Red Hat LINUX 7.2 - OFFICIAL LINUX CUSTOMIZATION... Manual de usuario

Red Hat Linux 7.2

The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide

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Contents

Red Hat Linux 7.2

Introduction................................................................................... xi

Document Conventions.................................................................... xi

MoretoCome.............................................................................. xv

Part I Installation-Related Reference....................................... 17

Chapter 1 Kickstart Installations............................................ 19

1.1 What are Kickstart Installations?................................................ 19

1.2 How Do You Perform a Kickstart Installation?................................. 19

1.3 Starting a Kickstart Installation.................................................. 21

1.4 The Kickstart File................................................................. 23

1.5 Kickstart Options ................................................................. 24

Chapter 2 Kickstart Configurator........................................... 47

2.1 Basic Configuration............................................................... 47

2.2 Boot Loader Options ............................................................. 49

2.3 Installation Method ............................................................... 50

2.4 Partition Information.............................................................. 52

2.5 Network Configuration ........................................................... 54

2.6 Authentication..................................................................... 55

2.7 Firewall Configuration............................................................ 56

2.8 X Configuration ................................................................... 56

2.9 Package Selection................................................................ 60

2.10 Pre-Installation Script ............................................................ 61

2.11 Post-Installation Script ........................................................... 62

2.12 Saving the File.................................................................... 64

Chapter 3 Rescue Mode .......................................................... 65

3.1 What is Rescue Mode? .......................................................... 65

Chapter 4 Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) .71

4.1 What is RAID? .................................................................... 71

4.2 Who Should Use RAID? ......................................................... 71

4.3 Hardware RAID versus Software RAID ........................................ 71

4.4 RAID Levels and Linear Support................................................ 72

Chapter 5 Software RAID Configuration ............................... 75

Part II Network-Related References.......................................... 79

Chapter 6 Network Configuration .......................................... 81

6.1 Adding Network Hardware....................................................... 81

6.2 Adding a Device .................................................................. 83

6.3 Managing DNS Settings ......................................................... 85

Chapter 7 Basic Firewall Configuration ................................ 87

7.1 Basic............................................................................... 88

7.2 Local Hosts........................................................................ 89

7.3 DHCP.............................................................................. 89

7.4 Configuring Services............................................................. 90

7.5 Activating the Firewall............................................................ 91

Chapter 8 Controlling Access to Services............................ 93

8.1 Runlevels.......................................................................... 94

8.2 TCP Wrappers.................................................................... 94

8.3 Serviceconf........................................................................ 95

8.4 ntsysv.............................................................................. 97

8.5 chkconfig.......................................................................... 98

8.6 Additional Resources ............................................................ 99

Chapter 9 OpenSSH................................................................. 101

9.1 Why Use OpenSSH?............................................................. 101

9.2 Configuring an OpenSSH Server............................................... 101

9.3 Configuring an OpenSSH Client ................................................ 102

9.4 Additional Resources ............................................................ 107

Chapter 10 Network File System (NFS) ................................... 109

10.1 Why Use NFS? ................................................................... 109

10.2 Mounting NFS Filesystems...................................................... 109

10.3 Exporting NFS Filesystems ..................................................... 111

10.4 Additional Resources ............................................................ 112

Chapter 11 Samba...................................................................... 115

11.1 Why Use Samba? ................................................................ 115

11.2 Configuring Samba............................................................... 115

11.3 Connecting to a Samba Share.................................................. 116

11.4 Using Samba with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000..................... 117

11.5 Additional Resources ............................................................ 118

Chapter 12 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) .. 121

12.1 Why Use DHCP? ................................................................. 121

12.2 Configuring a DHCP Server..................................................... 121

12.3 Configuring a DHCP Client...................................................... 127

12.4 Additional Resources ............................................................ 128

Chapter 13 Kerberos.................................................................. 129

13.1 Configuring a Kerberos 5 Server................................................ 129

13.2 Configuring a Kerberos 5 Client................................................. 131

13.3 Additional Resources ............................................................ 132

Chapter 14 Apache Configuration............................................ 135

14.1 Basic Settings..................................................................... 136

14.2 Default Settings................................................................... 137

14.3 Virtual Hosts Settings ............................................................ 145

14.4 Server Settings ................................................................... 150

14.5 Performance Tuning.............................................................. 152

14.6 Saving Your Settings ............................................................. 154

14.7 Additional Resources ............................................................ 155

Chapter 15 Apache Secure Server Configuration.................. 157

15.1 Introduction........................................................................ 157

15.2 An Overview of Security-Related Packages................................... 157

15.3 An Overview of Certificates and Security...................................... 160

15.4 Using Pre-Existing Keys and Certificates...................................... 161

15.5 Types of Certificates.............................................................. 162

15.6 Generating a Key ................................................................. 163

15.7 Generating a Certificate Request to Send to a CA ........................... 165

15.8 Creating a Self-Signed Certificate .............................................. 167

15.9 Testing Your Certificate .......................................................... 168

15.10 Accessing Your Secure Server.................................................. 169

15.11 Additional Resources ............................................................ 170

Chapter 16 BIND Configuration................................................ 173

