Red Hat Linux 7.3

The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide

Copyright © 2002 by Red Hat, Inc.

ISBN: N/A

Table of Contents

Introduction

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I. Installation-Related Reference

1. Kickstart Installations

What are Kickstart Installations?
How Do You Perform a Kickstart Installation?
Creating the Kickstart File
Kickstart Options
Where to Put A Kickstart File
Starting a Kickstart Installation

2. Kickstart Configurator

Basic Configuration
Boot Loader Options
Installation Method
Partition Information
Network Configuration
Authentication
Firewall Configuration
X Configuration
Package Selection
Pre-Installation Script
Post-Installation Script
Saving the File

3. Rescue Mode

What is Rescue Mode?
Booting Rescue Mode
Booting Single-User Mode

4. Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

What is RAID?
Who Should Use RAID?
Hardware RAID versus Software RAID
RAID Levels and Linear Support

5. Software RAID Configuration

II. Network-Related References

6. Network Configuration

Overview
Establishing an Ethernet Connection
Establishing an ISDN Connection
Establishing a Modem Connection
Establishing an xDSL Connection
Establishing a Token Ring Connection
Establishing a CIPE Connection
Establishing a Wireless Connection
Managing Hosts
Managing DNS Settings

7. Basic Firewall Configuration

Basic
Local Hosts
DHCP
Configuring Services
Activating the Firewall

8. Controlling Access to Services

Runlevels
TCP Wrappers
Serviceconf
ntsysv
chkconfig
Additional Resources

Why Use OpenSSH?
Configuring an OpenSSH Server
Configuring an OpenSSH Client
Additional Resources

10. Network File System (NFS)

Why Use NFS?
Mounting NFS Filesystems
Exporting NFS Filesystems
Additional Resources

Why Use Samba?
Configuring Samba
Connecting to a Samba Share
Additional Resources

12. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Why Use DHCP?
Configuring a DHCP Server
Configuring a DHCP Client
Additional Resources

13. Apache Configuration

Basic Settings
Default Settings
Virtual Hosts Settings
Server Settings
Performance Tuning
Saving Your Settings
Additional Resources

14. Apache Secure Server Configuration

Introduction
An Overview of Security-Related Packages
An Overview of Certificates and Security
Using Pre-Existing Keys and Certificates
Types of Certificates
Generating a Key
Generating a Certificate Request to Send to a CA
Creating a Self-Signed Certificate
Testing Your Certificate
Accessing Your Secure Server
Additional Resources

15. BIND Configuration

Adding a Forward Master Zone
Adding a Reverse Master Zone
Adding a Slave Zone

16. Mail Transport Agent (MTA) Configuration

III. System Configuration

17. Console Access

Disabling Shutdown Via Ctrl-Alt-Del
Disabling Console Program Access
Disabling All Console Access
Defining the Console
Making Files Accessible From the Console
Enabling Console Access for Other Applications
The floppy Group

18. Time and Date Configuration

Time and Date Properties
Time Zone Configuration

19. User and Group Configuration

Adding a New User
Modifying User Properties
Adding a New Group
Modifying Group Properties

20. Gathering System Information

System Processes
Memory Usage
Filesystems
Hardware
Additional Resources

21. Printer Configuration

Adding a Local Printer
Adding a Remote UNIX Printer
Adding a Samba (SMB) Printer
Adding a Novell NetWare (NCP) Printer
Adding a JetDirect Printer
Selecting the Print Driver and Finishing
Printing a Test Page
Modifying Existing Printers
Saving the Configuration File
Managing Your Print Jobs
Configuring the CUPS Printing System
Additional Resources

22. Automated Tasks

Cron
Anacron
At and Batch
Additional Resources

23. Ugrading the Kernel

The 2.4 Kernel
Preparing to Upgrade
Downloading the Upgraded Kernel
Performing the Upgrade
Configuring the Boot Loader

24. Kernel Modules

Kernel Module Utilities
Additional Resources

IV. Package Management

25. Package Management with RPM

RPM Design Goals
Using RPM
Checking a Package's Signature
Impressing Your Friends with RPM
Additional Resources

26. Gnome-RPM

Starting Gnome-RPM
The Package Display
Installing New Packages
Configuration
Package Manipulation

27. Red Hat Network

V. Appendixes

A. Building a Custom Kernel

Building a Modularized Kernel
Making an initrd Image
Configuring the Boot Loader
Building a Monolithic Kernel
Additional Resources

B. Getting Started with Gnu Privacy Guard

An Introduction to GnuPG
Generating a Keypair
Generating a Revocation Certificate
Exporting your Public Key
Importing a Public Key
What Are Digital Signatures?
Additional Resources

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