TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION

PART I - INTRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF RED HAT LINUX

• CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO RED HAT LINUX AND UNIX
  • Advantages of Linux
  • Copyright and Warranty
  • Where to Get Red Hat Linux
  • System Requirements
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION OF YOUR RED HAT SYSTEM
  • Be Prepared, Be Very Prepared
  • Installing Red Hat Linux
  • Step-by-Step Installation
  • The Red Hat Package Manager
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 3 - LILO
  • Installing and Configuring LILO
  • Using LOADLIN.EXE to Boot Linux
  • How to Uninstall LILO
  • Troubleshooting LILO
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 4 - THE X WINDOW SYSTEM
  • Setting Up Your XFree86 System
  • Configuring Your XFree86 System
  • The XF86Config File
  • Using Xconfigurator
  • Examining the XF86Config File
  • Using xf86config
  • The .xinitrc File
  • Using Red Hat's wmconfig Command
  • The Personal X Resource File
  • Using xdm
  • Compiling Programs for X
  • Troubleshooting XFree86
  • Compiling Sources for XFree86
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 5 - WINDOW MANAGERS
  • Introduction to X11 Window Managers
  • Features of the AfterStep Window Manager
  • Features of the fvwm2 AnotherLevel Configuration
  • The GNOME X Environment
  • Downloading and Installing the K Desktop Environment
  • Features of the Common Desktop Environment
  • Getting Started with the CDE
  • Customizing Your Session
  • The Help Viewer
  • Summary

PART II - CONFIGURING SERVICES

• CHAPTER 6 - SYSTEM STARTUP
  • The Boot Process
  • The Initialization Process and Startup Scripts
  • /etc/inittab and System States
  • Linuxconf and Managing Your Services
  • Shutting Down the Linux System
  • When the System Crashes
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 7 - SMTP AND POP
  • SMTP and sendmail
  • POP
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 8 - FTP
  • Getting and Installing the FTP Server
  • How the FTP Server Works
  • Configuring Your FTP Server
  • FTP Administrative Tools
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 9 - APACHE SERVER
  • Server Installation
  • Runtime Server Configuration Settings
  • Configuring an inetd Server
  • Running the Web Server for the First Time
  • Starting and Stopping the Server
  • Speedups with Squid
  • Hosting Virtual Hosts
  • Configuration File Listings
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 10 - INTERNET NEWS SYSTEM
  • Linux and Newsgroups
  • INN Hardware and Software Requirements
  • INN
  • Configuring trn
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 11 - THE DOMAIN NAME SERVICE
  • A Brief History of the Internet
  • Getting Started with DNS
  • Configuring DNS Servers
  • Troubleshooting and Debugging DNS
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 12 - THE NETWORK INFORMATION SERVICE
  • Understanding NIS
  • Configuring a Master NIS Server
  • Configuring an NIS Client
  • Configuring an NIS Secondary Server
  • Using NIS-isms in Your /etc/passwd File
  • Using Netgroups
  • Some Troubleshooting Tips
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 13 - THE NETWORK FILE SYSTEM
  • Installing NFS
  • Starting and Stopping the NFS Daemons
  • Configuring NFS Servers and Clients
  • Complete Sample Configuration Files
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 14 - SAMBA
  • Installing Samba
  • Configuring Samba
  • Sharing Files and Print Services
  • Testing Your Configuration
  • Running the Samba Server
  • Accessing Shares with smbclient
  • Summary

PART III - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

• CHAPTER 15 - FILESYSTEMS, DISKS, AND OTHER DEVICES
  • Block Devices
  • Filesystems
  • The mount Command
  • Setting Up Filesystems
  • Creating New Filesystems
  • Repairing Filesystems
  • Hardware
  • Character Devices
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 16 - PRINTING WITH LINUX
  • Printer Devices
  • What Printer Should I Use with Linux?
  • How Do I Print?
  • The RHS Linux Print System Manager
  • Remote and LAN Printers
  • Linux Printing Commands
  • Simple Formatting
  • Other Helpful Printer Programs and Filters
  • Infrared Printer Support
  • Some Program Tips
  • Other Helpful Programs
  • Troubleshooting and More Information
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 17 - TCP/IP NETWORK
  • An Introduction to Networking
  • The Network Card Solution
  • Adding a PLIP Interface with the netcfg Tool
  • Adding an Ethernet Interface with the netcfg Tool
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • NetaTalk
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 18 - CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET
  • Setting Up the Dummy Interface
  • Setting Up PPP
  • Installing PPP
  • Setting Up SLIP
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 19 - GETTING STARTED WITH RED HAT LINUX
  • Organization
  • The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
  • Red Hat Tools
  • Using Red Hat's setup Command
  • Using the linuxconf Command
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 20 - ADMINISTRATIVE ESSENTIALS
  • Handling the All-Powerful Root Account
  • Maintaining the System--Implementing Changes
  • Getting Help
  • Red Hat Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
  • Problem Solving--Logs
  • syslog.conf
  • Adding Users
  • Changing User Properties
  • Temporarily Disabling a User
  • Red Hat's User Configuration Tools
  • The Login and How to Become a Specific User
  • Searching
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 21 - ADVANCED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
  • Basic Performance Analysis
  • How Much Swap Is Enough?
  • Momma Always Said to Be Nice!
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 22 - GNU PROJECT UTILITIES
  • File Utilities
  • Find Utilities
  • Shell Utilities
  • Text Utilities
  • The head and tail Commands
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 23 - BACKUP AND RESTORE
  • Qualities of a Good Backup
  • Selecting a Backup Medium
  • Selecting a Backup Tool
  • Backup Strategy
  • Restoring Files
  • What Is on the Tape?
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 24 - SYSTEM SECURITY
  • Thinking About Security--An Audit
  • Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!
  • File and Directory Permissions
  • Passwords--A Second Look
  • Related WWW Sites
  • Summary

