P

Package Installation Defaults, 23

packages

deleting, 190-191

downloads and, 182-184

freshening, 190

installation, 40-41

from source code, 195-198

SRPM format, 196

tar.bz2 format, 196-197

tar.gz format, 196-197

installation and, 37

names, 184

OpenLDAP, installation, 829

queries, 191-194

upgrades, rpm command, 189-190

verification, rpm command, 194-195

PAM (pluggable authentication modules), FTP and, 765

pam passwords change option, Samba, 718

pam restrictions, Samba, 718

Pan ewsreader, 343

panel

desktop

adding to, 87

configuration, 86-89

e-mail configuration, 89

folders, adding, 88

GNOME, 92-97

GNOME panel, 90

Terminal, adding, 87

volume control, adding, 88

Weather Report, adding, 88

Web browser configuration, 89

Web sites, adding, 88

KDE desktop, 105

application launcher, 122-123

configuration, 121-122

KDE versus GNOME, 82

Panel menu (GNOME), 93

PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), 643

PAP id, dial-up connection setup, 636

papd daemon (netatalk), 934

parameters

cdrecord command, 489

expansion, bash and, 444

pax command, 510

parity, RAID disks, 392

Partition Magic, 64

partitioning, 381

Acronis OS Selector, 64

adding partitions, 57-58

deleting partitions, 57-58

Disk Druid, partitioning during installation, 55-58

editing partitions, 57-58

fdisk, partitioning during installation, 59-60

installation and, 22, 32, 54-55

Disk Druid and, 55-58

fdisk and, 59-60

NTFS, 63-65

reclaiming disk space, 62-63

tips, 61-62

Partition Magic and, 64

reasons for, 56

passwd chat option, Samba, 718

passwd command, 413, 427

passwd configuration file, /etc directory, 369

passwd program option, Samba, 718

Password Info tab, User Manager, 430

passwords, 555

account setup, 413

authentication, Samba from Mac OS X, 931

encrypted, breaking, 557

OpenLDAP, 831

pam, Samba, 718

root, installation and, 36

rsync command and, 482

Samba, 711

encrypted, 712

troubleshooting, 731

selection tips, 555-556

shadow password file, 556-558

ssh service, no-password login setup, 482

User Manager, 417

users, resetting, 427

PATH command, shell, 136

PATH environment variable, 147

shell configuration and, 153

PATH, /etc/profile, 423

paths, ordering directories, 137

patterns, grep, 451

pax archiving tool, 509

pax command, parameters, 510

peer-to-peer networks, wireless LANs, 587

Pentax digital cameras as storage device, 306

percent sign (%), background processes, 150

performance monitoring, 396

computer usage, 396-397

CPU usage, 397

laptop power usage, 398-401

Performance button, Konqueror, 116

perl.conf file, Apache Web server, 815

permissions, 160-162

kernel and, 952

Mac users and, 932

netatalk, 940-941

NFS sharing, 697

Samba, testing, 726

SELinux, 961

strict set, 961

targeted set, 961

sharing, Samba, 713

shell and, 131-132

vsFTPd, 768

permissive policies, SELinux, 963

photographs, digital camera as storage device, 306

php.conf file, Apache Web server, 815

php-mysql package, 866

pictures in Groff, 233-236

PID files, httpd.conf global environment, 781

pine mail reader, 340

ping command, 642

pipe character ( | ), test expressions, 448

piping ( | ) commands, 144

playing audio, 280

Playlist Editor, XMMS, 291

playlists, xine video player, 302

plugins

Konqueror, 116

Navigator (Mozilla), 321-324

Pointer section, xorg.conf file, 127

point-to-point antennas, wireless LANs, 600

policies

iptables firewall rules, 534

SELinux, 963

changing, 969-970

checkpolicy compiler, 965

customization, 964

disabled, 963

enforcing, 963

log files, 964

permissive, 963

permissions, 961

policycoreutils, 965

seaudit, 964

selinix-policy-strict, 965

selinix-policy-strict-sources, 965

selinix-policy-targeted, 965

selinix-policy-targeted-sources, 965

setools, 965

seuser, 964

seuseradd, 964

seuserdel, 964

seusermod, 964

statisics, 964

type enforcement rules, 964

policycoreutils, SELinux, 965

pop-ups, Firefox (Mozilla), 329

port forwarding, iptables and, 539

port numbers

/etc/squid/squid.conf file, 663

httpd.conf (Apache Web server) configuration, 790

Internet, 630

portable desktops, configuration, 424-426

portmap server, 1024

ports, input/output, soundcards, 280

PortSentry, 571

as is use, 573

configuration, 573-578

downloading, 572

installation, 572

modes, 572

testing, 578-579

tracking intrusions, 579-580

positional parameters, shell variables, 443

POSIX standard utilities, pax program, 509

