Novell Linux Desktop 9 Administrator's

What better way to learn something than from the inside?Novell Linux Desktop 9 Administrator's Handbookbrings 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 ofNovell Linux Desktop 9 Administrator's Handbook, you will master the administration of Novell Linux Desktop 9 systems.

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.

What Is the Novell Linux Desktop?

3

(10)

Ancient History

3

(2)

The History of Linux

5

(1)

The Novell Linux Desktop

6

(1)

Understanding What the Linux Kernel Is

7

(4)

Summary

11

(2)

Installing Novell Linux Desktop 9

13

(24)

Minimum System Requirements

13

(1)

Installing the Operating System

13

(7)

Text-based Installs

20

(5)

Customizing the Installation

25

(2)

Troubleshooting Installation Problems

27

(4)

X Server Problems

28

(1)

Monitor Problems

29

(2)

Upgrading During Installation

31

(1)

Keeping the System Current

32

(4)

Using Online Update

32

(1)

Using Red Carpet

33

(1)

Using an Update CD

34

(2)

Summary

36

(1)

Working with the Desktop Environments

37

(22)

An Overview of Gnome

37

(5)

Administering the Gnome Desktop

42

(2)

An Overview of KDE

44

(10)

KDE Menu

45

(1)

Konqueror

46

(1)

Shell

47

(1)

KDE HelpCenter

48

(1)

Web Browser

48

(2)

Configuring the Desktop

50

(4)

Administering the KDE Desktop

54

(3)

The Kiosk Admin Tool

54

(2)

The Config Editor

56

(1)

Summary

57

(2)

Working on the Command Line

59

(64)

Basics of the Command Line

59

(16)

Command-Line Interaction

60

(3)

Connecting Commands

63

(1)

Wildcards

63

(2)

The Path Statement and Other Variables

65

(2)

Common Variables

67

(4)

Quoting

71

(2)

Command History

73

(1)

Command Aliasing

74

(1)

Other Features and Notes

75

(1)

Processing Text

75

(8)

head and tail

77

(3)

Sort and Count

80

(2)

Other Useful Utilities

82

(1)

Basic File Management

83

(5)

Working with cd and pwd

83

(1)

Absolute and Relative Addressing

84

(2)

Working with Is

86

(2)

Standard Output and Input

88

(3)

Working with Processes

91

(9)

What Is a Process

91

(1)

Working with ps

92

(2)

Working with pstree and top

94

(1)

Ending a Process

95

(3)

Background and Foreground

98

(2)

Changing Priorities

100

(1)

nice

100

(1)

renice

101

(1)

Working with grep

101

(8)

Options for grep

104

(3)

fgrep

107

(1)

egrep

107

(2)

Working with vi

109

(12)

Starting vi

110

(2)

Navigation

112

(1)

Changing Text

113

(1)

Saving Files

114

(2)

Inserting and Deleting

116

(1)

Navigating Screens

117

(1)

Searching for Text

118

(1)

Copying Text

119

(1)

Other Operations

119

(2)

Summary

121

(2)

Working with YaST

123

(28)

Introducing YaST

123

(4)

Working with Software

127

(3)

Working with Hardware

130

(4)

Working with System Settings

134

(3)

Working with Networks

137

(2)

Working with Network Services

139

(2)

Working with Security and Users

141

(6)

Working with User Settings

141

(3)

Working with Security Settings

144

(3)

The Misc Option

147

(2)

Summary

149

(2)

Working with Devices

151

(22)

Attaching Devices

151

(6)

Understanding Printing

157

(12)

Printing a File

158

(1)

Formatting a File

159

(1)

Moving Up to Cups

159

(1)

Using the Add Printer Wizard

160

(2)

Printing Utilities

162

(1)

Using the Cups Web Interface

163

(4)

Simplified Administration

167

(2)

Creating Bootable Floppies

169

(3)

Summary

172

(1)

Working with Filesystems

173

(30)

The Standard Disk Layout

173

(10)

The / Directory

174

(1)

