Fedora 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

2008-08-26 08:09:25

Fedora 8最新书籍.

Customize Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux to:

* Explore your computer or the Internet from GNOME?, KDE?, or Online Desktops
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Manage and use documents, spreadsheets, presentations, music, and images
*

Try the new advanced PulseAudio sound server
*

Draw from online software repositories with Package Manager and Package Updater
*

Build an Internet server with e-mail, Web, DNS, FTP, and database services
*

Secure your computer with firewalls, password protection, and SELinux
*

Try out cutting-edge Fedora 8 features:
*

Use Codeina to get legal software to play MP3, Windows media, and other audio/video formats
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Organize photos, music, friends, docs, and Web favorites in the new experimental Online Desktop
*

Explore the latest in KVM and QEMU virtualization and AIGLX 3D-desktop

目录
Part I: Getting Started in Fedora and RHEL
Chapter 1: An Overview of Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ............................3
Introducing Fedora 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ........................................................................4
What Is Linux?.................................................................................................................................5
Linux’s Roots in UNIX.....................................................................................................................6
Common Linux Features...................................................................................................................8
Primary Advantages of Linux .........................................................................................................10
What Are Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora?...........................................................................11
Red Hat forms the Fedora Project .............................................................................................11
Red Hat shifts to Red Hat Enterprise Linux ..............................................................................14
Choosing between Fedora and Enterprise .................................................................................14
Why Choose Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux? ........................................................................15
New Features in Fedora 8................................................................................................................17
Getting custom Fedora spins .....................................................................................................18
Creating your own spins............................................................................................................19
The GNOME Online Desktop ...................................................................................................19
Infinity look-and-feel and Nodoka theme..................................................................................19
PulseAudio sound system..........................................................................................................20
Codeina utility for getting codecs..............................................................................................20
Package Manager ......................................................................................................................20
IcedTea Java environment.........................................................................................................20
Firewall Configuration ..............................................................................................................20
The Culture of Free Software..........................................................................................................20
Chapter 2: Installing Fedora..........................................................................................23
Understanding Fedora Installation Media .......................................................................................24
Using the Fedora 8 Live CD ...........................................................................................................24
Quick Installation...........................................................................................................................26
Detailed Installation Instructions ....................................................................................................28
Installing Fedora 8.....................................................................................................................29
Choosing an installation method ...............................................................................................29
Choosing computer hardware....................................................................................................31
Installing Fedora on a Laptop....................................................................................................33
Preparing for installation using the live CD ..............................................................................33
Beginning the installation..........................................................................................................36
Running Fedora Setup Agent ....................................................................................................45
Going forward after installation ................................................................................................48
Special Installation Procedures .......................................................................................................49
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Alternatives for starting installation ..........................................................................................49
Installing from other media .......................................................................................................52
Starting a VNC install................................................................................................................55
Performing a kickstart installation.............................................................................................56
Special Installation Topics ..............................................................................................................61
Setting up to dual-boot Linux and Windows .............................................................................62
Partitioning your disks...............................................................................................................67
Using the GRUB boot loader.....................................................................................................75
Troubleshooting Installation............................................................................................................81
Spinning Your Own Fedora Install or Live Media..........................................................................83
Chapter 3: Getting Started with the Desktop .............................................................. 85
Logging in to Fedora or RHEL .......................................................................................................86
Getting Familiar with the Desktop ..................................................................................................88
Using the GNOME Desktop............................................................................................................97
Using the Metacity window manager ........................................................................................99
Using the GNOME panels.......................................................................................................101
Using the Nautilus file manager ..............................................................................................106
Changing GNOME preferences...............................................................................................109
Managing removable media (CDs, DVD, and cameras) .........................................................110
Trying other GNOME applications .........................................................................................112
Switching to another user ........................................................................................................114
Exiting GNOME......................................................................................................................114
Setting Up an Online Desktop.......................................................................................................115
Switching Desktop Environments .................................................................................................118
Using the KDE Desktop ................................................................................................................119
Starting with KDE ...................................................................................................................120
KDE desktop described ...........................................................................................................120
Managing files with the Konqueror File Manager...................................................................123
Configuring Konqueror options...............................................................................................128
Managing windows..................................................................................................................132
Configuring the desktop ..........................................................................................................133
