Index

Symbols

/etc/auto.master, Mounting NFS Filesystems using autofs

/etc/fstab, Mounting NFS Filesystems using /etc/fstab

/etc/hosts

managing, Managing Hosts

/etc/hosts.lpd, Adding a Remote UNIX Printer

/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf, Apache Configuration

/etc/printcap, Printer Configuration

/etc/printcap.local, Printer Configuration

/proc directory, Installed Documentation

A

accounts

deleting with Linuxconf, Deleting a User Account

disabling with Linuxconf, Disabling a User Account

management, Adding a User Account

modifying, Modifying a User Account

anonymous FTP, Anonymous FTP

Apache

See also Apache Configuration Tool

additional resources, Additional Resources

related books, Related Books

Apache Configuration Tool

Directives

See Apache directives

error log, Logging

Modules, Apache Configuration

transfer log, Logging

Apache directives

DirectoryIndex, Site Configuration

ErrorDocument, Site Configuration

ErrorLog, Logging

Group, Server Settings

HostnameLookups, Logging

KeepAlive, Performance Tuning

KeepAliveTimeout, Performance Tuning

Listen, Basic Settings

LogFormat, Logging

LogLevel, Logging

MaxClients, Performance Tuning

MaxKeepAliveRequests, Performance Tuning

Options, Site Configuration

ServerAdmin, Basic Settings

ServerName, Basic Settings

TimeOut, Performance Tuning

TransferLog, Logging

User, Server Settings

apacheconf, Apache Configuration

autofs, Mounting NFS Filesystems using autofs

/etc/auto.master, Mounting NFS Filesystems using autofs

B

BIND configuration, BIND Configuration

adding a forward master zone, Adding a Forward Master Zone

adding a reverse master zone, Adding a Reverse Master Zone

adding a slave zone, Adding a Slave Zone

applying changes, BIND Configuration

default directory, BIND Configuration

bindconf, BIND Configuration

booting

emergency mode, Booting Single-User Mode Directly

rescue mode, Rescue Mode

single-user mode, Booting Single-User Mode Directly

C

chkconfig, Controlling Access to Services

configuration

anonymous FTP, Anonymous FTP

Ethernet, Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring and Pocket Adapter Interfaces

Gnome-RPM, Configuration

hosts, Managing Hosts

network device

adding, Adding a Network Interface

network routes, Managing Routes

NFS, Network File System (NFS)

PLIP, PLIP Interface

pocket network adapters, Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring and Pocket Adapter Interfaces

selecting name servers, Managing Names

SLIP, PLIP Interface

system, Linuxconf

Token Ring, Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring and Pocket Adapter Interfaces

Control Panel, Control Panel

conventions

document, Document Conventions

copying and pasting text

when using X, Copying and Pasting Text With X

D

date

setting, Time and Date

decryption

with GnuPG, Getting Started with Gnu Privacy Guard

devices

network

clone, Adding a Network Interface

df, Filesystems

drag and drop, Using the Mouse

DSA keys, Generating a DSA Key Pair

du, Filesystems

dual-boot, Configuring a Dual-Boot System

FIPS partitioning tool, Partitioning with FIPS

LILO warning, If Your Computer Already Has An Operating System

making room

using FIPS to partition, Partitioning with FIPS

making room for

adding a new hard drive, Add a New Hard Drive

creating new partitions, Create a New Partition

using current partitions or hard drive, Use an Existing Hard Drive or Partition

options

booting Red Hat Linux or Windows, If Your Computer Already Has An Operating System

partitionless installation, If Your Computer Already Has An Operating System

Red Hat Linux as the only OS, If Your Computer Already Has An Operating System

Windows NT warning, If Your Computer Already Has An Operating System

OS/2, Setting Up a Dual-Boot Environment

setting up, Setting Up a Dual-Boot Environment

E

enabling accounts, Enabling a User Account

encryption

with GnuPG, Getting Started with Gnu Privacy Guard

Ethernet, Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring and Pocket Adapter Interfaces

exporting NFS filesystems, Exporting NFS Filesystems

F

FAT32 filesystems

accessing, Reviewing Your Current Filesystem

filesystem

NFS

See NFS

overview of, Filesystems

viewing filesystem with Linuxconf, Reviewing Your Current Filesystem

free, Memory Usage

ftp, Why Use OpenSSH?

