Mastering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Mastering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 / Michael Jang.

Your Complete Guide to the World's Leading Linux Enterprise Distribution Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is emerging as the corporate Linux standard. One of the first books to focus on this robust product, Mastering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 gives you the practical information you need to install,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jang, Michael H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Sybex, 2004.
Subjects:
Linux.
Linux
Operating systems (Computers)
operating systems.
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Table of Contents:
  • Mastering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3; Front matter; Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Part 1: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Chapter 1: Introducing Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Introducing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3; Basic Hardware Requirements; 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 with a 32-Bit Architecture; Why Worry about Hardware?; Finding Compatible Hardware
  • Creating a Hardware Checklist BIOS Tips; Post-Installation Hardware Configuration; Summary; Chapter 3: Installing Linux on a Stand- Alone System; Starting with a Boot Disk; Checking the Installation CDs; Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Step by Step; Running the Red Hat Setup Agent; Troubleshooting the Installation; Logging In; Upgrading Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Making an Upgrade; Summary; Chapter 4: Installing Linux over a Network; Preparing an NFS Server; Preparing an Apache Web Server; Preparing an FTP Server; Configuring a PXE Boot Server; Starting a Linux Network Installation
  • 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 Boot Disk; Summary; Part 2: 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; Using the Automounter Alternative; Exploring Logical Volume Management; Summary; Chapter 8: Making the Shell Work for You; Managing the Shell; Configuring the Shell; Discovering the Secrets of the Shell; Creating Basic Scripts; Summary; Part 3: Basic Linux Administration; Chapter 9: Administering Users and Groups Securely; Basic User and Group Management; Administering User Accounts; Using the Shadow Password Suite; Setting Quotas; Creating User Private Groups; Summary; Chapter 10: Managing and Updating Packages with RPM
  • Installing and Upgrading, Simplified Using the Red Hat GUI Package Management Tool; Making Source RPMs Work; RPM Security; Updating RPMs; 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; Exploring Sources, Tarballs, and Patch Alternatives; Customizing a Kernel; Setting Up Configuration Menus; Kernels, Section by Section; Updating the Bootloader; Summary

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