Professional Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 / Kapil Sharma ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharma, Kapil, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Linux.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (744 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is this book about? Professional Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is a complete professional guide to setting up, configuring, and deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the corporate production environment. The book focuses on Enterprise Server and Advanced Server features, including the key areas of high availability with the Red Hat Cluster Suite, Red Hat Network Control Center, and Red Hat Enterprise applications such as the Content Management System and portal server. Other key unique features include kernel tuning for various performance profiles; advanced Apache configurat

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: RHEL 3 Basics; Desktop Overview; GNOME; XFree86; Exporting a Display; Command-Line Overview; Virtual Terminals; gnome-terminal; Bash Shell Basics; Hardware Configuration; Using Kudzu; Listing Detected Hardware; Adding Modules; Configuring Network Cards; Configuring Video; GUI Applications; Text Editors; Browsing the Internet; Using Nautilus; Using the GNOME Help Browser; System Administration Tools; Viewing the System Log with the GUI; Viewing System Logs at the Command Line; Viewing System Performance with the GUI

Viewing System Performance at the Command LineManaging Users; Building Default Profiles; Adding a User with the GUI; Adding a User with useradd; Modifying Users with the GUI; Modifying Users with usermod; Deleting a User with the GUI; Deleting a User with userdel; Managing Files and Directories; Examining Processes; Using the GUI; Using ps; Using top; Summary; Chapter 2: Using Red Hat Network; What Is RHN?; RHN Concepts and Benefits; RHN Modules; Update Module; Management Module; Provisioning Module; Receiving RHN Functionality; Overview of Red Hat Support; RHN Architecture

Different Architecture Models Provided by RHNRHN Security Overview; Hosted Architecture Model Security Features; Proxy Architecture Security Features; Satellite Architecture Security Features; Activating Entitlement for the RHN; Prerequisites for RHN; Red Hat Update Agent; Registering Your System with RHN; Registering Your System Profile with RHN; Updating the System; Updating the System Manually; RHN Alert Notification Tool; RHN Alert Notification Tool Configuration; Overview of the Red Hat Network Service Daemon; The RHN Web-Based Management Interface

Creating a New Account on the RHN Web SiteBrowsing the RHN Web Site; Activating System Entitlements with RHN; Advanced RHN; Allocating System Entitlements to Systems; Checking System Details; Systems Groups; Using Management Entitlement Functionality to Manage a Group of Systems; Schedule System Updates; Creating Multiple Users and Allocating Access; Managing Systems Using Provisioning; Kickstart; Tag Systems; Roll Back System to Last Snapshot; Remote Command; Downloading Red Hat Enterprise Distributions; Miscellaneous Tasks; Update Hardware/Package Profile; Reboot Systems

Lock/Unlock SystemsDelete System Profile; Summary; Chapter 3: The File System; Understanding the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard; Understanding File System Permissions; Managing Files and Directories; Dealing with Ownership and Access; Changing Ownership of Files/Directories Using chown; Changing the Group of Files/Directories Using chgrp; Special Notes on Directory Permissions; Managing Permissions for Links; Setting System Defaults; Reorganizing Files and Directories; Renaming a Specific File Type in the Current Location; Managing Disks and Partitions; Adding New Disks

Taking Advantage of the ext3 File System

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-25306-1

9786610253067

0-7645-7859-6

OCLC:

70720184