KDE Desktop Environment, 111, 112
defined, 806
features of, 677–678, 679–680
illustrated, 678
kdm display manager for, 665
konsole command line terminal in, 254
Red Hat User Manager in, 277
starting Red Hat Display Settings tool with, 653
troubleshooting, 746
kdm display manager, 663–665
Kdump service, 123, 806
kernel configuration menu options, 400–408
Block Layer options, 402
Bus options, 402
Code Maturity Level options, 401
commands to make, 398–400
Cryptographic options, 408
Device Drivers options, 403–407
Executable File Formats options, 402
File Systems options, 407
General Setup options, 401
Instrumentation Support options, 407
Kernel Hacking options, 407
Library Routines options, 408
Loadable Module Support options, 402
Networking options, 403
Power Management options, 402
Process Debugging Support option, 402
Processor Type and Features options, 402
Security options, 407
kernel log daemon (klogd), 360
kernel modules
commands for loading, 378–379
defined, 807
directory structure for, 385–388
finding, 393
location for types of, 387
removing, 387–388
using, 383–385
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) technologies, 76
kernels, 376–409. See also kernel configuration menu options; kernel modules; recompiling kernels
about, 377
activating IP forwarding for, 382–383
analyzing messages when booting from GRUB, 158
best practices for, 377–378
changes in SMP limits for, 75
compiling and installing custom, 408–409
configuring, 400–408
defined, 807
device driver options for, 403–407
downloading tar files for, 396
enabling firewall access for, 705
exam preparation for, 376
initialization and First Boot process for, 157–158
installing, 393–395
kernel modules, 383–385
lab questions and answers, 434–436, 438–442
loading drivers for, 158
monolithic vs. modular, 378–379
patching, 390–391
preventing ping of death, 383
/proc filesystem and directory for, 380–383
quota settings in, 291–292
recompiling, 396–408
required customization RPMs for, 395–396
self test and answers, 433–434, 437–438
setting up protection through firewalls, 693
sources for, 392–396
space needed for recompiling, 392
standard RHEL configuration, 401
stored in /boot partition, 379
summarized, 430
two-minute drill, 431–432
types of, 379, 380
updating, 226–227, 379
upgrading, 389–390
version numbers for, 388–389
Keyboard configuration tool, 171
keys
GPG, 228
private, 621, 811
public, 621–622, 811
RNDC, 569–570
utilities generating SSH, 623
kickstart, 244–260. See also Kickstart Configurator
about, 244, 807
configuring kickstart server, 246–247
creating configuration file for, 245
editing ks.cfg file on package to be installed, 254
exam preparation for, 245
partitioning options in file, 251–253
sample file, 248–251, 253
setting up boot USB containing, 245–246
starting installation with, 247
Kickstart Configurator
adding installation scripts to, 260
authentication protocols in, 259
Basic Configuration screen, 256, 257
boot loader options with, 257–258
configuring display in, 259–260
creating configuration file with, 245
firewall configuration in, 259
illustrated, 254, 256
installation methods with, 257
network configuration with, 259
Partition Options screen in, 258
selecting packages in, 260
using, 254–256
klogd (kernel log daemon), 360
.ko extension, 387
konsole in KDE Desktop
Environment, 254
ks.cfg file, 254
KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) technologies, 76