Linux in a Windows World
Linux in a Windows World
ISBN: 0596007582
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 152
Pages: 152
Authors: Roderick W Smith Ph.D.
- Linux in a Windows World
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Audience
- Contents of This Book
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Using Code Examples
- Comments and Questions
- Safari Enabled
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Linux s Place in a Windows Network
- Chapter 1. Linux s Features
- Section 1.1. Where Linux Fits in a Network
- Section 1.2. Linux as a Server
- Section 1.3. Linux on the Desktop
- Section 1.4. Comparing Linux and Windows Features
- Section 1.5. Summary
- Chapter 2. Linux Deployment Strategies
- Section 2.1. Linux Server Options
- Section 2.2. Linux Desktop Migration
- Section 2.3. Linux and Thin Clients
- Section 2.4. Summary
- Part II: Sharing Files and Printers
- Chapter 3. Basic Samba Configuration
- Section 3.1. Installing Samba
- Section 3.2. The Samba Configuration File Format
- Section 3.3. Identifying the Server
- Section 3.4. Setting Master Browser Options
- Section 3.5. Setting Password Options
- Section 3.6. Summary
- Chapter 4. File and Printer Shares
- Section 4.1. Common File Share Options
- Section 4.2. Printing with CUPS
- Section 4.3. Creating a Printer Share
- Section 4.4. Delivering Printer Drivers to Windows Clients
- Section 4.5. Example Shares
- Section 4.6. Summary
- Chapter 5. Managing a NetBIOS Network with Samba
- Section 5.1. Enabling Domain Controller Functions
- Section 5.2. Enabling NBNS Functions
- Section 5.3. Assuming Master Browser Duties
- Section 5.4. Summary
- Chapter 6. Linux as an SMBCIFS Client
- Section 6.1. Using NetBIOS Name Resolution
- Section 6.2. Accessing File Shares
- Section 6.3. Printing to Printer Shares
- Section 6.4. Configuring GUI Workgroup Browsers
- Section 6.5. Summary
- Part III: Centralized Authentication Tools
- Chapter 7. Using NT Domains for Linux Authentication
- Section 7.1. The Principles Behind Winbind
- Section 7.2. Samba Winbind Configuration
- Section 7.3. PAM and NSS Winbind Options
- Section 7.4. Winbind in Action
- Section 7.5. Summary
- Chapter 8. Using LDAP
- Section 8.1. The Principles Behind LDAP
- Section 8.2. Configuring an OpenLDAP Server
- Section 8.3. Creating a User Directory
- Section 8.4. Configuring Linux to Use LDAP for Login Authentication
- Section 8.5. Configuring Windows to Use LDAPfor Login Authentication
- Section 8.6. Summary
- Chapter 9. Kerberos Configuration and Use
- Section 9.1. Kerberos Fundamentals
- Section 9.2. Linux Kerberos Server Configuration
- Section 9.3. Kerberos Application Server Configuration
- Section 9.4. Linux Kerberos Client Configuration
- Section 9.5. Windows Kerberos Tools
- Section 9.6. Summary
- Part IV: Remote Login Tools
- Chapter 10. Remote Text-Mode Administration and Use
- Section 10.1. What Can Text-Mode Logins Do?
- Section 10.2. SSH Server Configuration
- Section 10.3. Telnet Server Configuration
- Section 10.4. Windows Remote-Login Tools
- Section 10.5. Summary
- Chapter 11. Running GUI Programs Remotely
- Section 11.1. What Can GUI Logins Do?
- Section 11.2. Using Remote X Access
- Section 11.3. Encrypting X by SSH Tunneling
- Section 11.4. VNC Configuration and Use
- Section 11.5. Running Windows Programs from Linux
- Section 11.6. Summary
- Chapter 12. Linux Thin Client Configurations
- Section 12.1. The Role of Thin Client Computing
- Section 12.2. Hardware Requirements
- Section 12.3. Linux as a Server for Thin Clients
- Section 12.4. Linux as a Thin Client
- Section 12.5. Summary
- Part V: Additional Server Programs
- Chapter 13. Configuring Mail Servers
- Section 13.1. Linux Mail Server Options
- Section 13.2. Configuring Sendmail
- Section 13.3. Configuring Postfix
- Section 13.4. Configuring POP and IMAP Servers
- Section 13.5. Scanning for Spam, Worms, and Viruses
- Section 13.6. Supplementing a Microsoft Exchange Server
- Section 13.7. Using Fetchmail
- Section 13.8. Summary
- Chapter 14. Network Backups
- Section 14.1. Backup Strategies
- Section 14.2. Backing Up the Linux System
- Section 14.3. Backing Up with Samba
- Section 14.4. Backing Up with AMANDA
- Section 14.5. Summary
- Chapter 15. Managing a Network with Linux
- Section 15.1. Delivering IP Addresses with DHCP
- Section 15.2. Delivering Names with DNS
- Section 15.3. Keeping Clocks Synchronized with NTP
- Section 15.4. Summary
- Part VI: Appendixes
- Appendix A. Configuring PAM
- Section A.1. PAM Principles
- Section A.2. The PAM Configuration File Format
- Section A.3. PAM Modules
- Section A.4. Sample PAM Configurations
- Section A.5. Summary
- Appendix B. Linux on the Desktop
- Section B.1. Linux Desktop Applications for All Occasions
- Section B.2. Configuring Applications and Environments
- Section B.3. Running Windows Programs in Linux
- Section B.4. File and Filesystem Compatibility
- Section B.5. Font Handling
- Section B.6. Summary
- Colophon
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
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Linux in a Windows World
ISBN: 0596007582
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 152
Pages: 152
Authors: Roderick W Smith Ph.D.