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FreeBSD 6 Unleashed

ISBN: 0672328755
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 355

Authors: Brian Tiemann

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• FreeBSD6 Unleashed
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• We Want to Hear from You
• Reader Services
• Introduction
• Part I: Introduction to FreeBSD
• Chapter 1. What Is FreeBSD?
• Why Use FreeBSD?
• What Can You Do with FreeBSD?
• FreeBSD: It s Not Just for Servers Anymore
• A Brief History of FreeBSD and UNIX
• The Design Philosophy of UNIX
• How FreeBSD Compares to Other Operating Systems
• Beastie, the FreeBSD Mascot
• Chapter 2. Installing FreeBSD
• Checking Your Hardware
• Creating Installation Floppies
• Booting into the Install Program
• Navigating the Sysinstall Program
• Creating Partitions and Assigning Mount Points
• Selecting a Canned Distribution Set
• Choosing the Installation Media
• Post-installation Configuration and Customization
• Exiting the Sysinstall Program and Rebooting the System
• Booting FreeBSD for the First Time
• Setting Up the X Window System (X11)
• Shutting Down FreeBSD
• Chapter 3. Advanced Installation Tasks
• Backing Up an Existing Windows or Linux Filesystem
• Nondestructive Hard Disk Partitioning with FIPS
• Working with FIPS
• Potential Problems with and Limitations of Dual-Boot Systems
• The FreeBSD Boot Manager
• Alternative Installation Methods
• Part II: FreeBSD on the Desktop
• Chapter 4. Booting and Shutting Down FreeBSD
• The FreeBSD Startup Process
• Logging In to FreeBSD
• Logging Out of FreeBSD
• Shutting Down the FreeBSD System
• Chapter 5. Working with the X Window System
• Introduction to X11
• The X Server
• Window Managers
• KDE and GNOME
• Working with Window Managers
• The Window Maker Window Manager
• Chapter 6. Working with Applications
• Running GUI and CLI Applications
• Working with Text
• Office Applications
• Creating and Editing Images with GIMP
• Audio Applications
• Networking Applications
• Working with Java Applications
• Chapter 7. Advanced X11 Configuration
• Configuring X11 with the xorgconfig Script
• Understanding the xorg.conf File
• Testing the X11 Setup
• Your Personal .xinitrc File
• Working with Fonts
• Using Remote X11 Clients
• Using the XDM Graphical Login Manager
• Part III: FreeBSD on the Command Line
• Chapter 8. Working with the Shell
• Introducing the Shell
• Choosing a Shell for FreeBSD
• Changing Your Shell
• Getting Help in the Shell
• Basic Shell File Manipulation
• Text-Related Commands
• Pipes and InputOutput Redirection
• Command Completion and History Editing
• Chapter 9. Customizing the Shell
• Adding Shells to the System and Making Them Available
• Using Alternative Shells
• Shell Initialization Files
• Customizing Your Shell Environment
• Shell and Environment Variables
• Chapter 10. Shell Programming
• Why Shell Programming Matters to You
• A Simple Shell Program
• Variables
• Interacting with the User
• Arithmetic in Shell Programs
• Loops
• Conditional Statements
• Exit Status
• Functions
• Filehandles
• Debugging Shell Scripts
• Advanced Features of Korn Shell Scripting
• Chapter 11. Introduction to Perl Programming
• Perl in FreeBSD
• Fundamentals of Perl Scripting
• A Simple Perl Script
• Advanced Perl Techniques
• Useful Perl Resources
• Part IV: System Administration
• Chapter 12. The FreeBSD Filesystem
• The FreeBSD Directory Structure
• Monitoring Filesystem Usage
• Mounting and Unmounting FreeBSD Filesystems
• Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems from Other Operating Systems
• Mounting and Unmounting CD-ROM and Floppy-Based Filesystems
• Understanding the etcfstab File
• Checking and Repairing Filesystems with fsck
• Setting and Enforcing Disk Usage Quotas
• Blocks, Files, and Inodes
• Chapter 13. Users, Groups, and Permissions
• Introduction to Users and Groups
• Why Use Groups?