16.1 Adding a Forward Master Zone ................................................. 174

16.2 Adding a Reverse Master Zone................................................. 176

16.3 Adding a Slave Zone............................................................. 178

Part III System Configuration ..................................................... 181

Chapter 17 Console Access...................................................... 183

17.1 Disabling Shutdown Via Ctrl-Alt-Del............................................ 183

17.2 Disabling Console Program Access ............................................ 184

17.3 Disabling All Console Access ................................................... 184

17.4 Defining the Console............................................................. 184

17.5 Making Files Accessible From the Console.................................... 185

17.6 Enabling Console Access for Other Applications ............................. 185

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17.7 The floppy Group ................................................................. 186

Chapter 18 Time and Date Configuration................................ 187

18.1 Time and Date Properties ....................................................... 187

18.2 Time Zone Configuration ........................................................ 189

Chapter 19 User and Group Configuration............................. 191

19.1 Adding a New User............................................................... 192

19.2 Modifying User Properties....................................................... 193

19.3 Adding a New Group............................................................. 194

19.4 Modifying Group Properties ..................................................... 195

Chapter 20 Gathering System Information ............................. 197

20.1 System Processes................................................................ 197

20.2 Memory Usage ................................................................... 199

20.3 Filesystems ....................................................................... 200

20.4 Hardware.......................................................................... 201

20.5 Sysreport.......................................................................... 202

20.6 Additional Resources ............................................................ 203

Chapter 21 Printer Configuration............................................. 205

21.1 Adding a Local Printer ........................................................... 207

21.2 Adding a Remote UNIX Printer ................................................. 210

21.3 Adding a Samba (SMB) Printer ................................................. 212

21.4 Adding a Novell NetWare (NCP) Printer ....................................... 215

21.5 Adding a JetDirect Printer ....................................................... 216

21.6 Selecting the Print Driver and Finishing........................................ 218

21.7 Printing a Test Page.............................................................. 220

21.8 Modifying Existing Printers ...................................................... 220

21.9 Saving the Configuration File.................................................... 223

21.10 Managing Your Print Jobs ....................................................... 224

21.11 Additional Resources ............................................................ 224

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Chapter 22 Automated Tasks.................................................... 227

22.1 Cron................................................................................ 227

22.2 Configuring a Cron Task......................................................... 227

22.3 Anacron............................................................................ 229

22.4 Additional Resources ............................................................ 230

Chapter 23 Ugrading the Kernel............................................... 233

23.1 The 2.4 Kernel .................................................................... 233

23.2 Preparing to Upgrade ............................................................ 234

23.3 Downloading the Upgraded Kernel ............................................. 235

23.4 Performing the Upgrade ......................................................... 235

23.5 Configuring the Boot Loader .................................................... 236

23.6 Additional Resources ............................................................ 239

Chapter 24 Kernel Modules....................................................... 241

24.1 Kernel Module Utilities ........................................................... 241

24.2 Additional Resources ............................................................ 243

Part IV Package Management ..................................................... 245

Chapter 25 Package Management with RPM.......................... 247

25.1 RPM Design Goals............................................................... 247

25.2 UsingRPM........................................................................ 248

25.3 Checking a Package’s Signature ............................................... 254

25.4 Impressing Your Friends with RPM............................................. 256

25.5 Additional Resources ............................................................ 258

Chapter 26 Gnome-RPM............................................................ 261

26.1 Starting Gnome-RPM ............................................................ 262

26.2 The Package Display............................................................. 264

26.3 Installing New Packages......................................................... 265

26.4 Configuration...................................................................... 267

26.5 Package Manipulation............................................................ 273

Chapter 27 Red Hat Network..................................................... 279

Part V Appendixes....................................................................... 281

Appendix A Building a Custom Kernel..................................... 283

A.1 Building a Modularized Kernel .................................................. 283

A.2 Making an initrd Image........................................................... 286

A.3 Configuring the Boot Loader .................................................... 286

A.4 Building a Monolithic Kernel..................................................... 289

Appendix B Getting Started with Gnu Privacy Guard............. 291

B.1 An Introduction to GnuPG ....................................................... 291

B.2 Generating a Keypair............................................................. 292

B.3 Generating a Revocation Certificate............................................ 294

B.4 Exporting your Public Key ....................................................... 295

B.5 Importing a Public Key ........................................................... 298

B.6 What Are Digital Signatures? ................................................... 299

B.7 Additional Resources ............................................................ 299

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