Adding application launchers and MIME types ......................................................................136
Running 3D Accelerated Desktop Effects.....................................................................................137
Troubleshooting Your Desktop .....................................................................................................140
GUI doesn’t work at start-up ...................................................................................................141
Tuning your video card and monitor .......................................................................................142
Configuring video cards for gaming........................................................................................144
Getting more information ........................................................................................................144
Chapter 4: Using Linux Commands ........................................................................... 147
The Shell Interface ........................................................................................................................147
Checking your login session....................................................................................................148
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Checking directories and permissions .....................................................................................149
Checking system activity.........................................................................................................151
Exiting the shell.......................................................................................................................152
Understanding the Shell ................................................................................................................152
Using the Shell in Linux................................................................................................................153
Locating commands.................................................................................................................154
Rerunning commands..............................................................................................................157
Connecting and expanding commands ....................................................................................163
Using shell environment variables ..........................................................................................166
Managing background and foreground processes ...................................................................169
Configuring your shell.............................................................................................................172
Working with the Linux File System ............................................................................................175
Creating files and directories...................................................................................................177
Moving, copying, and deleting files ........................................................................................184
Using the vi Text Editor................................................................................................................184
Starting with vi ........................................................................................................................185
Moving around the file ............................................................................................................188
Searching for text ....................................................................................................................188
Using numbers with commands ..............................................................................................189
Part II: Using Fedora and RHEL
Chapter 5: Accessing and Running Applications.......................................................191
Getting and Installing Software Packages.....................................................................................192
Downloading and installing applications with yum ................................................................194
Getting Fedora and RHEL software updates ...........................................................................201
Getting updates with Package Updater....................................................................................202
Managing RPM Packages .............................................................................................................203
Using the Package Manager window ......................................................................................203
Using the rpm command .........................................................................................................204
Using Software in Different Formats ............................................................................................215
Understanding software package names and formats..............................................................215
Using different archive and document formats .......................................................................217
Building and installing from source code................................................................................219
Using Fedora or RHEL to Run Applications ................................................................................222
Finding common desktop applications in Linux......................................................................224
Investigating your desktop ......................................................................................................225
Starting applications from a menu...........................................................................................226
Starting applications from a Run Application window ...........................................................226
Starting applications from a Terminal window .......................................................................227
Running remote X applications ...............................................................................................229
Running Microsoft Windows, DOS, and Macintosh Applications ...............................................232
Running DOS applications ......................................................................................................234
Running Microsoft Windows applications in Linux................................................................236
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Running Macintosh applications with ARDI Executor ...........................................................242
Running Applications in Virtual Environments ............................................................................242
Running applications virtually with Xen.................................................................................243
Running applications virtually with KVM and QEMU...........................................................247
Chapter 6: Publishing with Fedora and RHEL......................................................... 251
Using OpenOffice.org ...................................................................................................................252
Other Word Processors..................................................................................................................254
Using StarOffice.....................................................................................................................255
AbiWord.................................................................................................................................256
Using KOffice .........................................................................................................................257
Using Traditional Linux Publishing Tools ....................................................................................258
Creating Documents in Groff or LaTeX........................................................................................259
Text processing with Groff......................................................................................................259
Text processing with TeX/LaTeX ...........................................................................................269
Converting documents.............................................................................................................272
Creating DocBook documents.................................................................................................273
Understanding SGML and XML.............................................................................................274
Printing Documents with Fedora and RHEL.................................................................................277
Printing to the default printer...................................................................................................278
Printing from the shell .............................................................................................................278
Checking the print queues .......................................................................................................279
Removing print jobs ................................................................................................................279
Checking printer status ............................................................................................................280
Displaying PDF Files with Adobe Acrobat Reader.......................................................................280
Working with Graphics .................................................................................................................281
Manipulating images with GIMP ............................................................................................282
