Index_A

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A

A (address), DNS resource records, 554-555

absolute paths, 17

access control

allow directive and, 436, 439-440

controlling access to executable files, 443-444

deny directive and, 439-440

NIS and, 611

order directive and, 436, 439

PAM and, 620-621

xhost and, 391-393

access.conf, 433

account (account management) command, PAM, 615, 617-618

accounts, user. See user accounts

acl command, 452

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), 53

Additional Device Driver support menu, kernel options, 345

address (A), DNS resource records, 554-555

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), 268

Administration Tools, package groups, 106-107

administrative (root) account. See root user (/)

administrative commands, 21-22

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), 53

alias command, 221

Alias variable, Apache Web server, 443

aliases

/etc/bashrc and, 297

mail groups and, 468-469

allow directive, access control, 436, 439-440, 443

Amateur Radio Support menu, kernel options, 343

amd command, 570

Anaconda installation program, 94

anaconda-ks.cfg file, 189, 191-195, 197

anacron

executing backups with, 669-670

overview, 663

self test, answers, 710

self test, questions, 706

two-minute drill, 703

Apache configuration tool. See redhat-config-httpd

Apache Web server, 427-448

basic configuration, 433-434

configuration files, 432-433

controlling access to executable files, 443-444

host-based security, 439-440

httpd configuration tool, 447-448

installing, 431-432

log files, 444-445

as network installation server, 90-91

overview, 427

permissions inheritance and, 442-443

RPM packages for, 429

security configuration, 435-436

self test, answers, 477

self test, questions, 473

starts on boot up, 429-430

troubleshooting, 445-446

two-minute drill, 471

updating home page, 446

user-based security, 440-442

versions, 428

virtual hosts, 436-439

as virtual server, 447

applications, Linux. See X Clients

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol), 268

arp utility, 268-269

asterisk (*) wildcard, 22, 623

asyn option, NFS, 574

at system

running cron job and, 352-353

security and, 354

self test, answers, 364

self test, questions, 360

two-minute drill, 357

ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL Support menu, kernel options, 342

auth (authentication management) command, PAM, 615-617

authconfig command, 194

authentication

NFS, 574-575

PAM and, 614

Samba server options, 497

Authentication section, Kickstart Configurator, 202-203

AuthName command, 440

Authoring and Publishing, package groups, 102

AuthType Basic command, 440

autofs daemon, 241, 244-245, 570

automated installation. See Kickstart

Automatically Resolve Dependencies option, Kickstart, 203

Automounter, 241-245

activating, 243-244

configuring, 244-245

/etc/auto.master file and, 242

/etc/auto.misc file and, 242-243

NFS filesystems, 570

overview, 241

automounter

self test, answers, 290

self test, questions, 284

two-minute drill, 280

awk command, 20-21

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