... 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 ... Directory 175
/etc/sysconfig/apmd 176
/etc/sysconfig/authconfig 177
/etc/sysconfig/clock 177
/etc/sysconfig/crond 178
/etc/sysconfig/desktop 178
/etc/sysconfig/firstboot 178
/etc/sysconfig/grub 178
/etc/sysconfig/harddisks ... tech-
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... to obtain this information from that operating sys-
tem. Refer to that operatingsystem s instructions for obtaining hard-
ware information.
2. Go to the RedHat Web site at redhat.com/hardware. ... installation section.
Creating the RedHat Boot Disk
To boot RedHatLinuxfor the first time and start the RedHatLinux installa-
tion program, you need a RedHat boot disk. For this step, you should ... 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 Red Hat...
... 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 ... boot
loader waits for a few seconds and boots the default operating system. The
default operatingsystem is the one with a check mark in the Default column
in Figure 3-10. In this case, RedHatLinux is ... General Kernel Parameters text field that enables you
to enter any special options that RedHatLinux may need as it boots. Your
need for special options depends on what hardware you have.
The remainder...
... check
box. NSCD is the daemon that handles requests for password and
group lookups and caches this information. Caching provides faster
response for future lookups. For more information about NSCD, read
the ... NIS — This acronym stands for Network Information Service (or system
depending on whom you ask) and was developed by Sun Microsystems
to provide a distributed database of system resources and authorized
users. ... 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...
... Configuration
All RedHat systems, whether Fedora Core or Enterprise Linux, use a similar
procedure for starting up the operating system. As the system boots, the oper-
ating system loads programs ... 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 ... critical for proper system operation. A standard should
be in place that specifies locations for specific types of data. Fortunately, Red
Hat has chosen to follow the standards outlined in the Filesystem...
... Enterprise Linux provide
support for many file systems. Linux supports those from other operating sys-
tems, remote file systems, memory file systems, CD-ROM file systems, virtual
file systems, ... 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 for ... File Systems
Linux is a very flexible operatingsystem that has a long history of interoper-
ability with other systems on a number of different hardware platforms. A
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... files in this directory should be edited by hand. For more informa-
tion on RedHat Network, see the RedHat Network Web site at https://
rhn.redhat.com.
Examining the Network Configuration Files
This ... programs that provide Inter-
net services when a request to the port for that service is received. For more
information about what parameters you can use in this file, type man xinetd.
For more information ... Reboot
The system boots into the default runlevel set in /etc/inittab. (See List-
ing 8-10.)
NOTE In RedHat Linux, the default boot level is 3 for a non-GUI system.
When booting into an X-windows...
... X Window System 211
file that was created during system installation. A description of the section of
the file follows the file.
# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86
Section ... printer attached to a different UNIX sys-
tem that can be accessed over a TCP/IP network (for example, a printer
attached to another RedHatLinuxsystem on your network). If you
choose this type ... processes the data that you want to print into a format that the printer can
understand.
1. After you select the queue type of the printer and enter the required
information, click Forward to go to...
... centrally administered repository for infor-
mation shared across the network using NIS. NIS clients are programs that use
NIS to query designated servers for information that is stored in the servers’
databases, ... export.
While we’re somewhat embarrassed to be running such an old version of Red
Hat, we’re also quite pleased to report that it has been running so well for so
long that we forgot just how old it ... output to file systems of the specified
type, autofs for automounted file systems, and nfs for NFS file systems.
The first output line shows that automount is managing the /projects file
system; the...
... and configured Samba on a RedHat Enterprise 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. ... PM Page 342
For Samba to provide its services, the RedHatLinux PC needs to be
configured.
NOTE In this chapter, I refer to the RedHatLinux PC as the Samba server and
the Windows PC as ... files on the Linux PC can be browsed
using Windows Explorer. The Windows file system can be mounted on your
Linux system, and you can browse the Windows files from your Linux PC.
Before you can...
... control over that system. More suc-
cinctly, VPN makes a remote system part of the main network; VNC gives a
remote user control over one system on the main network.
For more information about ... richer feature set might be overkill for your needs.
In addition, the versions of PostgreSQL and MySQL that ship in Fedora Core and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux lag somewhat behind the current stable versions ... methods is that VNC is cross-platform.
You can access and control a Linux host from a Windows PC, something not
possible with products like PCAnywhere. Another VNC advantage is that the
protocol...
... enable IP forwarding on the system that will run
Squid. IP forwarding enables the kernel to send, or forward, packets that arrive
on one network interface to another, an essential capability for proxying. ... /etc/sysctl.conf, changing the line that
reads
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
so that it reads
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
This will enable IP forwarding at boot time. Now that IP forwarding is
turned on, you need ... modules that support:
■■ Connection tracking
■■ IP tables
■■ Full NAT (Network Address Translation)
■■ Support for the REDIRECT target
For completeness’ sake, you need support for the /proc file system...
... to
performance tuning the Linux NFS implementation. Another valuable source
of general performance tuning information, not only for NFS but also for all
varieties of Linux issues, is the Linux Performance ... the basis for these services cannot be over-
looked. TCP/IP provides a platform- and operating- system- independent pro-
tocol for these services. Any computer, running any operating system, can
communicate ... important program that has been around for several years.
It incorporates new features that have been desired by system administrators
for a few years now.
xinetd starts at system boot time, and...