Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Edition (DVD): The Complete Reference
Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Edition (DVD): The Complete Reference
ISBN: 0072230754
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 328
Pages: 328
Authors: Richard Petersen, Ibrahim Haddad
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Red Hat - The Complete Reference Enterprise Linux Fedora Edition
- Introduction
- Part I: Getting Started
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Red Hat Linux
- Red Hat and Fedora Linux
- Red Hat Linux Fedora Core
- Operating Systems and Linux
- History of Linux and Unix
- Linux Overview
- Open Source Software
- Linux Software
- Online Information Sources
- Documentation
- Chapter 2: Installing Red Hat and Fedora Core Linux
- Hardware, Software, and Information Requirements
- Creating the Boot Disks
- Installing Linux
- Finishing Installation
- Chapter 3: Interface Basics
- User Accounts
- Accessing Your Linux System
- Bluecurve: The GNOME and KDE Desktops
- Command Line Interface
- Help
- Chapter 4: Red Hat System Configuration
- Red Hat Administrative Tools
- Configuring Users
- Printer Configuration
- X Window System Configuration: redhat-config-xfree86
- Updating Red Hat and Fedora Linux with RHN, Yum and APT
- Installing Software Packages
- Security Configuration
- Unsupported Drivers
- Bluetooth
- Chapter 5: Red Hat Network Configuration
- Network Information: Dynamic and Static
- Network Configuration with Red Hat Network Tools
- Command Line PPP Access: wvdial
- Wireless Tools
- Setting Up Your Firewall: redhat-config-securitylevel
- Configuring a Local Area Network
- Part II: Environments
- Chapter 6: GNOME
- GNOME Enhancements
- GTK
- The GNOME Interface
- The GNOME Desktop
- The GNOME File Manager: Nautilus
- The GNOME Panel
- GNOME Applets
- GNOME Configuration
- GNOME Directories and Files
- Chapter 7: The K Desktop Environment: KDE
- Qt Library
- KDE Desktop
- The KDE Help Center
- Applications
- Mounting CD-ROMs and Floppy Disks from the Desktop
- KDE File Manager and Internet Client: Konqueror
- KDE Configuration: KDE Control Center
- Chapter 8: The Shell
- The Command Line
- History
- Filename Expansion: , ?,
- Standard InputOutput and Redirection
- Pipes:
- Redirecting and Piping the Standard Error: , 2
- Jobs: Background, Kills, and Interruptions
- Shell Variables
- Shell Scripts: User-Defined Commands
- Control Structures
- Filters and Regular Expressions
- Chapter 9: Shell Configuration
- Aliases
- Controlling Shell Operations
- Environment Variables and Subshells: export
- Configuring Your Shell with Shell System Variables
- Chapter 10: Managing Linux Files, Directories, and Archives
- Linux Files
- The File Structure
- Listing, Displaying, and Printing Files: ls, cat, more, less, and lpr
- Managing Directories: mkdir, rmdir, ls, cd, and pwd
- File and Directory Operations: find, cp, mv, rm, and ln
- The mtools Utilities: msdos
- Archiving and Compressing Files
- Archiving and Compressing Files with File Roller
- Part III: Applications
- Chapter 11: Office and Database Applications
- Accessibility to Microsoft Office
- OpenOffice
- KOffice
- GNOME Office and Ximian
- Document Viewers (PostScript, PDF, and DVI)
- Database Management Systems
- Editors
- Chapter 12: Graphics Tools and Multimedia
- Graphics Tools
- Multimedia
- Chapter 13: Mail and News Clients
- Mail Clients
- Usenet News
- Chapter 14: Web, FTP, and Java Clients
- Web Clients
- Java for Linux: Blackdown
- FTP Clients
- Chapter 15: Network Tools
- Network Information: ping, finger, traceroute, and host
- Network Talk and Messenger Clients: ICQ, IRC, AIM, and Talk
- Telnet
- RSH, Kerberos, and SSH Remote Access Commands
- Part IV: Security
- Chapter 16: Encryption, Integrity Checks, and Signatures-GNU Privacy Guard
- Public Key Encryption, Integrity Checks, and Digital Signatures
- GNU Privacy Guard
- Checking Software Package Digital Signatures
- Intrusion Detection: Tripwire
- Chapter 17: Internet Protocol Security: IPsec
- IPsec Protocols
- IPsec Modes
- IPsec Security Databases
- Configuring IPsec with redhat-config-network
- Configuring Connections with setkey
- Configuring IPsec with racoon: IKE
- IPsec Tunnel Mode: Virtual Private Networks
- Crypto IP Encapsulation for Virtual Private Networks
- Chapter 18: Secure Shell and Kerberos
- The Secure Shell: OpenSSH
- Kerberos
- Chapter 19: Network Firewalls: Netfilter
- Firewalls: iptables and NAT
- Packet Filtering
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- IP Tables Scripts
- IP Masquerading
- Part V: Red Hat Servers
- Chapter 20: Server Management
- System Startup Files: etcrc.d and etcsysconfig
- SysV Init: init.d Scripts
- Starting Servers: Standalone and xinetd
- Service Management Tools: chkconfig and redhat-config-serivces
- Service Scripts: etcinit.d
- Extended Internet Services Daemon (xinetd)
- Chapter 21: FTP Servers
- FTP Servers
- Anonymous FTP: vsftpd
