools
				Programming in C
				Using Shared Libraries
				make: Keeps a Set of Programs Current
				Debugging C Programs
				Threads
				System Calls
				Source Code Management
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
			Chapter 28.  Programming the Bourne Again Shell
				Control Structures
				File Descriptors
				Parameters and Variables
				Builtin Commands
				Expressions
				Shell Programs
				Chapter Summary
				Exercises
				Advanced Exercises
		Part VII:  Appendixes
			Appendix A.  Regular Expressions
				Characters
				Delimiters
				Simple Strings
				Special Characters
				Rules
				Bracketing Expressions
				The Replacement String
				Extended Regular Expressions
				Appendix Summary
			Appendix B.  Help
				Solving a Problem
				Finding Linux-Related Information
				Specifying a Terminal
			Appendix C.  Security
				Encryption
				File Security
				Email Security
				Network Security
				Host Security
				Security Resources
				Appendix Summary
			Appendix D.  The Free Software Definition
			Appendix E.  The Linux 2.6 Kernel
				Native Posix Thread Library (NPTL)
				IPSecurity (IPSec)
				Asynchronous I/O (AIO)
				0(1) Scheduler
				OProfile
				kksymoops
				Reverse Map Virtual Memory (RMAP VM)
				HugeTLBFS: Translation Look-Aside Buffer Filesystem
				remap_file_pages
				2.6 Network Stack Features (IGMPv3, IPv6, and Others)
				Internet Protocol Virtual Server (IPVS)
				Access Control Lists (ACLs)
				4GB-4GB Memory Split: Physical Address Extension (PAE)
				Scheduler Support for HyperThreaded CPUs
				Block I/O (BIO) Block Layer
				Support for Filesystems Larger Than 2 Terabytes
				New I/O Elevators
				Interactive Scheduler Response Tuning
		Glossary
		Index