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Part I: Becoming Familiar with Enterprise Linux 25
Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Enterprise Linux 27
Exploring the History of Enterprise Linux 27
Examining the Versions of Red Hat Enterprise 28
Putting Enterprise Linux to Work 31
Chapter 2: Exploring the Desktop 35
Examining the Graphical Login Screen 35
Logging In and Using the GNOME Desktop 37
Using the Nautilus File Manager 43
Customizing the Nautilus File Manager 48
Configuring GNOME 51
Logging Out 52
Taking a Look at KDE 52
Chapter 3: Putting Your System to Work 59
Getting Started 59
Browsing the Web 60
Changing Browser Preferences 62
Sending and Receiving E-mail 63
Working at the Office 67
Keeping Yourself Entertained 73
Working with Images 76
Chapter 4: Exploring the File System and Command Shell 79
Examining the Enterprise Linux File System Structure 79
Commanding the Shell 82
Frequently Used Shell Commands 86
Writing Shell Scripts 100
Part II: Configuring Your Enterprise Linux Local Area Network 101
Chapter 5: Configuring and Managing the X Window System 103
Introducing the X Server 103
Configuring the X Server with the X Configuration Tool 104
Manually Configuring Your X Server from the X Configuration File 109
Restarting Your X Server 113
Disabling the X Server 113
Chapter 6: Configuring and Managing Printers 115
Starting the Printer Configuration Tool 116
Editing the Printer Configuration 123
Chapter 7: Configuring the Network 127
The Enterprise Linux Network Configuration Tool 127
Editing Your Network Configuration 135
Chapter 8: The Network File System 141
Configuring and Managing an NFS Server 141
Adding Shares to Export 142
Editing and Deleting NFS Exported Shares 145
Command Line Configuration 146
Configuring an NFS Client 147
Chapter 9: Connecting to Windows PCs Using Samba 149
Installing Samba 149
Configuring the Samba Server 150
Creating Samba Users 154
Starting the Samba Server 154
Connecting to the Samba Server 155
Connecting to a Samba Client 156
Part III: Securing Your Enterprise Linux System 159
Chapter 10: Security Basics 161
Developing a Security Policy 161
Implementing Host Security 165
Implementing Network Security 170
Building a Firewall 174
Chapter 11: Intrusion Detection and Prevention 179
Discovering the Types of Intrusion Detection 179
Using Software Detection Tools to Test Your System Security 181
Part IV: Configuring Your Enterprise Linux Internet Services 197
Chapter 12: Configuring and Managing DNS Servers 199
Translating Web Names to IP Addresses 199
Types of DNS Servers 201
Examining the DNS Server Configuration Files 201
Configuring a Caching DNS Server 213
Configuring a Secondary Master DNS Server 214
Configuring a Primary Master Server 215
Checking Your Configuration 217
Chapter 13: Configuring and Managing an E-Mail Server 221
How E-Mail Works 221
Introducing SMTP 228
Using Sendmail 229
Maintaining E-Mail Security 235
Chapter 14: Configuring and Managing an FTP Server 239
Installing an FTP Server 239
Configuring an FTP Server 240
Starting the FTP Server 246
Testing the FTP Server 247
Logging In to FTP Servers 247
Chapter 15: Serving Web Pages 253
Installing and Starting the Web Server 253
Configuring and Managing Your Web Server 256
Editing the Apache Configuration File Using the HTTP Configuration Tool 257
Saving Your Settings and Restarting the Web Server 268
Part V: Maintaining Your Enterprise Linux System 269
Chapter 16: Maintaining Your System with the Red Hat Network 271
Registering Your System 271
Configuring the Up2date Agent 274
Using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Up2date Agent 277
Accessing the Red Hat Network with a Web Browser 280
Chapter 17: Administering Users and Groups 285
Working with Users and Groups 285
Restricting Disk Usage with Quotas 292
Chapter 18: Installing and Upgrading Software Packages 297
Managing Packages with the Red Hat Package Manager 297
Managing Applications from Binary rpm Files 300
Installing Applications from Compressed Zip Files 303
Chapter 19: Backing Up and Restoring Your Files 305
Planning Your Backup Strategy 305
Selecting Your Backup Media 307
Determining Your Backup Method 307
Enterprise Linux Backup Tools 310
Part VI: The Part of Tens 329
Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Optimizing Your System 331
Optimizing the X Window System 331
Optimizing NFS 333
Optimizing Samba 334
Optimizing DNS 335
Optimizing Sendmail 336
Optimizing FTP 338
Optimizing Your Web Server 338
Building a Custom Kernel 339
Shutting Down Unused Services 340
Administering Your System by Using Webmin 343
Chapter 21: Ten Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving Tips 347
Unable to Log In 347
CD-ROM Drive Not Detected During Installation 349
CD-ROM Drive Does Not Mount After Installation 350
Sound Does Not Work After Installation 350
Unable to Unmount a Drive 351
System Hangs During Boot 352
Unable to Access Network Hosts 353
Making an Emergency Boot Disk 354
Shell Commands Don’t Work 354
Sources of Additional Information 355
Part VII: Appendixes 357
Appendix A: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 359
Exploring Your PC’s Components 359
Checking for Supported Hardware 364
Starting the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation 364
Partitioning the Hard Disk for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 367
Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation 369
Completing the Installation 377
Appendix B: What’s on the CD-ROM? 379
Index 387

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Collings, Terry

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Hungry Minds, Incorporated

United States, United States of America

--For dummies, Hoboken, N.J, ©2005

Pap/Cdr edition, April 15, 2005

BK&CD-ROM, 2005

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<li>Provides just what administrators need to configure, manage, maintain, and upgrade a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system</li>
<li>Red Hat is the most popular Linux distribution, with 70 percent of the U.S. market; RHEL subscriptions climbed to 87,000 during the quarter ending February 2004-up 85 percent</li>
<li>Covers all four RHEL versions-Desktop, Workstation, Enterprise Server, and Application Server</li>
<li>Delivers the lowdown on the X Window System, printer configuration, Samba, Internet server set up, administration of users and groups, backups and file restoration, and security</li>
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