... Cisco DSL modem 96 Red HatLinux9 For Dummies xiv Chapter 4Getting RedHat Linux In This Chapterᮣ 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 Red Hat ... 4-7.Figure 4-7:The Red Hat UserManageradministra-tion tool.65Chapter 4: Getting RedHat Linux Red Hat đ Linux đ 9 For DummiesđPublished byWiley Publishing, Inc. 90 9 Third AvenueNew...
... Beginning RedHatLinux9 1Introduction 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 BasicsOverviewNow that you have installed RedHatLinux on your machine, you can start to familiarize yourself with yournew operating system. RedHatLinux9 sports a ... http://hardware.redhat.com, for moreon hardware compatibility.)ã A copy of RedHatLinux9 included with this book.ã Other AlternativesThere are other ways to obtain the RedHatLinux9 distribution....
... CanadaISBN-13: 97 8-0-7645 -99 49- 1ISBN-10: 0-7645 -99 49- 6Manufactured in the United States of America10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or ... emphasize that this book is useful for users of Fedora Core, the opensource community–based Linux project supported by Red Hat, as well as usersof RedHat Enterprise Linux. Prefaceix02_ 599 496 fpref.qxd ... covered is the RedHat Network, a subscription serviceavailable with RedHat Enterprise Linux that you can use to keep your system current. You can register your systems with RedHat and then...
... 106_ 599 496 ch01.qxd 8/30/05 6:18 PM Page 4 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 ... 648Multidevice 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 653Contents xxix04_ 599 496 ftoc.qxd 8/30/05 ... security20 Chapter 207_ 599 496 ch02.qxd 8/30/05 6:21 PM Page 20 Security UpdatesDo you subscribe to the RedHatLinux security mailing list? (Find it atwww.redhat.com/mailing-lists /linux- security/index.html.)Have...
... RedHat boot disk starts your PC and the RedHatLinux installationprogram. 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 DiskTo 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 operatingsystems, 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...
... liststhe Linux partition and any other partitions that may contain another operating system. If your system has a Linux partition and a DOS partition (that actuallyhas Windows 95 /98 installed ... newlyinstalled system will boot to the GNOME desktop.Figure 3-23 You add a system user on the System User screen.Standard Installation 69 08_ 599 496 ch03.qxd 8/30/05 6:20 PM Page 69 ■■ Mail Server ... Chapter 4 09_ 599 496 ch04.qxd 8/30/05 6:30 PM Page 74 Figure 3-24 You can install additional programs from RedHat provided CDs here.SummaryIn this chapter you learned how to install RedHat Enterprise...
... bs=1440kKickstart Installation 93 09_ 599 496 ch04.qxd 8/30/05 6:30 PM Page 93 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 09_ 599 496 ch04.qxd 8/30/05 6:30 PM Page 92 2. On the General ... -J -v -T isolinux/8. The last step is writing the image file you created, file.iso, to aCD-ROM using the process you would normally use to write to aCD-ROM. 94 Chapter 4 09_ 599 496 ch04.qxd...
... typical Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. 142 Chapter 712_ 599 496 ch07.qxd 8/30/05 6:45 PM Page 142 141The File System ExplainedIN THIS CHAPTER■■ Understanding the File System Structure■■ ... atthe file system structure are the file system commands, essential to proper file system management. In addition to the native Linux file system, Fedora Coreand RedHat Enterprise Linux support ... Desktops 11710_ 599 496 ch05.qxd 8/30/05 7:10 PM Page 117 S97rhnsd -> /init.d/rhnsdS98cups-config-daemon -> /init.d/cups-config-daemonS98haldaemon -> /init.d/haldaemonS99local -> /rc.localListing...
... traditional Linux file system. But for those who feelthat they need the performance gains from storing /tmp in memory, thisoption is now available in Linux. The File System Explained 1 49 12_ 599 496 ch07.qxd ... handy since it reduces system administrationtime. This is a fast file system, and now you can read and write to and from itwith your RedHatLinux machine. Nonstandard Linux File SystemsSupport ... written andconfigured by RedHat and RedHat administration tools as well as files con-taining variable settings used by system startup scripts. /etc/sysconfigcontains both system and networking...
... shutdownlevel, so that’s why its kill script is located in the rc6.d directory. 194 Chapter 813_ 599 496 ch08.qxd 8/30/05 6:37 PM Page 194 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 13_ 599 496 ch08.qxd 8/30/05 6:37 PM Page 199 network-scriptsThis directory contains files used for network ... the System Configuration Files 193 13_ 599 496 ch08.qxd 8/30/05 6:37 PM Page 193 /etc/sysconfig/irdaThe /etc/sysconfig/irda file controls how infrared devices on your sys-tem are configured...
... Window System 2 09 15_ 599 496 ch 09. qxd 8/30/05 6:23 PM Page 2 09 205This chapter introduces you to the X Window system that is used to provide agraphical user interface (GUI) to the operating system. ... jobs that you sent to the printer.228 Chapter 1016_ 599 496 ch10.qxd 8/30/05 6:22 PM Page 228 14_ 599 496 pt02.qxd 8/30/05 6:18 PM Page 204 NOTE If you aren’t logged in as the root user, the system ... or minus. 214 Chapter 9 15_ 599 496 ch 09. qxd 8/30/05 6:23 PM Page 214 The following list shows the six types of queue that you can install; tochoose one, select the type that you desire from the...
... is8 192 ); the maximum value is 32678.The Network File System 299 18_ 599 496 ch12.qxd 8/30/05 6:42 PM Page 299 set of NIS maps for your system and places them in a subdirectory of /var/ypnamed ... an NISenvironment(continued)The Network Information System 315 19_ 599 496 ch13.qxd 8/30/05 6:24 PM Page 315 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 30718_ 599 496 ch12.qxd 8/30/05 6:42 PM Page 307...
... amd: [ OK ]336 Chapter 13 19_ 599 496 ch13.qxd 8/30/05 6:24 PM Page 336 [root@terry terry]# smbclient //terrycollings/cadded interface ip= 192 .168 .9. 93 bcast= 192 .168 .9. 255 nmask=255.255.255.0Got ... Linux server andconfigured the Windows clients. You also learned how to configure your Red Hatsystem as a Novell client using the NCP file system. 350 Chapter 1420_ 599 496 ch14.qxd 8/30/05 6:36 ... file. Be sure that you include thisoption/value pair in your smb.conf file.342 Chapter 1420_ 599 496 ch14.qxd 8/30/05 6:36 PM Page 342 For Samba to provide its services, the RedHatLinux PC needs...