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Mastering Red Hat Linux 9

ISBN: 978-0-7821-4179-5
976 pages
June 2003
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Description

Your Complete Guide to the World's Leading Linux Distribution

Whether you depend on Linux as a server or desktop OS, Mastering Red Hat Linux 9 gives you the practical information you need to install, configure, and administer the latest version of Red Hat's operating system to suit your specific computing needs. Clear, step-by-step instruction teaches you basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques, and the Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 9—included on two CDs—lets you get started right away. Coverage includes:

  • Installing Linux from multiple sources
  • Automating Linux installation over a network
  • Navigating the command line interface
  • Administering users and groups
  • Managing RPM packages
  • Troubleshooting the boot process
  • Recompiling a kernel
  • Configuring the X Window
  • Working with GNOME and KDE
  • Using Red Hat GUI administrative tools
  • Understanding basic TCP/IP networking
  • Securing Linux firewalls
  • Setting up secure remote access
  • Installing and testing DNS, DHCP, CUPS, and sendmail
  • Configuring and troubleshooting FTP, NFS, Samba, and Apache
  • Online Bonus Chapters: Linux Certification requirments (not yet available)

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part 1: Installing Red Hat Linux.

Chapter 1: Introducing Red Hat Linux.

Chapter 2: Preparing Your Hardware.

Chapter 3: Installing Linux Locally.

Chapter 4: Installing Linux Over a Network.

Chapter 5: Kickstarting Linux.

Part 2: Linux Fundamentals.

Chapter 6: Starting at the Command Line.

Chapter 7: A Filesystem Primer.

Chapter 8: Making the Shell Work for You.

Part 3: Basic Linux Administration.

Chapter 9: Administering Users and Groups Securely.

Chapter 10: Managing Packages with RPM.

Chapter 11: Configuring and Troubleshooting the Boot Process.

Chapter 12: Upgrading and Recompiling Kernels.

Chapter 13: The Administrative Nitty-Gritty.

Chapter 14: Backing Up Your System.

Part 4: X Window Management.

Chapter 15: Managing X Servers and X Clients.

Chapter 16: GNOME.

Chapter 17: KDE.

Chapter 18: GUI Applications.

Chapter 19: Red Hat Graphical Front Ends.

Part 5: Basic Linux Networking.

Chapter 20: A TCP/IP Primer.

Chapter 21: Managing Linux on Your LAN.

Chapter 22: Securing Your Linux Network.

Part 6: Linux Network Services.

Chapter 23: Remote Access and xinetd Services.

Chapter 24: DNS and DHCP.

Chapter 25: Printing with CUPS and LPD.

Chapter 26: Mail Services.

Part 7: Linux File-Sharing Services.

Chapter 27: FTP Clients and Servers.

Chapter 28: Linux Sharing Services: NFS and NIS.

Chapter 29: Making Samba Work for You.

Chapter 30: Web Services.

Appendix: Linux Command Reference.

Index.

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Author Information

Michael Jang is a full-time author covering networks and operating systems. An avid Linux user since 1995, his works include Linux+ Exam Cram, Sair Linux/GNU Installation and Configuration Exam Cram, Mastering Linux 2nd Edition, and Linux Networking Clearly Explained. Michael is also a Red Hat Certified Engineer.
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Bonus Chapter 01: Generic Linux Certifications 553.51 KB Click to Download
Bonus Chapter 02: Red Hat Certifications 480.81 KB Click to Download
Bonus Chapter 03: More Information Online 462.19 KB Click to Download
Bonus Chapter 04: GNU General Public License 423.38 KB Click to Download
Bonus Chatper 05: Red Hat Linux Packages By Group 557.63 KB Click to Download
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Errata

Do you think you've discovered an error in this book? Please check the list of errata below to see if we've already addressed the error. If not, please submit the error via our Errata Form. We will attempt to verify your error; if you're right, we will post a correction below.

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Combined Errata

Page 127

Note at the top of the page, "Apache" should read "the Red Hat FTP server". .


1. First sentence of Note should read "If you want to continue running the Red Hat FTP server the next time you boot Linux, sue teh chkconfig - -level 2345 vsftpd on command."

2. Under Installation Parameters, para 1, line 3, "Webserver" should read "FTPserver"

Page 206

Para 1, sentence 2, should read " If you've installed GNOME and/or KDE, you can designate either of these as your default desktop."

Page 231

Table 6.12, line 9, "I" should be a lowercase "i"

Page 259

Top of the page, para 1, line 4, Figure 8.3 should read "Figure 8.5"

Page 331

Under Download Sources, para 2, line 1, "zeus pub.kernel.org" should read "ftp.kernel.org"

Page 376

Para 3, line 1, sentence 2, should read "To make sure it starts the next time you boot Linux, you need to activate it at the desired runlevels.

Page 385

Note at the top of the page, sentence 1 should read, "To understand priorities, keep in mind that nice and renice numbers are reversed in Linux."

Page 390

The definitions for Incremental, and Differential are reversed.

Page 391

Under CD/DVD Backups, para 1, line 2 should read "...hold only around 650 MB of data; various DVDs can 4.7 - 17 GB of data."

Page 394-395

The definitions for Incremental, and Differential are reversed.

Page 394

Note at the bottom of the page, line 3 should read "...properly recorded."

Page 789

First Note, line 3, delete end of sentence "and on the DNS servers of an ISP for the Internet."

Page 822

Para 6, line 3, MYGROP should read "MYGROUP"

Page 906

Table A.29, row 3, description of /etc/vsftpd.user_list, should read "A list of allowed or denied users, depending on the userlist_deny variable in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf."


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