... Cisco DSL modem 96
Red HatLinux9 For Dummies
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Chapter 4
Getting RedHat Linux
In This Chapter
ᮣ Checking out the RedHatLinux file system
ᮣ Booting RedHat Linux
ᮣ Comprehending logins ... 90
The DSL Option 91
Facing DSL configuration woes head-on 92
Finding a DSL provider 93
Connecting your Cisco modem to your
Red HatLinux computer 94
Configuring the Cisco DSL modem 96
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administra-
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Introduction 4
Who Is This Book For? 4
What You Need to Use This Book 4
What Is Linux? 5
Linus Torvalds and the Birth of Linux 5
Why Choose Linux? 6
What Is RedHatLinux ... Chapter 2: RedHatLinux9 Basics
Overview
Now that you have installed RedHatLinux on your machine, you can start to familiarize yourself with your
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of RedHat Enterprise Linux.
Preface
ix
02_ 599 496 fpref.qxd ... 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 then...
... 1
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Part Four System Administration 595
Chapter 26 Keeping Your System Updated with up2date
and the RedHat Network 597
Using the RedHat up2date Agent 598
Configuring ... 648
Multidevice Support 6 49
Fusion MPT Device Support 6 49
IEEE 1 394 /FireWire Support 6 49
I2O Device Support 6 49
Networking Support 6 49
ISDN and Telephony 653
Contents xxix
04_ 599 496 ftoc.qxd 8/30/05 ... security
20 Chapter 2
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Security Updates
Do you subscribe to the RedHatLinux security mailing list? (Find it at
www.redhat.com/mailing-lists /linux- security/index.html.)
Have...
... 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...
... 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 ... newly
installed system will boot to the GNOME desktop.
Figure 3-23 You add a system user on the System User screen.
Standard Installation 69
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■■ Mail Server ... Chapter 4
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Figure 3-24 You can install additional programs from RedHat provided CDs here.
Summary
In this chapter you learned how to install RedHat Enterprise...
... bs=1440k
Kickstart Installation 93
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CROSS-REFERENCE Refer to Chapter 26 for more information about the
system status icon and how to update your system.
At the far ... interpreter to use.
Figure 4- 19 The Kickstart Configurator program window, showing the
Post-Installation Script dialog box.
92 Chapter 4
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2. On the General ... -J -v -T isolinux/
8. The last step is writing the image file you created, file.iso, to a
CD-ROM using the process you would normally use to write to a
CD-ROM.
94 Chapter 4
09_ 599 496 ch04.qxd...
... typical Fedora and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
142 Chapter 7
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141
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 ... Desktops 117
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S97rhnsd -> /init.d/rhnsd
S98cups-config-daemon -> /init.d/cups-config-daemon
S98haldaemon -> /init.d/haldaemon
S99local -> /rc.local
Listing...
... traditional Linux file system. But for those who feel
that they need the performance gains from storing /tmp in memory, this
option is now available in Linux.
The File System Explained 1 49
12_ 599 496 ch07.qxd ... 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 ... written and
configured by RedHat and RedHat administration tools as well as files con-
taining variable settings used by system startup scripts. /etc/sysconfig
contains both system and networking...
... shutdown
level, so that’s why its kill script is located in the rc6.d directory.
194 Chapter 8
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Note that case is important. Scripts that do not start ... 8-2 A directory listing of the r3.d directory.
Examining the System Configuration Files 199
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network-scripts
This directory contains files used for network ... the System Configuration Files 193
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/etc/sysconfig/irda
The /etc/sysconfig/irda file controls how infrared devices on your sys-
tem are configured...
... Window System 2 09
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205
This chapter introduces you to the X Window system that is used to provide a
graphical user interface (GUI) to the operating system. ... jobs that you sent to the printer.
228 Chapter 10
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NOTE If you aren’t logged in as the root user, the system ... or minus.
214 Chapter 9
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The following list shows the six types of queue that you can install; to
choose one, select the type that you desire from the...
... is
8 192 ); the maximum value is 32678.
The Network File System 299
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set of NIS maps for your system and places them in a subdirectory of /var/yp
named ... an NIS
environment
(continued)
The Network Information System 315
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3 09
The Network
Information System
IN THIS CHAPTER
■■ Understanding NIS
■■ Planning ... However, NFS is a complex, nontrivial subsystem, so it is entirely con-
ceivable that new bugs and exploits will be discovered.
The Network File System 307
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...
... amd: [ OK ]
336 Chapter 13
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[root@terry terry]# smbclient //terrycollings/c
added interface ip= 192 .168 .9. 93 bcast= 192 .168 .9. 255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Got ... Linux server and
configured the Windows clients. You also learned how to configure your Red
Hatsystem as a Novell client using the NCP file system.
350 Chapter 14
20_ 599 496 ch14.qxd 8/30/05 6:36 ... file. Be sure that you include this
option/value pair in your smb.conf file.
342 Chapter 14
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For Samba to provide its services, the RedHatLinux PC needs...