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backslash (\), 620

backup and restore, 34-36. See also linux rescue environment

CD backups, 35

executing backups with anacron, 669-670

hard drive-based backups, 35-36

kernel, 336

overview, 34

tape backups, 34-35

bandwidth, Internet connections, 451

base packages, RHEL 3, 95

bash shell

as default shell, 26, 300

environment variables, 25

installation troubleshooting with, 158-159

.bashrc file, 297

Basic Configuration screen, Kickstart Configurator, 200-201

Basic Kernel Configuration, kernel options, 339

Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND), 545

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain), 545

BIOS

LBA mode, 81, 162

limiting access to hard disks, 80-81

Block Device Options menu, kernel options, 341

Bluetooth Support, kernel options, 345

/boot directory, 78, 162

boot disks

associating with upgraded kernel, 323

creating, 112, 672-673

customizing, 131-132, 326-327

Kickstart, 189

risk of damaging, 136

Boot Loader options, Kickstart Configurator, 201

boot loaders

background of, 162

configuring during Red Hat installation, 128-129

errors, 168

GRUB, 163-165

LILO, 165-168

parameters, 167-168

self test, answers, 213

self test, questions, 208-209

troubleshooting boot process, 685

two-minute drill, 206-207

/boot partition, 314

boot.iso file, 111

/boot/grub/grub.conf, 686

bootable CD-ROMs, 113

bootdisk.img file, 111

booting, 269-272

emergency boot procedure, 690-692

options during installation, 113-114

overview, 269

process of, 270-272

into rescue mode, 673-676

run levels and, 270

runlevels and, 680-681

self test, answers, 291

self test, questions, 285

troubleshooting. See troubleshooting boot process

two-minute drill, 281

bootp, 578

brackets ([ ]) wildcard, 22

broadcast addresses, 38

browsers. See Web browsers

brute force attacks, 696

bugs

Kickstart, 188

patches for, 324

Red Hat database of, 672

on Red Hat errata Web page, 251

bugs, Kickstart, 188

bzip2 command, 36

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