PART IV - AUTOMATION, PROGRAMMING, AND SYSTEM MODIFICATION

• CHAPTER 25 - SHELL PROGRAMMING
  • Creating and Executing a Shell Program
  • Variables
  • Positional Parameters
  • Built-in Variables
  • Special Characters
  • Comparison of Expressions
  • Iteration Statements
  • The until Statement
  • Conditional Statements
  • Miscellaneous Statements
  • Functions
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 26 - .GAWK PROGRAMMING
  • Applications
  • Features
  • awk Fundamentals
  • Actions
  • Advanced Input and Output
  • Functions
  • Writing Reports
  • Commands On-the-Fly
  • One Last Built-in Function: system
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 27 - AUTOMATING TASKS
  • First Example--Automating Data Entry
  • Tips for Improving Automation Technique
  • Shell Scripts
  • chstr
  • cron and at Jobs
  • Other Mechanisms: Expect, Perl, and More
  • Concluding Challenge for an Automater--Explaining Value
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 28 - CONFIGURING AND BUILDING KERNELS
  • An Introduction to the Linux Kernel
  • Configuring the Linux Kernel
  • Building and Installing the Kernel
  • Recovering from Faulty Kernels
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 29 - NETWORK PROGRAMMING
  • Networking Concepts
  • A TCP Client Example
  • A TCP Server Example
  • A UDP Example
  • Blocking Versus Nonblocking Descriptors
  • I/O Multiplexing with UDP
  • I/O Multiplexing with TCP
  • Advanced Topics
  • Summary

PART V - HELPFUL PROGRAMMING

• CHAPTER 30 - C AND C++ PROGRAMMIGN
  • Introduction to C
  • DEBUGGING TOOLS
  • Introduction to C++
  • GNU C/C++ Compiler Command-Line Switches
  • New Features of the GNU egcs Compiler System
  • Additional Resources
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 31 - PERL PROGRAMMING
  • A Simple Perl Program
  • Perl Variables and Data Structures
  • Conditional Statements: if/else
  • Looping
  • Regular Expressions
  • Access to the Shell
  • Command-Line Mode
  • Automation, Using Perl
  • For More Information
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 32 - MOTIF PROGRAMMING
  • What Is Motif?
  • Red Hat Motif Installation
  • A Simple Example of Motif Programming Concepts
  • Shared and Static Libraries
  • The UIL Compiler
  • Tutorials and Examples
  • Using imake and xmkmf
  • LessTif--An Alternative Motif Clone
  • For More Information
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 33 - TCL
  • tcl Basics
  • INTERACTIVE USE OF TCL
  • The tcl Language
  • The tk Toolkit
  • A tcl/tk Widget Programming Example
  • A tcl/tk Interface to xsetroot
  • Summary
    
    
• CHAPTER 34 - PROGRAMMING WITH PYTHON
  • Getting Ready to Run Python
  • Python Command-Line Interpreter
  • Python Programs
  • Control Statements
  • Lists and Ranges
  • Dictionaries
  • Functions and Modules
  • Classes
  • Summary

PART VI - APPENDIXES

• APPENDIX A - THE LINUX
  • Overview
  • Getting Involved
  • Current Projects
  • Glossary and Global Index
  • Documentation Conventions
    
    
• APPENDIX B - IMPORTANT LINUX
  • General Guidelines
  • The List
  • mkdir
  • xlsfonts
  • Summary
    
    
• APPENDIX C - THE LINUX
  • Copyright License
  • Publishing LDP Manuals
    
    
• APPENDIX D - SAMBA OPTIONS
  • smbd
  • nmbd
  • smbclient
  • testparm
  • smbstatus
  • smbpasswd
  • smbrun
  • testprns
  • smbtar
  • smbmnt
  • smbumount
  • smb.conf
    
    
• GLOSSARY
  
  
• INDEX