Taking screen captures ............................................................................................................283
Using Scanners Driven by SANE..................................................................................................284
Chapter 7: Gaming in Fedora and RHEL.................................................................. 287
Basic Linux Gaming Information..................................................................................................288
Where to get information on Linux gaming ............................................................................288
Choosing a video card for gaming...........................................................................................289
Running Open Source Linux Games.............................................................................................291
GNOME games .......................................................................................................................292
KDE games.............................................................................................................................293
Adding more games from Fedora repository...........................................................................294
Commercial Linux Games.............................................................................................................304
Getting Started with commercial games in Linux ...................................................................305
Playing commercial Linux games ...........................................................................................305
id Software Games...................................................................................................................306
Gaming with Cedega ...............................................................................................................308
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Loki Software game demos .....................................................................................................309
Neverwinter Nights .................................................................................................................312
Chapter 8: Music, Video, and Images in Linux..........................................................315
Understanding Multimedia and Legal Issues in Linux..................................................................315
Extending Freedom to Codecs ......................................................................................................316
Listening to Music in Linux ..........................................................................................................317
Configuring a sound card ........................................................................................................319
Choosing audio players ...........................................................................................................325
Automatically playing CDs .....................................................................................................326
Playing CDs with gnome-cd....................................................................................................328
Playing and managing music with Rhythmbox .......................................................................328
Playing music with XMMS Audio Player ...............................................................................331
Using ogg123, mpg321, and play command-line players........................................................335
Using MIDI audio players .......................................................................................................336
Converting audio files with SoX.............................................................................................336
Extracting and encoding music................................................................................................338
Creating your own music CDs.................................................................................................341
Creating CD labels with cdlabelgen ........................................................................................345
Viewing TV and Webcams ...........................................................................................................345
Watching TV with TVtime......................................................................................................346
Video conferencing and VOIP with Ekiga ..............................................................................349
Playing Video...............................................................................................................................352
Examining laws affecting video and Linux .............................................................................353
Understanding video content types..........................................................................................354
Watching video with Xine.......................................................................................................355
Using Totem movie player ......................................................................................................359
Using a Digital Camera .................................................................................................................361
Displaying images in gThumb.................................................................................................361
Using your camera as a storage device....................................................................................363
Chapter 9: Using the Internet and the Web................................................................365
Overview of Internet Applications and Commands ......................................................................365
Browsing the Web.........................................................................................................................368
Understanding Web browsing .................................................................................................369
Browsing the Web with Firefox ..............................................................................................373
Setting up Firefox....................................................................................................................376
Using text-based Web browsers ..............................................................................................384
Communicating with E-mail .........................................................................................................386
E-mail basics ...........................................................................................................................387
Using Evolution e-mail............................................................................................................388
Thunderbird mail client ...........................................................................................................391
Text-based mail programs .......................................................................................................392
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Mail readers and managers ......................................................................................................393
Participating in Newsgroups .........................................................................................................394
Instant Messaging with Pidgin ......................................................................................................395
Sharing Files with BitTorrent........................................................................................................397
Using Remote Login, Copy, and Execution ..................................................................................398
Using telnet for remote login...................................................................................................398
Copying files with FTP............................................................................................................400
Getting files with wget ............................................................................................................406
Using ssh for remote login/remote execution ..........................................................................409
Using scp for remote file copy.................................................................................................410
Using the “r” commands: rlogin, rcp, and rsh .........................................................................410
Part III: Administering Fedora and RHEL
Chapter 10: Understanding System Administration................................................. 415
Using the root user account ...........................................................................................................416
Becoming Super User (The su Command)....................................................................................416
Learning about Administrative GUI Tools, Commands, Configuration Files, and Log Files.......418
Using graphical administration tools .......................................................................................419
Administrative commands.......................................................................................................423
Administrative configuration files...........................................................................................424
Administrative log files ...........................................................................................................428
Using other administrative logins............................................................................................428
Administering Your Linux System ...............................................................................................431
