... Also covered is the RedHat Network, a subscription service
available with RedHat Enterprise Linux that you can use to keep your system
current. You can register your systems with RedHat and ... fbetw.qxd 8/30/ 05 6:37 PM Page xvi
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Red Hat
đ
Linux
đ
Networking
and System Administration
Third Edition
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... emphasize that this book is useful for users of Fedora Core, the open
source community–based Linux project supported by Red Hat, as well as users
of RedHat Enterprise Linux.
Preface
ix
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... RedHat boot disk starts your PC and the RedHatLinux installation
program. After you install RedHat Linux, you no longer need the Red Hat
boot disk (except when you want to reinstall RedHat ... installation section.
Creating the RedHat Boot Disk
To boot RedHatLinux for the first time and start the RedHatLinux installa-
tion program, you need a RedHat boot disk. For this step, you ... a box that shows any operating
systems, if there are any, that were detected on your system. The Red Hat
Linuxsystem will be shown as the default system. If you want to boot another
system as...
... you
would want your primary Ethernet interface to be configured on system boot.
Standard Installation 55
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2. Click the radio button in front of Yes to accept ... then lists
the Linux partition and any other partitions that may contain another operating
system. If your system has a Linux partition and a DOS partition (that actually
has Windows 95/ 98 installed ... or
deselect that package group.
TIP In an actual RedHatLinux installation, you install exactly those package
groups that you need. Each package group requires specific packages to run.
The RedHat installation...
... version you are using.
Figure 5- 5 The Desktop menu in Fedora Core lets you change system preferences.
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5. When you have finished configuring ... 85
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TIP Your Applications menu might not be exactly as described in this section,
depending on the type of system (Desktop, Workstation, Server) that ... the system volume, use the utility here.
■■ System Settings — This menu item contains Enterprise Linux system
administration utilities and some GNOME configuration utilities as well.
■■ System...
... typical Fedora and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
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The File System
Explained
IN THIS CHAPTER
■■ Understanding the File System Structure
■■ ... at
the file system structure are the file system commands, essential to proper file
system management. In addition to the native Linux file system, Fedora Core
and RedHat Enterprise Linux support ... that you are
viewing.
Exploring the Desktops 1 25
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134 Chapter 6
K30spamassassin -> /init.d/spamassassin
K35vncserver -> /init.d/vncserver
K35winbind...
... process.
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SGI XFS
SGI’s Extended File System (XFS) is SGI’s newest file system for all Silicon
Graphics systems, from workstations ... handy since it reduces system administration
time. This is a fast file system, and now you can read and write to and from it
with your RedHatLinux machine.
Nonstandard Linux File Systems
Support ... this:
-rw 1 root root 1227 Sep 2 13 :52 /etc/shadow
The /etc/sysconfig directory contains configuration scripts written and
configured by RedHat and RedHatadministration tools as well as files...
... Window System 209
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2 05
This chapter introduces you to the X Window system that is used to provide a
graphical user interface (GUI) to the operating system. ... Printers 2 25
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VendorName “Monitor Vendor”
ModelName “LCD Panel 1280x1024”
DisplaySize 376 301
HorizSync 31 .5 - 67.0
VertRefresh 50 .0 - 75. 0
Option ... you learned that the best place
to get complete details about the xorg.conf file is the xorg.conf man pages.
Managing the X Window System 2 15
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6. When...
... these
entries:
255 . 255 . 255 . 255 127.0.0.1
255 . 255 . 255 .0 192.168.0.0
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mount options. Again, /home/terry should not exist on the local system, ... /projects/code
# ls
3c501.c atp.c fmv18x.c net_init.c smc9194.c
3c503.c au1000_eth.c gmac.c ni5010.c smc-mca.c
3c5 05. c auto_irq.c gt96100eth.c ni52.c smc-
ultra32.c
3c507.c bagetlance.c hamachi.c ni 65. c smc-ultra.c
3c509.c ... nontrivial subsystem, so it is entirely con-
ceivable that new bugs and exploits will be discovered.
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Figure 13 -5 The Service...
... and
configured the Windows clients. You also learned how to configure your Red
Hatsystem as a Novell client using the NCP file system.
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6. ... ip=192.168.9.93 bcast=192.168.9. 255 nmask= 255 . 255 . 255 .0
Got a positive name query response from 192.168.9.102 (192.168.9.102)
Password:
Domain=[Tardis] OS=[Windows 5. 0] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN ... Novell Networks
With RedHat Enterprise Linux, you can easily configure your system to con-
nect to Novell Netware servers. In this section, you learn how to configure
your RedHatsystem to be a Novell...
... users
connect using their system login accounts, use strong encryption):
local all all md5
host all all 127.0.0.1 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 reject
In the first rule, the authentication method is md5, which requires ... welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license
Configuring a Database Server 355
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Using the MySQL Client Programs
What precisely is a MySQL ... Chapter 15
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Server version 3.23 .58
Protocol version 10
Connection Localhost via UNIX socket
UNIX socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
Uptime: 2 min 55 sec
Threads:...
... file entry required to set up a Kerberos 5 Telnet daemon.
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If you use a Telnet server on your system, you should be aware that by
default ... and Linux system
security, see Chapter 34.
iptables is Fedora’s and RedHat s built-in IP firewall administration tool.
Using iptables enables you to run a personal firewall to protect your Linux
machine. ... Services
Chapter 25: Optimizing Internet Services
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Less Secure Services
These are nonsecure services that should not be used, since they trust that the
network...