Index_D

D

daemons

pppd, 462

security and, 440

syslogd, 498

data transfer

security, 409

databases

lease database, DHCP server, 401

updating

Tripwire, 439

user account database, 258

date and time

setup, 30

date and time applet, 39

debugging

bug tracker, 581, 582

decryption, 429

defaults

etc/bashrc and, 487

desktop

application task bars, 39

background, 40

configuration, 75, 76, 77, 78

date and time, 41

date and time applet, 39

GNOME, 38

GNOME desktop control center, 75, 76, 77, 78

KDE, 38

keyboard shortcuts, 77

login photo, 77

panel, 38, 40

shortcut buttons , 39

Personal desktop configuration option, 1

screen resolution, 41

themes

Bluecurve, 75

workspace, 39

switcher, 39

detecting

hard disk, 206

developing applications

Python, 598

development applications

future of Linux, 595, 596, 597, 598, 600, 601, 602, 603

jEdit, 595, 596

MySQL, 601, 603

PHP, 599, 600, 601

development tools

source code applications, 514

device drivers

kernel, 521

device independent subsystems, 521

devices

/dev directory, 60

filesystem, 59

information detection, 66

mounting, 60

automatically, 61

root user and, 281, 282, 283

network

information detection, 67

manual configuration, 22

networked

Internet connection and, 99

networks

DNS hostname, 22

DNS server, 22

df command, 223

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 397

DHCP client

configuration, 403

installation, 403

DHCP servers

benefits, 398

configuration, 399, 400

dhcpd service

starting, 401

installtion and, 5

IP addresses

static, 402, 403

lease database, 401

setup, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 405

package installation, 399

Windows 2000 machines, 403, 405

dhcpd service

starting, 401

dictionary attacks, passwords, 261

directories

/bin

commands, 189

/dev, 60

/etc

commands, 192

/etc/rc and, 491

/sbin

commands, 192

/usr /bin

commands, 191

files, 193

contents

displaying, 57

listing, 216

contents, listing, 52, 53

current

changing, 57

current directory, 56

moving, 217, 218

permissions, 176, 178

root, 51

security, 491

shared libraries

/etc/ld.so.conf and, 490

shell commands

creating/removing, 216, 217

skel, 492

sysconfig, 492

top-level, 53

users, 250

directory permissions, 176

disabling services, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445

disk

usage summary, 223

disk partitions. See partitions

disk usage monitor, Perl, 569, 570, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576

disks

boot disk

creating, 28

mounting, 223

removable, backups and, 501

display

settings, 30

display card

information detection, 70

displaying

directory contents, 57

DNS (domain name service)

installation and, 5

DNS (Domain Name System), 100, 342

DNS hostname

configuration, 22

DNS server

configuration, 22

installation and, 5

system configuration and, 486

documentation, 588

Apache Web server, 345

dotted quad notation, 340

downloads

CD images for installation, 2

FTP server

anonymous configuration, 364

Official Fedora Core Security Guide, 482

TAR files, 414

Tripwire, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438

drives

managing, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208

mounting, 195, 196

flash drives, 199

Hardware Browser, 196

manually, 197, 199

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connections, 95, 97

DSOs (dynamic shared objects), Apache, 347

dual-boot system

file copy and, 203

installation, 13, 15, 17

dump, 511

archive creation, 511

compressed archives, 512

incremental backups, 512

restoring archives, 512, 513

DVD

booting from

installation and, 6

dynamic addresses

Internet connection, LANs, 99