• File Ownership
• File and Directory Permissions
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Adding and Removing Users
• User Management Using NIS
• Chapter 14. System Configuration and Startup Scripts
• Understanding the FreeBSD Startup Process
• Resource Configuration Scripts
• The inetd Daemon and the inetd.conf Configuration File
• The System Logger (syslogd) and the syslog.conf File
• Notes on the etcrc.local File
• Chapter 15. Performance Monitoring, Process Control, and Job Automation
• Performance Monitoring with top
• Process Monitoring with ps
• Terminating Misbehaving Processes
• Making Processes Nice
• Automating Processes with the cron Scheduler Daemon
• Creating Jobs to Run One Scheduled Time with the at Command
• Controlling Access to the cron and at Commands
• Using the Periodic Task Scheduler
• Chapter 16. Installing Additional Software
• Introduction to Packages
• Installing Packages
• Removing and Updating Packages
• Introduction to Ports
• Installing and Removing Ports
• Updating and Maintaining Your Ports
• Upgrading a Port
• Fresh Ports
• Chapter 17. Printing
• How lpd, the Print Spooler, and the Print Queue Function in FreeBSD
• Kernel, Device, and Communications Mode Configuration
• Creating the Spool Directory and Setting Its Permissions
• Setting Up Text and Conversion Filters
• Configuring etcprintcap to Control Print System Functions
• Enabling lpd for Command-Line Printing
• Basic Command-Line Printing
• Printing from X11 Applications
• Using the lpq Command to Check the Status of Print Jobs
• Removing Jobs from the Queue with the lprm Command
• Controlling Printers
• Basic Network Printing
• Next-Generation Printing with CUPS
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 18. Kernel Configuration
• The Role of the Kernel
• Kernel Modules
• Why Configure a Custom Kernel?
• The Kernel Configuration Files
• Creating a Custom Kernel Configuration File
• Compiling and Installing the Custom Kernel
• Adding Device Nodes to the dev Directory
• Recovering When Something Goes Wrong
• Chapter 19. Keeping Up to Date with FreeBSD
• Tracking the FreeBSD Sources
• Upgrading with make world
• Things to Consider Before Choosing a make world Upgrade
• Premake world Tasks
• Rebuilding Your System from Sources
• Using mergemaster to Check for Changed Configuration Files
• Rebooting After the Upgrade
• Chapter 20. Adding Hard Disk Storage
• IDEATA Access Modes
• SCSI Disks
• Understanding Hard Disk Geometry
• Partitioning a Hard Disk
• Creating the Disk Labels
• Making the Filesystem Available for Use
• Enhancing Disk Performance Using RAID and Vinum
• Chapter 21. FreeBSD Survival Guide
• Migrating to FreeBSD
• Do s and Don ts (Common Gotchas)
• Performance Tuning
• Preparing for the Worst: Backups and Mirrors
• Part V: FreeBSD Networking
• Chapter 22. Principles of TCPIP Networking
• Introduction to Networking
• Network Topologies
• Network Components
• Wireless Routers
• Network Protocols
• IP Addresses
• Routing
• Hostnames and Domain Names
• The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Automatic IP Addressing
• Chapter 23. Configuring Basic Networking Services
• Configuring the Network Card
• Configuring Network Settings with Sysinstall
• Configuring Network Settings Without Sysinstall
• Creating IP Aliases
• Mapping Names to IP Addresses with the etchosts File
• Testing Network Connectivity with ping
• Configuring DNS with the etcresolv.conf File
• A Look at Other Network Configuration Files
• Chapter 24. Networking with PPP and 802.11
• Dialing Up with PPP
• PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE)
• Troubleshooting PPP
• Connecting to a Wireless (802.11) Network
• Chapter 25. Configuring Email Services
• Introduction to SMTP
• Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) and Mail User Agents (MUAs)
• Configuring Basic Email Services with Sendmail
