Mastering Red Hat Linux 9 -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- What's in This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Getting Red Hat Linux 9 -- Part I: Installing Red Hat Linux -- Chapter 1: Introducing Red Hat Linux -- Introducing Red Hat Linux 9 -- A Short History of Unix and Linux -- Exploring the Kernel -- Why Choose Linux? -- The Role of a Linux Computer -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Preparing Your Hardware -- Creating Hard Disk Partitions -- Configuring Microsoft and Linux on the Same Computer -- Why Worry about Hardware? -- Finding Compatible Hardware -- Creating a Hardware Checklist -- BIOS Tips -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Installing Linux Locally -- Starting with a Boot Disk -- Checking the Installation CDs -- Installing Red Hat Linux, Step by Step -- Running the Red Hat Setup Agent -- Troubleshooting the Installation -- Logging In -- Upgrading Red Hat Linux -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Installing Linux Over a Network -- Preparing an NFS Server -- Preparing an Apache Web Server -- Preparing an FTP Server -- Installing Linux over a Network -- Troubleshooting a Network Installation -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Kickstarting Linux -- Grouping Packages: comps.xml -- Analyzing Your Default Kickstart Configuration -- Working with the GUI Kickstart Configurator -- Kickstarting from a Floppy -- Summary -- Part II: Linux Fundamentals -- Chapter 6: Starting at the Command Line -- Exploring Navigational Commands -- Setting Up Files and Directories -- Managing Files -- Manipulating Files -- Using the vi Editor -- Understanding Other Text Editors -- Summary -- Chapter 7: A Filesystem Primer -- Understanding the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard -- Managing Partitions -- Using Formats and Journals -- Mastering /etc/fstab -- Exploring Logical Volume Management -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Making the Shell Work for You.

Managing the Shell -- Configuring the Shell -- The Secrets of the Shell -- Summary -- Part III: Basic Linux Administration -- Chapter 9: Administering Users and Groups Securely -- Basic User and Group Management -- Administering User Accounts -- The Shadow Password Suite -- Quotas -- User Private Groups -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Managing Packages with RPM -- Installing and Upgrading, Simplified -- Making Source RPMs Work -- RPM Security -- Updating RPMs -- A Special Agent: up2date -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Configuring and Troubleshooting the Boot Process -- Exploring the Basic Boot Process -- Understanding the Default Configuration Files -- Troubleshooting and Using Rescue Disks -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Upgrading and Recompiling Kernels -- Why Bother? -- "Upgrading" the Easy Way -- Tarballs and Patches -- Customizing a Kernel -- Setting Up Configuration Menus -- Kernels, Section by Section -- Bootloader Updates -- Summary -- Chapter 13: The Administrative Nitty-Gritty -- Using the cron Daemon -- Using the at Daemon -- Service Management -- Troubleshooting with Logs -- Process Management -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Backing Up Your System -- What You Need to Know about Backing Up -- Selecting Your Media -- Using Backup and Restore Commands -- Understanding RAID -- Summary -- Part IV: X Window Management -- Chapter 15: Managing X Servers and X Clients -- Using the Basic Configuration Tools -- Understanding the Configuration Files -- Troubleshooting the X Window -- Summary -- Chapter 16: GNOME -- The Basic GNOME Interface -- Learning about GNOME Extras -- Summary -- Chapter 17: KDE -- Working with the Basic KDE Interface -- The KDE Control Center -- Learning About KDE Utilities -- Summary -- Chapter 18: GUI Applications -- Learning About OpenOffice -- Understanding GNOME Office -- Working with KOffice -- Taking Advantage of Graphical Applications.

Summary -- Chapter 19: Red Hat Graphical Front Ends -- Configuring with Basic Configuration Utilities -- Connecting with Network Configuration Utilities -- Using System Administration Utilities -- Working with Service Configuration Utilities -- Summary -- Part V: Basic Linux Networking -- Chapter 20: A TCP/IP Primer -- Exploring Network Fundamentals -- Understanding Protocol Stacks -- Learning the Basics of TCP/IP -- Using IP Addressing -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Managing Linux on Your LAN -- Understanding Network Hardware -- Configuring Your Computer on a LAN -- Configuring Private and Public Networks -- Creating Internet Connections -- Troubleshooting Your Network -- Summary -- Chapter 22: Securing Your Linux Network -- Understanding Best Practices -- Using Pluggable Authentication Modules -- Creating Firewalls -- Setting Up IP Masquerading -- Detecting Break-ins -- Troubleshooting Access Issues -- Summary -- Part VI: Linux Network Services -- Chapter 23: Remote Access and xinetd Services -- Using Typical Extended Services -- Controlling Access with TCP Wrappers -- Understanding the Secure Shell (SSH) -- Troubleshooting Access Issues -- Summary -- Chapter 24: DNS and DHCP -- Configuring a DNS Server -- Using a DNS Client -- Setting up a DHCP Server -- Working with DHCP and BOOTP Clients -- Summary -- Chapter 25: Printing with CUPS and LPD -- Using the Internet Print Protocol -- Configuring the Common Unix Print System -- Using the Line Print Daemon -- Red Hat's Printer Tool -- Summary -- Chapter 26: Mail Services -- Examining General Mail Services -- Configuring sendmail -- Using Incoming E-mail Servers -- Configuring Mail Clients -- Summary -- Part VII: Linux File-Sharing Services -- Chapter 27: FTP Clients and Servers -- Using FTP as a Client -- The Secure FTP Server -- Creating an Anonymous FTP Server -- Configuring WU-FTP with Real Users.

Summary -- Chapter 28: Linux Sharing Services: NFS and NIS -- Configuring Network File System Servers -- Configuring with redhat-config-nfs -- Working With NFS Clients -- Setting Up Network Information Service Servers -- Using NIS Clients -- Summary -- Chapter 29: Making Samba Work for You -- Bridging the Gap between Linux and Windows -- Configuring Samba as a Client -- The Samba Configuration Files -- The Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) -- The redhat-config-samba Alternative -- Summary -- Chapter 30: Web Services -- Exploring Web Server Options -- Learning Apache Basics -- Configuring Apache -- Configuring with the Red Hat GUI Apache Utility -- Incorporating the Red Hat Content Accelerator -- Summary -- Appendix: Linux Command Reference -- Installing Red Hat Linux -- Linux Fundamentals -- Basic Linux Administration -- X Window Management -- Basic Linux Networking -- Linux Network Services -- Linux File-Sharing Services -- Other Commands -- Summary -- Index.