Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for Dummies

Description

* Provides just what administrators need to configure, manage, maintain, and upgrade a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system
* Red Hat is the most popular Linux distribution, with 70 percent of the U.S. market; RHEL subscriptions climbed to 87,000 during the quarter ending February 2004-up 85 percent
* Covers all four RHEL versions-Desktop, Workstation, Enterprise Server, and Application Server
* Delivers the lowdown on the X Window System, printer configuration, Samba, Internet server set up, administration of users and groups, backups and file restoration, and security

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Becoming Familiar with Enterprise Linux.

  
Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Enterprise Linux.

  
Chapter 2: Exploring the Desktop.

  
Chapter 3: Putting Your System to Work.

  
Chapter 4: Exploring the File System and Command Shell.

  Part II: Configuring Your Enterprise Linux Local Area Network.

  
Chapter 5: Configuring and Managing the X Window System .

  
Chapter 6: Configuring and Managing Printers.

  
Chapter 7: Configuring the Network.

  
Chapter 8: The Network File System.

  
Chapter 9: Connecting to Windows PCs Using Samba.

  Part III: Securing Your Enterprise Linux System.

  
Chapter 10: Security Basics.

  
Chapter 11: Intrusion Detection and Prevention.

  Part IV: Configuring Your Enterprise Linux Internet Services.

  
Chapter 12: Configuring and Managing DNS Servers.

  
Chapter 13: Configuring and Managing an E-Mail Server.

  
Chapter 14: Configuring and Managing an FTP Server.

  
Chapter 15: Serving Web Pages.

  Part V: Maintaining Your Enterprise Linux System.

  
Chapter 16: Maintaining Your System with the Red Hat Network.

  
Chapter 17: Administering Users and Groups.

  
Chapter 18: Installing and Upgrading Software Packages.

  
Chapter 19: Backing Up and Restoring Your Files.

  Part VI: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Optimizing Your System.

  
Chapter 21: Ten Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving Tips.

  Part VII: Appendixes.

  
Appendix A: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

  
Appendix B: What’s on the CD-ROM?

  
Index.