• Understanding Relaying
• Introduction to POP3
• Configuring a POP3 Server with Qpopper
• Configuring an IMAP Server with IMAP-UW
• Email for Standalone Workstations
• Filtering Junk Mail with Procmail and SpamAssassin
• A Look at Some Sendmail Replacements
• Chapter 26. Configuring a Web Server
• Introduction to the HTTP Protocol
• Obtaining and Installing Apache
• Apache File Layout
• Configuring Apache
• Starting and Stopping the HTTP Daemon
• Basic Access Control with Apache
• Virtual Hosting
• Introduction to Apache Modules
• Server-Side Includes
• Introduction to CGI
• Chapter 27. Configuring an FTP Server
• Introduction to the File Transfer Protocol
• File Layouts of Authenticated and Anonymous FTP
• Configuring the FTP Server
• Controlling FTP Access
• Allowing Anonymous FTP Access
• Virtual Hosting
• Using Alternative FTP Servers
• Chapter 28. Configuring an Internet Gateway
• The Basics of Routers and Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Configuring a NAT Gateway in FreeBSD
• Enabling NAT for Systems Without Static IP Addresses
• Configuring Clients to Use the New Gateway
• Configuring a Wireless Internet Access Point
• Routing Between Three or More Networks
• Dynamic Routing
• Chapter 29. Configuring a Database Server
• Introduction to Database Design and Administration
• SQL: Structured Query Language
• Using the MySQL and PostgreSQL Open-Source Databases
• Constructing a Database System
• Writing Administration Scripts
• Connecting a Database to the Web
• Using PHP to Provide Database-Driven Content to Web Pages
• Optimizing Database Performance
• Performing Database System Backups
• Chapter 30. Network Security
• Choosing a Security Model Based on Your Security Risks
• Security Models
• The Security Risks You Face
• Password Policies
• Avoiding Problems with Clear-Text Services
• Securing Terminal Traffic (SSH)
• Securing Email Services (POP3 and IMAP)
• Securing FTP
• Securing Apache
• System Security Profiles and Kernel Security (Securelevels)
• Using a Firewall
• Preventing Intrusions and Compromises
• Denial of Service (DOS) Attacks
• Physical Security
• Other Security Resources
• Chapter 31. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• What Is a VPN?
• VPN Topologies
• VPN Services in FreeBSD: IPSec
• FreeBSD as a VPN Server
• Chapter 32. The Domain Name Server
• Introduction to DNS Structure, Functions, and Software
• Enabling the Name Server Daemon
• Running BIND in a Sandbox
• Working with the BIND Configuration File (named.conf)
• Creating a Zone File
• Configuring a Caching Name Server
• Chapter 33. The Network Filesystem (NFS)
• Introduction to NFS
• Configuring an NFS Server
• Configuring an NFS Client
• Auto-Mount Daemon (amd)
• Chapter 34. File and Print Sharing with Microsoft Windows
• SMBCIFS and Samba
• Installing and Configuring Samba
• Other Samba Components
• Accessing Shared Files on a Windows System (the smbfs Filesystem)
• Chapter 35. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• How DHCP Works
• Enabling DHCP
• The dhclient Program
• Running a DHCP Server
• Part VI: Appendixes
• Appendix A. Command Reference and Configuration File Reference
• Command Options
• File- and Directory-Manipulation Commands
• User and Permissions Management Commands
• Common Shell Commands
• System Utilities and Maintenance-Related Commands
• Printer-Related Commands
• Software Installation and Removal Commands
• Common Configuration Files
• Appendix B. Hardware Compatibility Lists
• System Requirements
• Supported Hardware
• Video Cards Supported by X11
• Appendix C. Troubleshooting Installation and Boot Problems
• Installation Problems
• Boot Problems and Other Non-installation Problems
• Appendix D. Sources for More Information
• FreeBSD-Specific Resources
• Other BSD-Related Resources
• Other Internet Resources
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