The bin Directory

175

(1)

The boot Directory

175

(1)

The etc Directory

176

(1)

The home Directory

177

(1)

The lib Directory

177

(1)

The media Directory

177

(1)

The mnt Directory

178

(1)

The opt Directory

178

(1)

The proc Directory

178

(1)

The root Directory

179

(1)

The sbin Directory

180

(1)

The srv Directory

180

(1)

The sys Directory

180

(1)

The tmp Directory

181

(1)

The usr Directory

181

(1)

The var Directory

182

(1)

Other Directories

182

(1)

The Hard Disk Layout

183

(3)

Working with Hard Disks

186

(6)

Creating Partitions

188

(2)

Creating Filesystems

190

(2)

Maintaining Filesystem Integrity

192

(5)

Mounting and Unmounting

197

(1)

Hard Disks and YaST

198

(3)

Summary

201

(2)

Working with Files

203

(28)

Working with File Permissions and Ownership

203

(9)

Standard Permissions

204

(3)

Changing Values

207

(2)

Access Control Lists

209

(1)

Special Permissions

210

(2)

Copying and Moving Files and Directories

212

(5)

cp

212

(3)

mv

215

(2)

Removing Files and Directories

217

(1)

Making Directories

218

(1)

Working with Links

219

(5)

Hard Links

220

(2)

Symbolic Links

222

(2)

Finding Files on Your System

224

(3)

Three Utilities of Note

227

(3)

xargs

227

(1)

tee

228

(1)

touch

229

(1)

Summary

230

(1)

Booting and Runlevels

231

(18)

Walking Through a Normal Boot

231

(5)

Understanding Runlevels

236

(2)

Changing Runlevels

238

(2)

The inittab File

240

(4)

Lilo and Grub

244

(2)

Related Boot Files and Utilities

246

(1)

Summary

247

(2)

Linux Administration

249

(26)

Creating and Managing Users

249

(11)

Creating User Accounts at the Command Line

252

(5)

Managing User Accounts

257

(2)

Removing Users

259

(1)

Working with Groups

260

(4)

Creating a New Group

261

(1)

Picking a Group

262

(1)

Modifying Groups

263

(1)

Working with PAM

264

(2)

Configuring System Logs

266

(5)

The Log Daemon

267

(1)

Files to Know

268

(3)

Monitoring the System

271

(3)

Summary

274

(1)

Networking

275

(28)

TCP/IP Background

275

(7)

The Four Layers of TCP/IP

276

(2)

Primary Protocols

278

(4)

Protocols and Ports

282

(1)

TCP/IP Host Configuration

282

(4)

IP Address

283

(1)

Subnet Mask

284

(1)

Default Gateway

284

(1)

Supplying Values

284

(2)

Other TCP/IP Configuration

286

(6)

Configuring Routes

292

(1)

Configuring Networking Services

293

(2)

The /etc/services File

294

(1)

Network Access

295

(1)

Working with NFS, smb, and nmb

295

(5)

NFS

296

(1)

NIS

297

(1)

SMB

298

(1)

NMB

299

(1)

Working with the IP Tool

300

(1)

Summary

301

(2)

Security

303

(18)

Applying Common Sense

303

(6)

Working with iptables

306

(1)

Host Security

306

(1)

User-Level Security

307

(2)

YaST Settings

309

(4)

Maintaining Effective Backups

313

(6)

Utilities to Know

317

(1)

dd

318

(1)

Related Utilities

318

(1)

Summary

319

(2)

Living with Novell Linux Desktop

321

(14)

NLD as a Standalone Operating System

321

(2)

NLD in a Windows Environment

323

(1)

NLD in a Novell Environment

323

(11)

Directory Services

324

(1)

Storage Services

325

(1)

Print Services

326

(1)

End User Services

327

(1)

Administrative Services

328

(2)

Basic Shell Tools

330

(1)

Administrative Tools

331

(2)

Networking Tools

333

(1)

Miscellaneous Tools

334

(1)

Summary

334

(1)

Index

335

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