Configuring Hardware...................................................................................................................432
Checking your hardware..........................................................................................................432
Reconfiguring hardware with kudzu........................................................................................432
Configuring modules ...............................................................................................................433
Managing File Systems and Disk Space........................................................................................436
Mounting file systems .............................................................................................................439
Using the mkfs command to create a file system ....................................................................446
Adding a hard disk...................................................................................................................447
Using RAID disks....................................................................................................................450
Checking system space............................................................................................................452
Monitoring System Performance...................................................................................................454
Watch computer usage with System Monitor..........................................................................454
Monitoring CPU usage with top..............................................................................................456
Monitoring power usage on laptop computers.........................................................................456
Choosing Software Alternatives....................................................................................................459
Selecting mail and printing alternatives...................................................................................459
Using mail alternatives ............................................................................................................461
Using Security Enhanced Linux....................................................................................................461
Understanding Security Enhanced Linux......................................................................................461
Types and roles in SELinux.....................................................................................................462
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Users in SELinux.....................................................................................................................463
Policies in SELinux .................................................................................................................463
Tools in SELinux.....................................................................................................................463
Using SELinux in Fedora and RHEL............................................................................................464
Getting SELinux......................................................................................................................464
Checking whether SELinux is on ............................................................................................465
Checking SELinux status ........................................................................................................466
Learning More about SELinux......................................................................................................467
Chapter 11: Setting Up and Supporting Users ...........................................................469
Creating User Accounts ................................................................................................................469
Adding users with useradd ......................................................................................................470
Adding users with User Manager ............................................................................................475
Setting User Defaults ....................................................................................................................477
Supplying initial login scripts..................................................................................................480
Supplying initial .bashrc and .bash_profile files......................................................................480
Supplying an initial .tcshrc file................................................................................................481
Configuring system-wide shell options ...................................................................................482
Setting system profiles ............................................................................................................483
Adding user accounts to servers ..............................................................................................484
Creating Portable Desktops...........................................................................................................485
Providing Support to Users ...........................................................................................................486
Creating a technical support mailbox ......................................................................................486
Resetting a user’s password.....................................................................................................487
Modifying Accounts......................................................................................................................488
Modifying user accounts with usermod...................................................................................488
Modifying user accounts with User Manager..........................................................................490
Deleting User Accounts ................................................................................................................491
Deleting user accounts with userdel ........................................................................................491
Deleting user accounts with User Manager .............................................................................493
Checking Disk Quotas...................................................................................................................493
Using quota to check disk usage..............................................................................................493
Using du to check disk use ......................................................................................................498
Removing temp files automatically.........................................................................................498
Sending Mail to All Users.............................................................................................................499
Chapter 12: Automating System Tasks.......................................................................501
Understanding Shell Scripts ..........................................................................................................501
Executing and debugging shell scripts ....................................................................................502
Understanding shell variables..................................................................................................503
Performing arithmetic in shell scripts......................................................................................506
Using programming constructs in shell scripts........................................................................506
Some useful external programs ...............................................................................................512
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Trying some simple shell scripts .............................................................................................514
System Initialization.....................................................................................................................516
Starting init ..............................................................................................................................516
The inittab file .........................................................................................................................517
System Startup and Shutdown.......................................................................................................521
Starting run-level scripts..........................................................................................................521
Understanding run-level scripts...............................................................................................522
Understanding what startup scripts do.....................................................................................525
Changing run-level script behavior..........................................................................................527
Reorganizing or removing run-level scripts ............................................................................528
Adding run-level scripts ..........................................................................................................530
Managing xinetd services ........................................................................................................531
Manipulating run levels ...........................................................................................................532
Scheduling System Tasks..............................................................................................................533