anonymous, Anonymous FTP

ftpaccess, Anonymous FTP

ftphosts, Anonymous FTP

ftpusers, Anonymous FTP

G

GDiskFree, Filesystems

gnome-lokkit, Controlling Access to Services

Gnome-RPM, Gnome-RPM

configuration, Configuration

installing packages, Installing New Packages

package display, The Package Display

package manipulation, Package Manipulation

querying packages, Querying Packages

removing packages with, Uninstalling Packages

selecting packages, Selecting Packages

starting, Starting Gnome-RPM

uninstalling packages with, Uninstalling Packages

upgrading packages with, Upgrading Packages

verifying packages, Verifying Packages

Gnu Privacy Guard, Checking a Package's Signature

Red Hat key, Importing Keys

using, Getting Started with Gnu Privacy Guard

GnuPG

See Gnu Privacy Guard

GPG

See Gnu Privacy Guard

groups

creating, Creating a Group

deleting, Deleting a Group

management, Groups

modifying, Modifying Group Membership

H

hostname, Managing Names

hosts

managing, Managing Hosts

I

information

about your system, Gathering System Information

initrd, Making an initrd Image

installation

kickstart

See kickstart installations

introduction, Introduction

K

kernel

building, Building a Custom Kernel, Building a Monolithic Kernel

custom, Building a Custom Kernel, Building a Monolithic Kernel

initrd image for, Making an initrd Image

modular, Building a Custom Kernel, Building a Modularized Kernel

module loader (kmod), Loading Kernel Modules

monolithic, Building a Monolithic Kernel

kickstart

how the file is found, Starting a Kickstart Installation

Kickstart Configurator

Basic Configuration, Kickstart Configurator

Installation Source, Kickstart Configurator

Partition Information, Kickstart Configurator

kickstart file

auth, auth Authentication Options

clearpart, clearpart Removing Partitions Based On Partition Type

device, device --opts, firewall

diskette-based, Where to Put A Kickstart File

driver disk, Driver Disk

firewall, firewall

format of, The Kickstart File

install, install

installation methods, Installation Methods

keyboard, keyboard

lang, language

lilo, lilo

lilocheck, lilocheck

mouse, mouse

network, network, partition

network-based, Where to Put A Kickstart File

options, Kickstart Options

package selection specification, %packages Package Selection

post-installation configuration, %post Post-Installation Configuration Section

pre-installation configuration, %pre Pre-Installation Configuration Section

raid, raid

reboot, reboot

rootpw, rootpw

skipx, skipx

timezone, timezone

upgrade, upgrade

what it looks like, The Kickstart File

xconfig, xconfig

zerombr, zerombr Partition Table Initialization

kickstart installations, Kickstart Installations

diskette-based, Where to Put A Kickstart File

file format, The Kickstart File

file locations, Where to Put A Kickstart File

network-based, Where to Put A Kickstart File

starting, Starting a Kickstart Installation

ksconfig, Kickstart Configurator

L

LILO

/etc/lilo.conf, Building a Modularized Kernel

Linuxconf, Linuxconf

account management with, Adding a User Account

account modification, Modifying a User Account

changing root password with, Changing the Root Password

changing user's passwords, Changing a User's Password

configuring network connections with, Network Connections

deleting an account with, Deleting a User Account

deleting groups with, Deleting a Group

disabling account with, Disabling a User Account

enabling accounts with, Enabling a User Account

Gnome-Linuxconf, Gnome-Linuxconf Interface

group creation with, Creating a Group

group management with, Groups

group modification with, Modifying Group Membership

nameserver specification with, Name Server Specification

network configuration with, Network Configuration with Linuxconf

NFS mount addition with, Adding NFS Mounts

quick reference, Finding Your Way Through Linuxconf

reviewing filesystem, Reviewing Your Current Filesystem

user interfaces, Linuxconf User Interfaces

Web access, Enabling Web-Based Linuxconf Access

loading kernel modules, Loading Kernel Modules

lpd, Printer Configuration

M

Maximum RPM, Related Books

mounting

NFS filesystems, Mounting NFS Filesystems

mouse

how to use, Using the Mouse

N

name servers

selecting, Managing Names

named.conf, BIND Configuration

nameservers

specifying

using Linuxconf, Name Server Specification

netcfg, Network Configurator

network

adapters, pocket, Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring and Pocket Adapter Interfaces

configuration, Network Configurator

adding device, Adding a Network Interface

with Linuxconf, Network Configuration with Linuxconf, Network Connections

devices

clone, Adding a Network Interface

interface

aliasing, Network Configurator

routes

managing, Managing Routes

Network Configurator, Network Configurator

Network File System

See NFS

NFS

/etc/fstab, Mounting NFS Filesystems using /etc/fstab

additional resources, Additional Resources

autofs

See autofs

configuration, Network File System (NFS)

exporting, Exporting NFS Filesystems

mounting, Mounting NFS Filesystems

with Linuxconf, Adding NFS Mounts

ntsysv, Controlling Access to Services

O

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., Related Books, Related Books, Related Books

