D

daemon processes

DNS server, 914

xinetd and, 467

daemons

cron, backups and, 497-499

DNS server daemon, 911

named (DNS), 921

netatalk and, 933

network services, 1016-1018

NFS, 702-703

NIS

Fedora as NIS client, 856

server configuration, 861

squid, starting, 657-658

.dat files, Sox utility, 293

data entry, MySQL database, 879-882

data types

dhcpd.conf file, 846

numeric (MySQL), 883-884

string (MySQL), 885-887

time/date (MySQL), 884-885

database services, 1027

databases

MySQL, 876

columns display, 889

creating, 877-879

data entry, 879-881

data sort, 890

displaying, 887-889

loading data from file, 881-882

mysql command, 876-877

records display, 888

troubleshooting, 895-896

user access, 892-894

StarOffice Base, 223

Date & Time window, administration and, 364

DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, 514-522

debugging

DNS server, 914

LANs, wireless, 596

PPP connection, 645-647

shell scripts, 442

Squid

/etc/squid/squid.conf file, 664

log files and, 664-665

DeCSS, video player, 300

defaults

/etc/login.defs file, 418

users, 418-424

.bashrc file, 421

initial login scripts, 420

shells, system-wide configuration, 422-423

.tcshrc file, 422

delegation, DNS, 910

Delete This Panel option, GNOME Panel menu, 93

deleting

files, 162

packages, rpm command, 190-191

text, vi text editor, 165

desktop. See also GNOME, KDE

applications

availability, 173-175

packaged with environment, 175

background, 84

Bluecurve theme, 80

browser preferences, 84

environment switching, 104

Fedora login, 78-79

GNOME environment, 80

KDE similarities, 82

home folder, 81-84

images, 84

installation and, 32

hardware and, 27

introduction, 77

KDE environment, 80

GNOME similarities, 82

kernel and, 954-955

Metacity window manager, 80

panel

adding to, 87

configuration, 86-89

e-mail configuration, 89

folders, adding, 88

Terminal, adding, 87

volume control, adding, 88

Weather Report, adding, 88

Web browser configuration, 89

Web sites, adding, 88

portable, configuration, 424-426

preferences, 84-85

screensavers, 85

themes, 85

troubleshooting

GUI, 124

monitor tuning, 125-127

video card tuning, 125-127

virtual (KDE), 119

wallpaper, 84

X Window System and, 80

Desktop Background Preferences, GNOME, 100

Desktop Pager, KDE desktop, 107

/dev directory, 155

device drivers, operating systems and, 6

Device section, xorg.conf file, 127

df command, disk space, 394-395

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 842, 1026

client setup, 851-852

dhcp.d file, 843-849

firewalls, 843

servers

setup, 842-851

starting, 850-851

dhcpd.conf file, 843-849

data types, 846

options, 846-848

addresses, 846

names, 846

routers, 847

routing, 849

servers, 847

thin clients, 849

times, 846

dial-up

mail server, 637

news server, 637

dial-up connection, 635-636

Internet Configuration Wizard and, 637-639

PPP protocol, 637-639

digital cameras

as storage device, 306

supported, 306

directives

AddIcon (httpd.conf), 803

AddIconByEncoding (httpd.conf), 803

AddIconByType (httpd.conf), 803

Alias (httpd.conf file), 802

CacheMaxExpire, 812

ErrorLog, 821

httpd.conf file

ErrorLog, 798

LogFormat, 799

LogLevel, 798, 821

directories

$HOME, 367

/home, 155

/mnt, 155

/proc, 155

/root, 155

/sbin, 155, 366

/sys, 156

/tmp, 156

/usr, 156

/usr/sbin, 366

/var, 156

AppleDesktop

netatalk and, 939

AppleDouble

netatalk and, 939

backups cloning, 492-493

/bin, 155

/boot, 155

cd command, 157

chmod command, 157

creating, 157-162

Amanda, 504-505

/dev, 155

/etc, 155, 367-371

/etc/alternatives, 370

/etc/amanda, 370

/etc/cipe, 370

/etc/cron*, 370

/etc/cups, 370

/etc/default, 370

/etc/httpd, 370

/etc/init.d, 370

/etc/mail, 370

/etc/pcmcia, 370

/etc/postfix, 370

/etc/ppp, 370

/etc/rc?.d, 370

/etc/security, 371

/etc/skel, 371

/etc/squid, 371

/etc/sysconf, 371

/etc/uucp, 371

/etc/vsftpd, 371

/etc/X11, 369

/etc/xinetd.d, 371

exporting, /etc/exports file, 701

hidden, netatalk and, 939-940

HTTP, Apache Web server, 791

identifying, 158

LDAP, 828, 837

listing, 131

contents, 157

ls command, 157

mkdir command, 157

mounting, NFS, 703

automatic, 704-707

bg option, 706

fg option, 706

hard mounting, 706

manual, 703-704

on demand, autofs and, 707-708

retrans=# option, 706

retry=# option, 706

rsize option, 706

soft mounting, 706

timeo=# option, 706

wsize option, 706

netatalk, 932

NFS sharing, 697

path order, 137

permissions, netatalk, 940-941

pwd command, 157

restoring, 501-503

root. See root directory

Samba

sharing, 713

using from Linux, 727-728

using from Windows, 728-729

server root directory, httpd.conf, 781