Using at.allow and at.deny.......................................................................................................533
Specifying when jobs are run ..................................................................................................534
Submitting scheduled jobs.......................................................................................................534
Viewing scheduled jobs...........................................................................................................535
Deleting scheduled jobs...........................................................................................................536
Using the batch command .......................................................................................................536
Using the cron facility .............................................................................................................537
Chapter 13: Backing Up and Restoring Files............................................................. 541
Making a Simple Backup Archive ................................................................................................542
Doing a Simple Backup with rsync ...............................................................................................543
Backing up files locally ...........................................................................................................544
Backing up files remotely........................................................................................................545
Choosing Backup Tools ................................................................................................................546
Selecting a Backup Strategy..........................................................................................................547
Full backup ..............................................................................................................................547
Incremental backup..................................................................................................................547
Disk mirroring .........................................................................................................................547
Network backup.......................................................................................................................548
Selecting a Backup Medium..........................................................................................................548
Magnetic tape ..........................................................................................................................549
Writable CD drives..................................................................................................................551
Writable DVD drives...............................................................................................................555
Writing CD or DVDs with growisofs ......................................................................................556
Backing Up to a Hard Drive..........................................................................................................557
Backing Up Files with dump.........................................................................................................558
Creating a backup with dump..................................................................................................559
Understanding dump levels .....................................................................................................561
Automating Backups with cron.....................................................................................................561
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Restoring Backed-Up Files ...........................................................................................................563
Restoring an entire file system ................................................................................................564
Recovering individual files......................................................................................................565
Configuring Amanda for Network Backups..................................................................................568
Creating Amanda directories...................................................................................................569
Creating the amanda.conf file..................................................................................................569
Creating a disklist file..............................................................................................................571
Adding Amanda network services...........................................................................................572
Performing an Amanda backup ...............................................................................................573
Using the pax Archiving Tool.......................................................................................................574
Chapter 14: Computer Security Issues .......................................................................579
Linux Security Checklist...............................................................................................................579
Using Password Protection............................................................................................................582
Choosing good passwords .......................................................................................................583
Using a shadow password file .................................................................................................584
Securing Linux with iptables Firewalls.........................................................................................586
Using the Firewall Configuration window ..............................................................................586
Configuring an iptables firewall ..............................................................................................588
Controlling Access to Services with TCP Wrappers.....................................................................600
Checking Log Files .......................................................................................................................603
Understanding the syslogd service ..........................................................................................603
Tracking log messages with logwatch.....................................................................................606
Using the Secure Shell Package ....................................................................................................608
Starting the SSH service..........................................................................................................608
Using the ssh, sftp, and scp commands ...................................................................................608
Using ssh, scp, and sftp without passwords.............................................................................610
Securing Linux Servers .................................................................................................................611
Understanding attack techniques .............................................................................................612
Protecting against denial-of-service attacks ............................................................................613
Protecting against distributed DOS attacks .............................................................................616
Protecting against intrusion attacks .........................................................................................620
Securing servers with SELinux ...............................................................................................623
Protecting Web servers with certificates and encryption.........................................................624
Part IV: Fedora and RHEL Network and Server Setup
Chapter 15: Setting Up a Local Area Network ..........................................................635
Understanding Local Area Networks............................................................................................635
Planning, getting, and setting up LAN hardware.....................................................................636
Configuring TCP/IP for your LAN .........................................................................................640
Setting Up a Wireless LAN...........................................................................................................646
Understanding wireless networks............................................................................................647
Choosing wireless hardware....................................................................................................648
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Getting wireless drivers ...........................................................................................................653
Installing wireless Linux software...........................................................................................656
Configuring the wireless LAN.................................................................................................656
Testing distances .....................................................................................................................662
Setting wireless extensions......................................................................................................662
Understanding Internet Protocol Addresses ..................................................................................664
IP address classes.....................................................................................................................664
Understanding netmasks..........................................................................................................665