OpenSSH, OpenSSH

/etc/ssh/sshd_config, Configuring an OpenSSH Server

additional resources, OpenSSH

authorization key pairs, Generating Key Pairs

client, Configuring an OpenSSH Client

scp, Using the scp Command

server, Configuring an OpenSSH Server

starting and stopping, Configuring an OpenSSH Server

sftp, Using the sftp Command

ssh, Using the ssh Command

ssh-keygen

DSA, Generating a DSA Key Pair

RSA, Generating an RSA Key Pair for Version 2.0, Generating an RSA Key Pair for Version 1.3 and 1.5

OpenSSL

additional resources, OpenSSH

P

packages

dependencies, Unresolved Dependency

determining file ownership with, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

finding deleted files from, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

freshening with RPM, Freshening

installing, Installing

with Gnome-RPM, Installing New Packages

locating documentation for, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

obtaining list of files, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

preserving configuration files, Upgrading

querying, Querying

querying uninstalled, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

querying with Gnome-RPM, Querying Packages

removing, Uninstalling

selecting

with Gnome-RPM, Selecting Packages

tips, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

uninstalling with Gnome-RPM, Uninstalling Packages

upgrading, Upgrading

upgrading with Gnome-RPM, Upgrading Packages

verifying, Verifying

verifying with Gnome-RPM, Querying Packages, Verifying Packages

password

changing, Changing a User's Password

PLIP

interface, PLIP Interface

pocket network adapters, Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring and Pocket Adapter Interfaces

printconf

See printer configuration

printer configuration, Printer Configuration

default printer, Modifying Existing Printers

edit existing printer, Modifying Existing Printers

local printer, Adding a Local Printer

modifying existing printers, Modifying Existing Printers

Novell NetWare (NCP) printer, Adding a Novell NetWare (NCP) Printer

overriding a printer, Modifying Existing Printers

printer aliases, Creating Printer Aliases

remote UNIX printer, Adding a Remote UNIX Printer

rename existing printer, Modifying Existing Printers

Samba (SMB) printer, Adding a Samba (SMB) Printer

strict RFC1179 compliance, Adding a Remote UNIX Printer

test page, Printing a Test Page

printtool

See printer configuration

processes, System Processes

currently running, System Processes

ps, System Processes

R

RAID

software, Software RAID Configuration

Red Hat Network, Red Hat Network

Red Hat Package Manager

See RPM

rescue mode, Rescue Mode

definition of, What is Rescue Mode?

from CD, diskette, network, PCMCIA, Hardware/Software Problems

using, Hardware/Software Problems

utilities available, Hardware/Software Problems

root password

changing, Changing the Root Password

routes

managing, Managing Routes

RPM, Package Management with RPM

additional resources, Additional Resources

book about, Related Books

checking package signatures, Checking a Package's Signature

dependencies, Unresolved Dependency

design goals, RPM Design Goals

determining file ownership with, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

documentation with, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

file conflicts

resolving, Conflicting Files

finding deleted files with, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

freshen, Freshening

freshening packages, Freshening

GnuPG, Checking a Package's Signature

installing, Installing

md5sum, Checking a Package's Signature

preserving configuration files, Upgrading

querying, Querying

querying for file list, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

querying uninstalled packages, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

tips, Impressing Your Friends with RPM

uninstalling, Uninstalling

upgrading, Upgrading

using, Using RPM

verifying, Verifying

website, Useful Websites

S

Samba, Samba

additional resources, Additional Resources

configuration, Configuring Samba

smb.conf, Samba

reasons for using, Why Use Samba?

share

connecting to, Connecting to a Samba Share

with Windows 2000, Using Samba with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000

with Windows NT 4.0, Using Samba with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000

scp

See OpenSSH

security, Controlling Access to Services

services

controlling access to, Controlling Access to Services

sftp

See OpenSSH

SLIP

interface, SLIP Interface

SMB protocol, Samba

smb.conf, Samba

Software RAID

creating partitions, Software RAID Configuration

ssh

See OpenSSH

Sysreport, Sysreport

system

configuration

with Linuxconf, Linuxconf

system information

gathering, Gathering System Information

T

TCP wrappers, Controlling Access to Services

telnet, Why Use OpenSSH?

time

setting, Time and Date

Token Ring, Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring and Pocket Adapter Interfaces

top, System Processes

U

upgrading

packages with Gnome-RPM, Upgrading Packages

users

adding, Adding a User Account

W

Windows

file and print sharing, Samba

Windows 2000

connecting to shares using Samba, Using Samba with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000

Windows NT 4.0

connecting to shares using Samba, Using Samba with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000

X

xinetd, Controlling Access to Services