F

fault-tolerance, disk mirroring and, 483

FCEDIT environment variable, 147

fdisk, partitioning during installation, 59-60

fdprm configuration file, /etc directory, 367

Fedora

administration, 374

as application platform, 171-173

IPsec and, 655-656

logging, desktop and, 78-79

as NIS client, 854-857

client daemon configuration, 856

domain name, 854

/etc/yp.conf file, 855

slave server names, 854

as NIS master server, 857

daemon configuration, 861

map database, 860

maps, 858-860

slave server addition, 861

as NIS slave server, setup, 861

MySQL packages included, 866

overview, 4-5

proxy servers, setup, 656-657

router setup, 648

source code on DVD, 971

Fedora Core 3

ALSA sound system, 16

features, 14-15

Linux 2.6 kernel, 15

SELinux and, 16, 964-965

system config tools, 16-17

X server, 17-18

Fedora Download Mirrors FTP site, application download, 177

Fedora Project, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and, 10-14

Fedora Project Rescue CD, 971-973

Fedora Setup Agent, 37-40

Fedora.us FTP site, application download, 176

fedora-release configuration file, /etc directory, 367

fg option, NFS file systems mounting and, 706

file associations in Konqueror, 115

file compression, audio, 292

file managers

Konqueror (KDE), 109-117

Nautilus (GNOME), 97-100

file permissions, vsFTPd, 768

file protocol, URLs and, 315

file servers, 1021

AppleShare, netatalk and, 931

distribution, centralization and, 693

FTP servers, 1021

Netatalk server, 1022

NFS, file system sharing, 696-709

Samba server, 709, 1021

transparency, 693

file sharing in Nautilus, 99

file system, 154. See also files, directories

Linux versus Windows-based, 156

file system commands, shell, 137

file systems, 379-382

adfs, 382

affs, 384

befs, 382

cifs, 382

coherent, 384

creating, mkfs command, 388-389

ext, 383

ext2, 383

ext3, 382

hpfs, 383

hybrid, 932

iso9660, 383

kafs, 383

kernel and, 952

minix, 383

mounting, 382-388

msdos, 383

ncpfs, 383

nfs, 383

ntfs, 384

operating systems and, 6

partitions, 381

proc, 383

RAID disks, 393

reiserfs, 383

supported, 382

swap, 383

ufs, 384

umsdos, 383

vfat, 383

xenix, 384

xiafs, 384

file types, Konqueror interface (KDE), 110

file-level security, netatalk volumes, 939-942

file-matching metacharacters, 158-160

filenames, as argument to shell, 442

file-redirection metacharacters, 160

files

audio

compression, 292-295

converting, 292-295

SoX utility supported formats, 292-294

.bashrc, 421

chmod command, 157

compression, audio, 295

configuration, system administration, 367-371

converting, audio, 292-295

copying, 162

FTP and, 347-351

Konqueror (KDE), 111

netatalk, 941-942

rsync command, backups, 480

scp, 355

creating, 157-162

Konqueror (KDE), 113-114

deleting, 83, 162

Konqueror (KDE), 110

netatalk, 941-942

disklist, Amanda, 507

hidden

Konqueror (KDE), 111

netatalk and, 939-940

information, viewing, Konqueror (KDE), 111

kickstart installation, 49-53

linking, Konqueror (KDE), 111

locking, NFS sharing and, 697

log files, system administration, 371

maps, NIS, 858

moving, 83, 162

Konqueror (KDE), 111

netatalk, 941-942

my.cnf, 869-870

netatalk, sharing with Samba, 942

opening, Konqueror (KDE), 110

pasting, Konqueror (KDE), 111

patterns, grep, 451

permissions, 160-162

netatalk, 940-941

renaming, 83

restoring, 501-503

Samba, smb.conf, editing, 723-726

searches, Konqueror (KDE), 112

sharing, NIS and, 852-853

system files, server security and, 908

system tree, Konqueror (KDE), 111

types

AppleTalk, 941

Nautilus, 99

zone files, DNS, 918-921

Files section, xorg.conf file, 127

filter files, LogSentry, 550-555

filters, Etheral, 626

find command, disk usage, 395-396

finger, xinetd and, 468

finger server, 1028

Firefox (Mozilla), 327-329

bookmarks, 328

pop-ups, 329

searches, 329

security, 329

tabbed browsing, 328

Firefox browser, 313

firewalls, 528, 631

DHCP and, 843

installation and, 23, 35

iptables

as transparent proxy, 539

configuration, 529-540

enhancements, 540

FTP services, 537-538

IP masquerading, 538

IRC services, 537-538

logging and, 539-540

NAT, 538

port forwarding ad, 539

rules, 531-536

shared Internet connections, 536

turning on, 529-530

Samba, troubleshooting, 730

server security, 908

wireless LANs, 596

floppy drive, Konqueror, 114

folders

adding to panel, 88

backgrounds, 83

creating, Konqueror (KDE), 113-114

deleting, 83

home, 81-84

moving, 83

Network Trash Folder, netatalk and, 939

Open Location option, 83

Open With option, 83

renaming, 83

Side Pane option, 83

subfolders, 83

types, AppleTalk, 941

windows

deleting, 84

maximize, 84

minimize/unminimize, 83

fonts

KDE, configuration, 121

Konqueror, 115

for do loop, shell scripts, 449-450

foreground processes, bringing to from background, 150-151

formats

documents, conversin between, 239-240

downloading and, 182-184

files, audio, 292-294

formatting disks, magnetic tape drives, 487

FORWARD chain rules, iptables firewall rules, 535

forwarding name server, 910

FPS (First Person Shooters), games, 255

frame relay, connection speed and, 903

free software, 19

Freeciv game, KDE, 263-268

freshening packages, rpm command, 190

Freshmeat Web site, application download, 176

FreshRPMs FTP site, application download, 176

fstab configuration file, /etc directory, 368

fstab file, mountable file systems and, 384-385

ftape driver, magnetic tape backups and, 485-487

ftformat command, magnetic tape drive formatting, 487

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

file copy, 347-351

gFTP, 351-353

guest users, 764

introduction, 763

lftp command, 764

login, 764

proxy services, Squid and, 656

public access, 764

real users, 764

servers, 763, 771, 1021

configuration, 907

sites, application downloading, 176

software, ncFTP, application download, 181-182

URLs and, 315

users, types, 764

vsFTPd servers, 765

wget and, 353-354

WU-FTPD server, 765

FTP services, iptables firewalls, 537-538

Fuji digital cameras, as storage device, 306

full backups, 483

full name, User Manager, 417

full-duplex support, soundcards, 280

functions

command line completion, 141

shell commands, 137