Classless Inter-Domain Routing ..............................................................................................666
Getting IP addresses ................................................................................................................667
Troubleshooting Your LAN..........................................................................................................668
Did Linux find your Ethernet driver at boot time? ..................................................................668
Can you reach another computer on the LAN? .......................................................................669
Is your Ethernet connection up? ..............................................................................................670
Troubleshooting a wireless LAN.............................................................................................671
Watching LAN traffic with Wireshark ....................................................................................675
Chapter 16: Connecting to the Internet...................................................................... 681
Understanding How the Internet Is Structured ..............................................................................682
Internet domains ......................................................................................................................684
Hostnames and IP addresses....................................................................................................685
Routing ...................................................................................................................................686
Proxies ....................................................................................................................................687
Using Dial-Up Connections to the Internet ...................................................................................687
Getting information .................................................................................................................688
Setting up dial-up PPP.............................................................................................................689
Creating a dial-up connection with the Network Configuration window ................................689
Launching your PPP connection..............................................................................................692
Launching your PPP connection on demand ...........................................................................692
Checking your PPP connection ...............................................................................................693
Connecting Your LAN to the Internet...........................................................................................700
Setting Up Linux as a Router ........................................................................................................701
Configuring the Linux router...................................................................................................701
Configuring network clients ....................................................................................................704
Configuring Windows network clients ....................................................................................705
Configuring a Virtual Private Network Connection......................................................................706
Understanding IPsec ................................................................................................................707
Using IPsec protocols ..............................................................................................................708
Using IPsec in Fedora or RHEL ..............................................................................................709
Setting Up Linux as a Proxy Server ..............................................................................................709
Starting the squid daemon .......................................................................................................710
Using a simple squid.conf file .................................................................................................712
Modifying the Squid configuration file ...................................................................................714
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Debugging Squid.....................................................................................................................718
Setting Up Proxy Clients...............................................................................................................719
Configuring Firefox to use a proxy .........................................................................................720
Configuring Internet Explorer to use a proxy..........................................................................721
Configuring other browsers to use a proxy..............................................................................722
Chapter 17: Setting Up a Print Server ........................................................................725
Common UNIX Printing Service ..................................................................................................725
Setting Up Printers ........................................................................................................................726
Using the Printer configuration window..................................................................................727
Using Web-based CUPS administration..................................................................................736
Configuring the CUPS server (cupsd.conf) .............................................................................738
Configuring CUPS printer options ..........................................................................................740
Using Printing Commands ............................................................................................................741
Using lpr to print .....................................................................................................................742
Listing status with lpc..............................................................................................................742
Removing print jobs with lprm................................................................................................743
Configuring Print Servers..............................................................................................................743
Configuring a shared CUPS printer.........................................................................................744
Configuring a shared Samba printer........................................................................................745
Chapter 18: Setting Up a File Server ..........................................................................747
Goals of Setting Up a File Server..................................................................................................747
Setting Up an NFS File Server......................................................................................................748
Sharing NFS file systems ........................................................................................................750
Using NFS file systems ...........................................................................................................757
Unmounting NFS file systems.................................................................................................763
Other cool things to do with NFS............................................................................................763
Setting Up a Samba File Server ....................................................................................................764
Getting and installing Samba...................................................................................................765
Configuring a simple Samba server.........................................................................................766
Configuring Samba with SWAT .............................................................................................769
Working with Samba files and commands ..............................................................................778
Setting up Samba clients .........................................................................................................782
Troubleshooting your Samba server........................................................................................785
Chapter 19: Setting Up a Mail Server.........................................................................789
Introducing SMTP and sendmail...................................................................................................790
Installing and Running sendmail...................................................................................................790
Starting sendmail.....................................................................................................................791
Other programs.......................................................................................................................792
Logging performed by sendmail..............................................................................................793
Configuring sendmail....................................................................................................................794
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Getting a domain name............................................................................................................795
Configuring basic sendmail settings (sendmail.mc) ................................................................795