- The FTP User Account: anonymous
- The Very Secure FTP Server
- Professional FTP Daemon: ProFTPD
- The Washington University FTP Daemon: WU-FTPD
- ProFTPD and WU-FTPD Server Tools
- Chapter 22: Web Servers: Apache
- Tux
- Apache Web Server
- Apache Configuration Files
- Apache Configuration and Directives
- Virtual Hosting on Apache
- Server-Side Includes
- PHP
- Apache GUI Configuration Tools
- Web Server Security: SSL
- Chapter 23: Proxy Servers-Squid
- Configuring Client Browsers
- squid.conf
- Security
- Caches
- Logs
- Web Server Acceleration: Reverse Proxy Cache
- Chapter 24: Mail Servers: SMTP, POP, and IMAP
- Mail Servers
- Received Mail: MX Records
- Postfix
- Sendmail
- POP Servers
- IMAP
- Chapter 25: Print Servers
- CUPS and LPRng
- Printer Devices and Configuration
- Managing Printers with CUPS
- The Line Printer Server: LPRng
- Chapter 26: News and Search Servers
- News Servers: INN
- Dig Server
- Part VI: System Administration
- Chapter 27: Basic System Administration
- Superuser Control: the Root User
- System Time and Date
- Scheduling Tasks: cron
- System Runlevels: telinit, initab, and shutdown
- Managing Services
- Red Hat Administration Tools
- System Directories
- Configuration Directories and Files
- System Logs: varlog and syslogd
- Performance Analysis Tools and Processes
- Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)
- Backups
- Chapter 28: Managing Users
- User Configuration Files
- The Password Files
- Managing User Environments
- Adding and Removing Users with useradd, usermod, and userdel
- Managing Groups
- Controlling Access to Directories and Files: chmod
- Disk Quotas
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
- Pluggable Authentication Modules
- Chapter 29: Software Management
- Software Repositories
- Software Package Types
- Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
- Installing Software from RPM Source Code Files: SRPMs
- Installing Software from Compressed Archives: .tar.gz
- The Concurrent Versions System: CVS
- Packaging Your Software with RPM
- Chapter 30: File System Management
- File Systems
- Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
- Journaling
- Mounting File Systems Automatically: etcfstab
- Mounting File Systems Directly: mount and umount
- Installing IDE CD-RRW and DVD RRW Devices
- Creating File Systems: mkfs, mke2fs, mkswap, parted, and fdisk
- CD-ROM and DVD ROM Recording
- Chapter 31: RAID and LVM
- Enabling RAID and LVM in the Kernel
- Configuring RAID Devices
- Logical Volume Manager
- Chapter 32: Devices and Modules
- Device Files
- Device Information: proc and etcsysconfighwconf
- Installing and Managing Terminals and Modems
- Input Devices
- PCMCIA Devices
- Installing Sound, Network, and Other Cards
- Sound Devices
- Video, TV, and DVD Devices
- Modules
- Chapter 33: Kernel Administration
- Kernel Versions
- Kernel Tuning: Kernel Runtime Parameters
- Installing a New Kernel Version
- Precautionary Steps for Modifying a Kernel of the Same Version
- Compiling the Kernel from Source Code
- Important Kernel Configuration Features
- Compiling and Installing the Kernel
- Boot Loader Configurations
- Module RAM Disks
- Part VII: Network Administration
- Chapter 34: Domain Name System
- DNS Address Translations
- Local Area Network Addressing
- BIND
- Domain Name Service Configuration
- named.conf
- options Statement
- Resource Records
- Zone Files
- Subdomains and Slaves
- IP Virtual Domains
- Cache File
- Dynamic Update: DHCP and Journal Files
- DNS Security: Access Control Lists, TSIG, and DNSSEC
- Split DNS: Views
- Chapter 35: DHCP Server
- Configuring DHCP Client Hosts
- Configuring the DHCP Server
- Dynamic Addresses
- Dynamic DNS Updates
- Subnetworks
- Fixed Addresses
- Chapter 36: NFS and NIS
- Network File Systems: NFS and etcexports
- Network Information Service: NIS
- Chapter 37: Samba
- Samba Documentation
- Samba Applications
- Starting Up Samba
- Passwords
- Configuring the Samba with redhat-config-samba
- The Samba smb.conf Configuration File
- SWAT and smb.conf
- Testing the Samba Configuration
- Domain Logons
- Accessing Samba Services with Clients
- Chapter 38: Administering TCPIP Networks
- TCPIP Protocol Suite
- IPv4 and IPv6
- TCPIP Network Addresses
- IPv6 Addressing
- TCPIP Configuration Files
- Domain Name Service (DNS)
- Network Interfaces and Routes: ifconfig and route
- Monitoring Your Network: ping, netstat, tcpdump, and Ethereal
- IP Aliasing
- Appendix A: About the DVD-ROM
- Index
- Index_A
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_J
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_Q
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- Index_Y
- Index_Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Code Examples
Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Edition (DVD): The Complete Reference
ISBN: 0072230754
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 328
Pages: 328
Authors: Richard Petersen, Ibrahim Haddad