page description language, 242
parallel ports. See devices, parallel ports
partitioning. See disks, partitioning
passwd , 9. See also /etc/passwd
passwords, changing, 9, 69 “70. See also passwd ; /etc/passwd
patching software. See source code, patching
pathname. See path specification
permissions (modes). See files, permissions; umask
pipe devices. See devices, pipe
PPD file, 250, 252 “256, 265
PPP
basics, 96 “98
CHAP, 100, 102 “103
directory permissions, 103 “104
kernel support, 211
options files, 99 “101, 103 “104
over Ethernet (PPPoE), 106 “107
PAP, 100, 102 “103
prefix, installation, 186 “187
printers. See devices, printers
printing
clients , 243 “245
CUPS ( see CUPS) filters, 241, 243, 253 “256, 261
from Windows clients, 290 “291
network, 244 “245
overview, 241 “242
photographs, 264
servers, 243
to file, 252
to Windows shares, 293 “294
priority
processes ( see processes, priority)
syslog, 66 “67
private network. See network, private
/proc . See filesystems, proc
processes
as files ( see filesystems, proc)
background, 21
ID, 147
kernel operation, 32 “33
listing, 19, 76 “78
priority, 80 “81
terminating, 20
processor, 208, 315, 323 “324
promiscuous mode, 133 “135