Defining outgoing mail access.................................................................................................799
Configuring virtual servers......................................................................................................801
Configuring virtual users .........................................................................................................802
Adding user accounts...............................................................................................................803
Starting sendmail and generating database files ......................................................................804
Redirecting mail ......................................................................................................................805
Introducing Postfix........................................................................................................................807
Stopping Spam with SpamAssassin ..............................................................................................808
Using SpamAssassin................................................................................................................809
Setting up SpamAssassin on your mail server.........................................................................809
Setting e-mail readers to filter spam........................................................................................811
Getting Mail from the Server (POP3 or IMAP) ............................................................................812
Accessing mailboxes in Linux.................................................................................................812
Configuring IMAP and POP3 with dovecot ............................................................................813
Getting Mail from Your Browser with SquirrelMail.....................................................................814
Administering a Mailing List with mailman .................................................................................816
Chapter 20: Setting Up an FTP Server ...................................................................... 821
Understanding FTP Servers...........................................................................................................822
Attributes of FTP servers.........................................................................................................822
FTP user types .........................................................................................................................823
Using the Very Secure FTP Server ...............................................................................................823
Quick-starting vsFTPd.............................................................................................................824
Configuring vsFTPd ................................................................................................................825
Getting More Information about FTP Servers...............................................................................831
Chapter 21: Setting Up a Web Server ........................................................................ 833
Introduction to Web Servers..........................................................................................................834
The Apache Web server ..........................................................................................................834
Other Web servers available for Fedora and RHEL................................................................835
Quick Starting the Apache Web Server.........................................................................................836
Configuring the Apache Server .....................................................................................................838
Configuring the Web server (httpd.conf).................................................................................839
Configuring modules and related services (/etc/httpd/conf.d/*.conf)......................................874
Starting and Stopping the Server...................................................................................................876
Monitoring Server Activities.........................................................................................................878
Displaying server information .................................................................................................879
Displaying server status...........................................................................................................880
Further security of server-info and server-status .....................................................................881
Logging errors .........................................................................................................................881
Logging hits............................................................................................................................882
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Analyzing Web-server traffic ..................................................................................................883
Chapter 22: Setting Up an LDAP Address Book Server ...........................................887
Understanding LDAP....................................................................................................................888
Defining information in schemas ............................................................................................889
Structuring your LDAP directories..........................................................................................890
Setting Up the OpenLDAP Server ................................................................................................891
Installing OpenLDAP packages ..............................................................................................891
Configuring the OpenLDAP server (slapd.conf).....................................................................891
Starting the OpenLDAP service ..............................................................................................894
Setting Up the Address Book........................................................................................................894
More Ways to Configure LDAP ...................................................................................................899
Accessing an LDAP Address Book from Thunderbird.................................................................900
Chapter 23: Setting Up a DHCP Boot Server.............................................................903
Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ...............................................................................903
Setting Up a DHCP Server............................................................................................................904
Opening your firewall for DHCP ............................................................................................905
Configuring the /etc/dhcpd.conf file........................................................................................905
Starting the DHCP server ........................................................................................................912
Setting Up a DHCP Client ............................................................................................................913
Chapter 24: Setting Up a MySQL Database Server ..................................................915
Finding MySQL Packages ............................................................................................................916
Getting More MySQL Packages ...................................................................................................916
Configuring the MySQL Server....................................................................................................918
Using mysql user/group accounts............................................................................................918
Adding administrative users ....................................................................................................918
Setting MySQL options...........................................................................................................919
Using sample my.cnf files .......................................................................................................924
Starting the MySQL Server...........................................................................................................925
Checking That MySQL Server Is Working...................................................................................926
Working with MySQL Databases .................................................................................................927
Starting the mysql command ...................................................................................................927
Creating a database with mysql ...............................................................................................929
Adding data to a MySQL database table .................................................................................930
Understanding MySQL Tables......................................................................................................934
Displaying MySQL Databases ......................................................................................................939
Displaying all or selected records............................................................................................940
Displaying selected columns ...................................................................................................941
Sorting data.............................................................................................................................941
