Official Red Hat Linux Administrators Guide
Official Red Hat Linux Administrators Guide
ISBN: 0764516957
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 278
Pages: 278
Authors: Red Hat Inc
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Official Red Hat Linux Administrator s Guide
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Navigational Callouts
- How This Book Is Organized
- Where to Go from Here
- Part I: Essential Information
- Chapter 1: Kickstart Installations
- How Do You Perform a Kickstart Installation?
- Making the Kickstart File Available
- Kickstart Configurator
- Chapter 2: Boot Process, init, and Shutdown
- A Detailed Look at the Boot Process
- Running Programs at Boot Time
- Differences in the Boot Processes of Other Architectures
- SysV init
- Init Runlevels
- The etcsysconfig Directory
- Shutting Down
- Chapter 3: GRUB
- Features of GRUB
- Installing GRUB
- GRUB Terminology
- GRUB Interfaces
- GRUB Commands
- GRUB Menu Configuration File
- Chapter 4: Red Hat Linux File System
- Overview of File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
- Special File Locations
- The Ext3 File System
- proc
- Top-level Files in the proc File System
- Directories in proc
- Using sysctl
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 5: Gathering System Information
- Memory Usage
- File Systems
- Hardware
- Additional Resources
- Part II: Basic System Administration
- Chapter 6: General System Configuration
- Time Zone Configuration
- Console Access
- Disabling Shutdown Via Ctrl-Alt-Del
- Disabling Console Program Access
- Disabling All Console Access
- Defining the Console
- Making Files Accessible from the Console
- Enabling Console Access for Other Applications
- The floppy Group
- Red Hat Network and RPM
- Package Management Tool
- Chapter 7: Users and Groups
- Standard Users
- Standard Groups
- User Private Groups
- Shadow Utilities
- User and Group Configuration
- Chapter 8: Printer Configuration
- Selecting the Print Driver and Finishing
- Command-Line Configuration
- Managing Your Print Jobs
- Configuring CUPS
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 9: X Servers and Clients
- XFree86
- Desktop Environments and Window Managers
- Runlevels
- Fonts
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 10: Automated Tasks
- anacron
- at and batch
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 11: Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
- Who Should Use RAID?
- Hardware RAID versus Software RAID
- RAID Levels and Linear Support
- Software RAID Configuration
- Chapter 12: Kernel Management
- Preparing to Upgrade
- Obtaining the Upgraded Kernel
- Performing the Upgrade
- Configuring the Boot Loader
- Building a Custom Kernel
- Kernel Modules
- Additional Resources
- Part III: Network Administration
- Chapter 13: Network Configuration
- Establishing an Ethernet Connection
- Establishing an ISDN Connection
- Establishing a Modem Connection
- Establishing an xDSL Connection
- Establishing a Token Ring Connection
- Establishing a CIPE Connection
- Establishing a Wireless Connection
- Managing Hosts
- Managing DNS Settings
- Activating Devices
- Working with Profiles
- Device Aliases
- Chapter 14: Network Scripts
- Interface Configuration Files
- Interface Control Scripts
- Network Functions
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 15: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Configuring a DHCP Client
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 16: BIND Configuration
- Adding a Reverse Master Zone
- Adding a Slave Zone
- Chapter 17: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- OpenLDAP Daemons and Utilities
- LDAP Terminology
- OpenLDAP Configuration Files
- OpenLDAP Setup Overview
- Configuring Your System to Authenticate Using OpenLDAP
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 18: Email
- Email Program Classifications
- Sendmail
- Fetchmail
- Procmail
- Security
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 19: Apache HTTP Server Configuration
- Basic Settings
- Default Settings
- Virtual Hosts Settings
- Server Settings
- Performance Tuning
- Saving Your Settings
- Apache HTTP Secure Server Configuration
- Using Pre-Existing Keys and Certificates
- Types of Certificates
- Generating a Key
- Generating a Certificate Request to Send to a CA
- Creating a Self-Signed Certificate
- Testing Your Certificate
- Accessing Your Secure Server
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 20: Network File System (NFS) and Samba
- Mounting NFS File Systems
- Exporting NFS File Systems
- Samba
- Additional Resources
- Part IV: Security
- Chapter 21: Controlling Access to Services
- Runlevels
- What Is TCP wrappers?
- Host-Based Access Control Lists
- Access Control Using xinetd
- The Services Configuration Tool
- ntsysv
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 22: Basic Firewall Configuration
- GNOME Lokkit
- Activating the iptables Service
- Firewalls and iptables
- Packet Filtering
- Differences between iptables and ipchains
- Options Used in iptables Commands
- Storing iptables Information
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 23: Kerberos
- Disadvantages of Kerberos
- Kerberos Terminology
- How Kerberos Works
- Kerberos and PAM
- Configuring a Kerberos 5 Server
- Configuring a Kerberos 5 Client
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 24: OpenSSH
- Configuring an OpenSSH Server
- Configuring an OpenSSH Client
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 25: Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
- PAM Configuration Files
- PAM Modules
- PAM Module Control Flags
- PAM Module Paths
- PAM Module Arguments
- Sample PAM Configuration Files
- PAM and Device Ownership
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 26: Tripwire
- Installing the Tripwire RPM
- Customizing Tripwire
- Initialize the Tripwire Database
- Running an Integrity Check
- Examining Tripwire Reports
- Updating the Tripwire Database
- Updating the Tripwire Policy File
- Updating the Tripwire Configuration File
- Tripwire File Location Reference
- Additional Resources
- Part V: Appendixes
- Appendix A: Installing Red Hat Linux
- Using Windows to Learn About Your Hardware
- Recording Your System s Hardware
- Installing Red Hat Linux
- The Graphical Installation Program User Interface
- Starting the Installation Program
- Selecting an Installation Method
- Installing from CD-ROM
- Installing from a Hard Drive
- Preparing for a Network Installation
- Installing via NFS
- Installing via FTP
- Installing via HTTP
- Welcome to Red Hat Linux
- Language Selection
- Keyboard Configuration
- Mouse Configuration
- Installation Type
- Disk Partitioning Setup
- Automatic Partitioning
- Partitioning Your System
- Partitioning with fdisk
- Boot Loader Configuration
- Network Configuration
- Firewall Configuration
- Language Support Selection
- Time Zone Configuration
- Account Configuration
- Authentication Configuration
- Package Group Selection
- Preparing to Install
- Installing Packages
- Boot Disk Creation
- Video Card Configuration
- X Configuration: Monitor and Customization
- Installation Complete
- What It Means to Upgrade
- Upgrading Your System
- Upgrading Your File System
- Customizing Your Upgrade
- Boot Loader Configuration
- Selecting Packages to Upgrade
- Upgrading Packages
- Boot Diskette Creation
- Upgrade Complete
- Appendix B: Rescue Mode
- Booting Rescue Mode
- Booting into Single-User Mode
- Appendix C: General Parameters and Modules
- CD-ROM Module Parameters
- Index
- Index_A
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_J-K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_Q-R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- Index_Z
- List of Figures
- List of Listings
Official Red Hat Linux Administrators Guide
ISBN: 0764516957
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 278
Pages: 278
Authors: Red Hat Inc