Linux Tutorial
System Administration Guide
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- I. Installation-Related Information
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- 1. Kickstart Installations
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- 1.1. What are Kickstart Installations?
- 1.2. How Do You Perform a Kickstart Installation?
- 1.3. Creating the Kickstart File
- 1.4. Kickstart Options
- 1.5. Package Selection
- 1.6. Pre-installation Script
- 1.7. Post-installation Script
- 1.8. Making the Kickstart File Available
- 1.9. Making the Installation Tree Available
- 1.10. Starting a Kickstart Installation
- 2. Kickstart Configurator
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- 2.1. Basic Configuration
- 2.2. Installation Method
- 2.3. Boot Loader Options
- 2.4. Partition Information
- 2.5. Network Configuration
- 2.6. Authentication
- 2.7. Firewall Configuration
- 2.8. Display Configuration
- 2.9. Package Selection
- 2.10. Pre-Installation Script
- 2.11. Post-Installation Script
- 2.12. Saving the File
- 3. PXE Network Installations
- 4. Diskless Environments
- 5. Basic System Recovery
- II. File Systems
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- 6. The ext3 File System
- 7. Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
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- 7.1. What is LVM?
- 7.2. What is LVM2?
- 7.3. Additional Resources
- 8. LVM Configuration
- 9. Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
- 10. Software RAID Configuration
- 11. Swap Space
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- 11.1. What is Swap Space?
- 11.2. Adding Swap Space
- 11.3. Removing Swap Space
- 11.4. Moving Swap Space
- 12. Managing Disk Storage
- 13. Implementing Disk Quotas
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- 13.1. Configuring Disk Quotas
- 13.2. Managing Disk Quotas
- 13.3. Additional Resources
- 14. Access Control Lists
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- 14.1. Mounting File Systems
- 14.2. Setting Access ACLs
- 14.3. Setting Default ACLs
- 14.4. Retrieving ACLs
- 14.5. Archiving File Systems With ACLs
- 14.6. Compatibility with Older Systems
- 14.7. Additional Resources
- III. Package Management
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- 15. Package Management with RPM
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- 15.1. RPM Design Goals
- 15.2. Using RPM
- 15.3. Checking a Package\'s Signature
- 15.4. Impressing Your Friends with RPM
- 15.5. Additional Resources
- 16. Package Management Tool
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- 16.1. Installing Packages
- 16.2. Removing Packages
- 17. Red Hat Network
- IV. Network-Related Configuration
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- 18. Network Configuration
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- 18.1. Overview
- 18.2. Establishing an Ethernet Connection
- 18.3. Establishing an ISDN Connection
- 18.4. Establishing a Modem Connection
- 18.5. Establishing an xDSL Connection
- 18.6. Establishing a Token Ring Connection
- 18.7. Establishing a Wireless Connection
- 18.8. Managing DNS Settings
- 18.9. Managing Hosts
- 18.10. Working with Profiles
- 18.11. Device Aliases
- 18.12. Establishing an IPsec Connection
- 18.13. Saving and Restoring the Network Configuration
- 19. Basic Firewall Configuration
- 20. Controlling Access to Services
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- 20.1. Runlevels
- 20.2. TCP Wrappers
- 20.3. Services Configuration Tool
- 20.4. ntsysv
- 20.5. chkconfig
- 20.6. Additional Resources
- 21. OpenSSH
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- 21.1. Why Use OpenSSH?
- 21.2. Configuring an OpenSSH Server
- 21.3. Configuring an OpenSSH Client
- 21.4. Additional Resources
- 22. Network File System (NFS)
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- 22.1. Why Use NFS?
- 22.2. Mounting NFS File Systems
- 22.3. Exporting NFS File Systems
- 22.4. Additional Resources
- 23. Samba
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- 23.1. Why Use Samba?
- 23.2. Configuring a Samba Server
- 23.3. Connecting to a Samba Share
- 23.4. Additional Resources
- 24. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
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- 24.1. Why Use DHCP?
- 24.2. Configuring a DHCP Server
- 24.3. Configuring a DHCP Client
- 24.4. Additional Resources
- 25. Apache HTTP Server Configuration
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- 25.1. Basic Settings
- 25.2. Default Settings
- 25.3. Virtual Hosts Settings
- 25.4. Server Settings
- 25.5. Performance Tuning
- 25.6. Saving Your Settings
- 25.7. Additional Resources
- 26. Apache HTTP Secure Server Configuration
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- 26.1. Introduction
- 26.2. An Overview of Security-Related Packages
- 26.3. An Overview of Certificates and Security
- 26.4. Using Pre-Existing Keys and Certificates
- 26.5. Types of Certificates
- 26.6. Generating a Key
- 26.7. Generating a Certificate Request to Send to a CA
- 26.8. Creating a Self-Signed Certificate
- 26.9. Testing The Certificate
- 26.10. Accessing The Server
- 26.11. Additional Resources
- 27. Authentication Configuration
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- 27.1. User Information
- 27.2. Authentication
- 27.3. Command Line Version
- V. System Configuration
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- 28. Console Access
- 29. Date and Time Configuration
- 30. Keyboard Configuration
- 31. Mouse Configuration
- 32. X Window System Configuration
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- 32.1. Display Settings
- 32.2. Display Hardware Settings
- 32.3. Dual Head Display Settings
- 33. User and Group Configuration
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- 33.1. Adding a New User
- 33.2. Modifying User Properties
- 33.3. Adding a New Group
- 33.4. Modifying Group Properties
- 33.5. Command Line Configuration
- 33.6. Explaining the Process
- 33.7. Additional Information
- 34. Printer Configuration
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- 34.1. Adding a Local Printer
- 34.2. Adding an IPP Printer
- 34.3. Adding a Remote UNIX (LPD) Printer
- 34.4. Adding a Samba (SMB) Printer
- 34.5. Adding a Novell NetWare (NCP) Printer
- 34.6. Adding a JetDirect Printer
- 34.7. Selecting the Printer Model and Finishing
- 34.8. Printing a Test Page
- 34.9. Modifying Existing Printers
- 34.10. Saving the Configuration File
- 34.11. Command Line Configuration
- 34.12. Managing Print Jobs
- 34.13. Sharing a Printer
- 34.14. Additional Resources
- 35. Automated Tasks
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- 35.1. Cron
- 35.2. At and Batch
- 35.3. Additional Resources
- 36. Log Files
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- 36.1. Locating Log Files
- 36.2. Viewing Log Files
- 36.3. Adding a Log File
- 36.4. Examining Log Files
- 37. Manually Upgrading the Kernel
- 38. Kernel Modules
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- 38.1. Kernel Module Utilities
- 38.2. Persistent Module Loading
- 38.3. Additional Resources
- 39. Mail Transport Agent (MTA) Configuration
- VI. System Monitoring
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- 40. Gathering System Information
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- 40.1. System Processes
- 40.2. Memory Usage
- 40.3. File Systems
- 40.4. Hardware
- 40.5. Additional Resources
- 41. OProfile
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- 41.1. Overview of Tools
- 41.2. Configuring OProfile
- 41.3. Starting and Stopping OProfile
- 41.4. Saving Data
- 41.5. Analyzing the Data
- 41.6. Understanding /dev/oprofile/
- 41.7. Example Usage
- 41.8. Graphical Interface
- 41.9. Additional Resources
- Index
- Colophon
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