Making Changes to Tables and Records .......................................................................................942
Altering the structure of MySQL tables ..................................................................................942
Updating and deleting MySQL records...................................................................................943
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Adding and Removing User Access..............................................................................................944
Adding users and granting access............................................................................................944
Revoking access ......................................................................................................................945
Backing Up Databases...................................................................................................................946
Checking and Fixing Databases ....................................................................................................946
Chapter 25: Making Servers Public with DNS .......................................................... 949
Determining Goals for Your Server ..............................................................................................950
Using a hosting service............................................................................................................950
Connecting a Public Server ...........................................................................................................951
Choosing an ISP ......................................................................................................................951
Getting a domain name............................................................................................................954
Configuring Your Public Server....................................................................................................956
Configuring networking ..........................................................................................................956
Configuring servers .................................................................................................................957
Managing security ...................................................................................................................958
Setting Up a Domain Name System Server...................................................................................960
Understanding DNS.................................................................................................................961
DNS name server example ......................................................................................................964
Quick-starting a DNS server....................................................................................................966
Checking that DNS is working ................................................................................................974
Getting More Information about BIND.........................................................................................975
Chapter 26: Integrating Fedora with Apple Macs .................................................... 977
Looking Inside Mac OS X.............................................................................................................978
Using Network Services from Mac OS X.....................................................................................979
Using AppleTalk (netatalk) from Mac OS X...........................................................................980
Using AppleTalk from Mac OS 8 or OS 9 ..............................................................................982
Using Mac, Windows, and Linux servers (Samba) .................................................................982
Sharing X applications.............................................................................................................984
Configuring an AppleTalk Server in Linux...................................................................................985
Before you start using netatalk ................................................................................................985
Setting up the netatalk server...................................................................................................986
Securing netatalk volumes.......................................................................................................991
Troubleshooting netatalk .........................................................................................................997
Accessing NFS Servers from the Mac...........................................................................................999
Connecting to NFS from the Connect to Server window ........................................................999
Connecting to NFS from the command line ..........................................................................1001
Installing Fedora on an Intel-based Mac .....................................................................................1001
Before installing Fedora on your Mac...................................................................................1002
Installing Fedora....................................................................................................................1002
Appendix A: About the Media .................................................................................. 1005
Contents xxxi
Fedora Source Code ....................................................................................................................1006
Fedora Rescue CD.......................................................................................................................1006
Appendix B: Running Network Services ..................................................................1009
Checklist for Running Networking Services...............................................................................1009
Networking Service Daemons.....................................................................................................1011
The xinetd super-server .........................................................................................................1011
The init.d start-up scripts.......................................................................................................1012
Choosing Alternatives.................................................................................................................1013
Referencing Network Services....................................................................................................1014
Web server............................................................................................................................1014
File servers ............................................................................................................................1015
Login servers .........................................................................................................................1016
E-mail servers........................................................................................................................1017
News server ...........................................................................................................................1018
Print servers..........................................................................................................................1018
Network administration servers.............................................................................................1018
Information servers................................................................................................................1020
Database services ..................................................................................................................1021
User services.........................................................................................................................1022
Security services....................................................................................................................1023
Appendix C: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Features ................................................1031
What’s in RHEL 5?.....................................................................................................................1031
Choosing an RHEL System.........................................................................................................1033
Getting RHEL Evaluation Subscriptions ....................................................................................1034
Hardware Compatibility and Commercial Software ...................................................................1035
Training and Certification ...........................................................................................................1035
Documentation and Support........................................................................................................1036
Managing RHEL Systems...........................................................................................................1036
Using Red Hat Network ........................................................................................................1036
Using RHEL for high-performance computing clusters........................................................1038
Using RHEL Global File System ..........................................................................................1038
More Information on RHEL........................................................................................................1039
Index............................................................................................................................1041

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