PostgreSQL, auth_pgsql.conf file, 815

POSTROUTING chain rules, iptables firewall rules, 536

PostScript printers, 673

power usage, laptops, 398-399

battery status, 399-400

suspend mode, 401

PPID environment variable, 147

PPP (Point-to-Point) protocol, 629, 636

CHAP protocol, 643

connection

debugging, 645-647

default route, 642

interface check, 642

modem detection check, 641-642

name servers, 643

connection launch, 640

GNOME desktop, 640

KDE desktop, 640

on demand, 640-641

dial-up, setup, 637-639

ifcg-ppp0 file, 644-645

information needed, 636

PAP protocol, 643

PPP over OpenSSH connection, VPNs, 654

.prc files, Sox utility, 293

preemptible kernel, 955

preferences

desktop, 84-85

Evolution, 333-334

GNOME, 100

Accessibility, 100

Desktop Background, 100

screensaver, 101

Theme Selector, 101

Navigator (Mozilla), 319-321

Preferences toolbar, Navigator (Mozilla), 325-326

preferred master, Samba browse options, 721

presentation documents, Konqueror, 113

presentations

OpenOffice.org Impress, 220

StarOffice Impress, 222

previews, Konqueror, 115

primary (master) name server, DNS, 910

Print Manager button, KDE desktop, 107

print servers

configuration, 688

CUPS shared printers, 688-689, 1024

Samba shared printers, 689-691

printcap configuration file, /etc directory, 369

printer classes, CUPS, 672

Printer configuration window, 672

local printers, 673-676

adding, 674-675

editing queue definitions, 676

NetWare printers, 680

remote printers, 676-677

remote UNIX printers, 677

Windows (SMB) printer, 678-680

printer servers, AppleTalk, 932

printer sharing, Nautilus, 99

printers

CUPS, options configuration, 685

default, printing to, 245

Ghostscript, 673

PostScript, 673

Printer configuration window, 672

local printers, 673-676

NetWare printers, 680

remote printers, 676-677

remote UNIX printers, 677

Windows (SMB) printers, 678-680

purchase tips, 673

queue

editing definition, 676

removing jobs, 687

Samaba, SMB clients, 690

sharing

netatalk, 934

netatalk and, 943

status, 247, 687

Winprinters, 673

printing. See also CUPS

commands, 686

lpc, 687

lpr, 686

CUPS, Web-based administration, 681-682

default printer, 245

deleting print jobs, 246

from shell, 245

Groff, 228

LaTeX files, 239

netatalk, papd daemon, 934

options, Samba, 720

printer status, 247

queues, status, 246

software alternatives, 401-402

UNIX commands, CUPS, 672

Printing Manager window, administration and, 365

private DNS server zone, 915

private IP addresses

Linux as router and, 649

private-key cryptography, 559

/proc directory, 155

/project directory, NFS sharing, 709

proc file system, 383

processes

background, starting, 149-150

foreground, bringing to from background, 150-151

ps command, 132

processor installation, hardware and, 27

Procmail, mailbombing attack proctection, 515

profile configuration file, /etc directory, 369

profiles, users, 423-424

PROMPT_COMMAND environment variable, 147

properties, GNOME desktop panel, 97

Properties option, GNOME Panel menu, 93

protocols

CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol), 643

IPsec, 654-655

PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), 643

PPP, 629, 636

SMB, 709

URLs, 315

protocols configuration file, /etc directory, 369

proxies, 631

Internet, 635

Konqueror, 116

Navigator (Mozilla), 321

transparent, iptable firewall as, 539

proxy clients

configuration

browsers, 668-669

Internet Explorer, 667-668

Mozilla, 666-667

Internet connections, 665-669

proxy servers. See also Squid

Fedora, setup, 656-657

FTP proxy services and, 656

gopher proxy services and, 656

HTTP, Squid and, 656

httpd.conf (Apache Web server) configuration, 811-813

Internet, 635

LAN connection, 648

Linux, setup, 656-657

proxy/caching server, 1029

ps command, 132

PS1 environment variable, 147

public access, FTP, 764

public DNS server zone, 915

public servers

connecting, 901-906

incoming connections, 901

outgoing connections, 901

public-key cryptography, 559

SSL (secure sockets layer), 560

certificates, 560-568

publishing. See OpenOffice.org

DocBooks and, 241

document display, 247-249

Groff and, 225, 231

text processing, 226-236

LaTeX, 225

SGML and, 241-244

TeX/LaTeX and, text processing, 236-239

XML and, 241-244

pwd command, 157

PWD environment variable, 147

PXE, installation and, 43

python.conf file, Apache Web server, 815