Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 For Dummies

✍ Scribed by Terry Collings

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 409
• Series: For dummies
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Everything gives me the impression it's like they polished up the/a RHEL3 book.
But it's done a very poor way.
The fact the practises don't differ much between RHEL3 and 4, is no excuse. Using a beta version is hardly avoidable when you write a book to publish shortly after software release.
To write a book for the desktop user (lot's of GUI indeed) is a quit good idea in fact.
This 'Dummies' glitch production does not prevent me from buying others in the series.
In fact right now I'm enjoying a 'Dummies' book about SOA and it fulfills my expectation.
If there's going to be a RHEL5 book, Mr. publisher, please don't make the same/similar mistake.
If you want to know more about RHEL4, take the Negus book e.g.

Because the title doesn't cover the content I rate this book with 1 star.
For what it does content, it could earn an extra half star.

Regards,
Han Coumans
Vietnam

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents at a Glance......Page 8
Table of Contents......Page 10
About This Book......Page 18
How This Book Is Organized......Page 19
Typographical Roadsigns......Page 22
Becoming Familiar with Enterprise Linux......Page 24
Exploring the History of Enterprise Linux......Page 26
Red Hat Enterprise......Page 27
Putting Enterprise Linux to Work......Page 30
Examining the Graphical Login Screen......Page 34
the GNOME Desktop......Page 36
Using the Nautilus File Manager......Page 42
Customizing the Nautilus File Manager......Page 47
Configuring GNOME......Page 50
Taking a Look at KDE......Page 51
Getting Started......Page 58
Browsing the Web......Page 59
Changing Browser Preferences......Page 61
Sending and Receiving E-mail......Page 62
Working at the Office......Page 66
Keeping Yourself Entertained......Page 72
Working with Images......Page 75
File System Structure......Page 78
Commanding the Shell......Page 81
Frequently Used Shell Commands......Page 85
Writing Shell Scripts......Page 99
Configuring Your Enterprise Linux Local Area Network......Page 100
Introducing the X Server......Page 102
X Configuration Tool......Page 103
from the X Configuration File......Page 108
Disabling the X Server......Page 112
Configuring and Managing Printers......Page 114
Starting the Printer Configuration Tool......Page 115
Editing the Printer Configuration......Page 122
Configuration Tool......Page 126
Editing Your Network Configuration......Page 134
an NFS Server......Page 140
Adding Shares to Export......Page 141
NFS Exported Shares......Page 144
Command Line Configuration......Page 145
Configuring an NFS Client......Page 146
Installing Samba......Page 148
Configuring the Samba Server......Page 149
Starting the Samba Server......Page 153
Connecting to the Samba Server......Page 154
Connecting to a Samba Client......Page 155
Securing Your Enterprise Linux System......Page 158
Developing a Security Policy......Page 160
Implementing Host Security......Page 164
Implementing Network Security......Page 169
Building a Firewall......Page 173
of Intrusion Detection......Page 178
to Test Your System Security......Page 180
Configuring Your Enterprise Linux Internet Services......Page 196
Translating Web Names to IP Addresses......Page 198
Configuration Files......Page 200
Configuring a Caching DNS Server......Page 212
Master DNS Server......Page 213
Configuring a Primary Master Server......Page 214
Checking Your Configuration......Page 216
How E-Mail Works......Page 220
Introducing SMTP......Page 227
Using Sendmail......Page 228
Maintaining E-Mail Security......Page 234
Installing an FTP Server......Page 238
Configuring an FTP Server......Page 239
Starting the FTP Server......Page 245
Logging In to FTP Servers......Page 246
Installing and Starting the Web Server......Page 252
Your Web Server......Page 255
Using the HTTP Configuration Tool......Page 256
the Web Server......Page 267
Maintaining Your Enterprise Linux System......Page 268
Registering Your System......Page 270
Configuring the Up2date Agent......Page 273
Linux Up2date Agent......Page 276
with a Web Browser......Page 279
Working with Users and Groups......Page 284
Restricting Disk Usage with Quotas......Page 291
Red Hat Package Manager......Page 296
from Binary rpm Files......Page 299
Compressed Zip Files......Page 302
Backing Up and Restoring Your Files......Page 304
The Part of Tens......Page 328
Ten Tips for Optimizing Your System......Page 330
Ten Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving Tips......Page 346
Appendixes......Page 356
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux......Page 358
What’s on the CD-ROM?......Page 378
Index......Page 386