shared

mounting Samba in Linux, 727

Samba configuration, 722-723

shell and, 131-132

User Manager, home directory, 417

users, httpd.conf, 794-802

working, printing name, 157

directory permissions, vsFTPd, 768

directory-level security, netatalk volumes, 939-942

Disk Druid

installation and, 22

partitioning

adding partitions, 57-58

deleting partitions, 57-58

editing partitions, 57-58

partitioning during installation, 55-58

Disk Management window, administration and, 364

disk mirroring, 483

automating, 493-494

fault tolerance, 483

disk quotas, quota package, 432-433

aquota.group file, 433-434

aquota.user file, 433-434

checking quotas, 436

edquota command, 435-436

/etc/fstab file, 433

quota files, 433-434

quota rules, 435-436

startup scripts, 434-435

update settings, 436

disk space, 379-382

checking, 394-395

Fedora system administration, 374

disk usage

checking

du command, 395

find command, 395-396

du command, 437

quota package, 432-433

/etc/fstab file, 433

aquota.group file, 433-434

aquota.user file, 433-434

checking quotas, 436

edquota command, 435-436

quota files, 433-434

quota rules, 435-436

startup scripts, 434-435

update settings, 436

temp files, removing automatically, 437

disklist file, Amanda, 507

Display Settings window, 125

Display window, administration and, 364

DjVu Plug-in, Mozilla and, 323

DNS (Domain Name System), 631, 909-910

acl (access control list), 912

authoritative zones, 911

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) software, 911-912

configuration files, BIND, 912

delegation, 910

LAN setup, 592

name server example, 913-914

primary (master) name server, 910

secondary (slave) name server, 910

server information, configuration and, 906

zones, 915-918

files, 918-921

DNS lookup tools (BIND), 912

DNS server, 1027

configuration file, 914-921

daemon process, 914

debugging, 914

dial-up info and, 636

DNSSEC secured zones, 914

domain name reservation, 905

/etc/named.conf file, 916-918

identification, 915

logging, 912

named daemon, 921

remote server options, 912

status, checking, 922-923

zone directory, 914

DNS server daemon, 911

DNSSEC secured zones, DNS server and, 914

DocBooks

document conversion, 244

document creation, 241-243

SGML and, 241-244

XML and, 241-244

document file formats, 185

documentation for kernel, 952

documents

conversion

DocBooks, 244

between formats, 239-240

creating, DocBooks, 242-243

displaying, 247-249

TeX/LaTeX, 237

DOM inspector

Navigator (Mozilla) and, 321, 327

domain master, Samba browse options, 721

domain name system. See DNS

Domain Name System window, Server Settings, 364

domain names, 630

availability checking, 904

Fedora as NIS client, 854

hierarchy, 633

registering, 903-906

reserving, 905-906

TLD, 903

whois command, 904

domains, 631-633

DNS (domain name system), 631-632

ISO, 632

TLDs (top-level domains), 631-632

DOS (Denial of Service) attacks, 514

mailbombing, 515

Procmail, 515

sendmail, 516-517

smurfing, 517-518

spam relaying, 517

DOS applications, running, 206-208

dosemu emulator, 209-210

enivronment setup, 210

mtools, 208-209

dosdebug command, dosemu emulator, 210

dosemu command, dosemu emulator, 210

dot (.) files, shell, 132

downloading

applications, 175, 177

archive formats, 184-185

document formats, 185

formats, 182-184

FTP sites for, 176

Mozilla, 180-181

ncFTP, 181-182

package names, 182-184

Web sites for, 176

yum (Yellow Dog Updater, Modified software, 177-180

LogSentry, 546

Navigator (Mozilla), 320

PortSentry, 572

RPMs, yum and, 178-179

vsFTPd access, 768

drag-and-drop, Nautilus, 99

drawers, GNOME desktop, 96

drawing

OpenOffice.org Draw, 220

StarOffice Draw, 223

DRI (Direct Rendering Infrastructure)

gaming and, 257

xorg.conf file, 127

drive letters in Windows, WINE and, 212

drivers

audio programs, 280

CUPS, 672

ftape, magnetic tape backups, 485-486

kernel and, 951

resident, 376

wireless LANs, 601-603

wireless network cards, 598

drives

CD

backups and, 487-490

cdrecord package, writable CDs, 487

random access, 487

writing to, 487-490

DVD, 491

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), connection speed and, 903

DSO (Dynamic Shared Object) modules, httpd.conf file, 787

du command, 395, 437

dumb terminal, definition, 149

dump command

backups, 494-497

dump levels, 496-497

schedule, 496

options, 494

dump package, programs, 494

DVD, installation from, 25

DVD drives

Installation, hardware and, 27

writable, 491

DVD with book, 971

dvdrecord command, 491

DVDs, Konqueror, 114

Dynamic DNS, host names, 902

dynamic IP addresses, 611