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Novell Linux Desktop 9 Administrator's Handbook


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What better way to learn something than from the inside? Novell Linux Desktop 9 Administrator's Handbook brings you inside the system and inside the only Novell authorized administrator's handbook for the new Novell Linux Desktop (NLD). Learn how NLD interacts with other Novell components and how to integrate security throughout the operating system. You'll also cover: Working with graphical interfaces, devices and file systems How to boot, initialize, shutdown and run levels Linux administration With the help of Novell Linux Desktop 9 Administrator's Handbook, you will master the administration of Novell Linux Desktop 9 systems.

Table of Contents:
1. What Is the Novell Linux Desktop?     Ancient History     The History of Linux     The Novell Linux Desktop     Understanding What the Linux Kernel Is     Summary 2. Installing Novell Linux Desktop 9.     Minimum System Requirements     Installing the Operating System     Text-based Installs     Customizing the Installation     Troubleshooting Installation Problems       X Server Problems       Monitor Problems     Upgrading During Installation     Keeping the System Current       Using Online Update       Using Red Carpet       Using an Update CD     Summary 3. Working with the Desktop Environments.     An Overview of GNOME     Administering the GNOME Desktop     An Overview of KDE       KDE Menu       Konqueror       Shell       KDE HelpCenter       Web Browser       Configuring the Desktop     Administering the KDE Desktop       The Kiosk Admin Tool       The Config Editor     Summary 4. Working on the Command Line.     Basics of the Command Line       Command-Line Interaction       Connecting Commands       Wildcards       The Path Statement and Other Variables       Common Variables       Quoting       Command History       Command Aliasing       Other Features and Notes     Processing Text       head and tail       Sort and Count       Other Useful Utilities     Basic File Management       Working with cd and pwd       Absolute and Relative Addressing       Working with ls     Standard Output and Input     Working with Processes       What Is a Process       Working with ps       Working with pstree and top       Ending a Process       Background and Foreground     Changing Priorities       nice       renice     Working with grep       Options for grep       fgrep       egrep     Working with vi       Starting vi       Navigation       Changing Text       Saving Files       Inserting and Deleting       Navigating Screens       Searching for Text       Copying Text       Other Operations     Summary 5. Working with YaST.     Introducing YaST     Working with Software     Working with Hardware     Working with System Settings     Working with Networks     Working with Network Services     Working with Security and Users       Working with User Settings       Working with Security Settings     The Misc Option     Summary 6. Working with Devices.     Attaching Devices     Understanding Printing       Printing a File       Formatting a File       Moving Up to CUPS       Using the Add Printer Wizard       Printing Utilities       Using the CUPS Web Interface       Simplified Administration     Creating Bootable Floppies     Summary 7. Working with Filesystems.     The Standard Disk Layout       The / Directory       The bin Directory       The boot Directory       The etc Directory       The home Directory       The lib Directory       The media Directory       The mnt Directory       The opt Directory       The proc Directory       The root Directory       The sbin Directory       The srv Directory       The sys Directory       The tmp Directory       The usr Directory       The var Directory       Other Directories     The Hard Disk Layout     Working with Hard Disks       Creating Partitions       Creating Filesystems     Maintaining Filesystem Integrity     Mounting and Unmounting     Hard Disks and YaST     Summary 8. Working with Files.     Working with File Permissions and Ownership       Standard Permissions       Changing Values       Access Control Lists       Special Permissions     Copying and Moving Files and Directories       cp       mv     Removing Files and Directories     Making Directories     Working with Links       Hard Links       Symbolic Links     Finding Files on Your System     Three Utilities of Note       xargs       tee       touch     Summary 9. Booting and Runlevels.     Walking Through a Normal Boot     Understanding Runlevels     Changing Runlevels     The inittab File     LILO and GRUB     Related Boot Files and Utilities     Summary 10. Linux Administration.     Creating and Managing Users       Creating User Accounts at the Command Line       Managing User Accounts       Removing Users     Working with Groups       Creating a New Group       Picking a Group       Modifying Groups     Working with PAM     Configuring System Logs       The Log Daemon       Files to Know     Monitoring the System     Summary 11. Networking.     TCP/IP Background       The Four Layers of TCP/IP       Primary Protocols       Protocols and Ports     TCP/IP Host Configuration       IP Address       Subnet Mask       Default Gateway       Supplying Values     Other TCP/IP Configuration     Configuring Routes     Configuring Networking Services       The /etc/services File       Network Access     Working with NFS, smb, and nmb       NFS       NIS       SMB       NMB     Working with the IP Tool     Summary 12. Security.     Applying Common Sense       Working with iptables       Host Security       User-Level Security     YaST Settings     Maintaining Effective Backups       Utilities to Know       dd       Related Utilities     Summary 13. Living with Novell Linux Desktop.     NLD as a Standalone Operating System     NLD in a Windows Environment     NLD in a Novell Environment       Directory Services       Storage Services       Print Services       End User Services       Administrative Services       Basic Shell Tools       Administrative Tools       Networking Tools       Miscellaneous Tools     Summary Index.

About the Author :
Emmett Dulaney is the author of the Novell CLP Study Guide and numerous other books. A columnist for UnixReview, he also writes for CertCities and holds seventeen vendor certifications.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780672332715
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Novell Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 067233271X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2005
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 384


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