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#!/usr/bin/perl, First steps
.bash_login, Shell startup environment
.bash_logout, Shell startup environment
.bash_profile, Shell startup environment
.config, Creating a .config file
.emacs, Shell startup environment
.exrc, Shell startup environment
.forward, mail aliases
.fvwmrc, Shell startup environment
.htaccess, Configuring authentication modules
.inputrc, Shell startup environment
.newsrc, Shell startup environment
.ppprc, Using Options Files
.procmailrc, Procmail
.profile, Shell startup environment
.ssh, Shell startup environment
.twmrc, Shell startup environment
.Xdefaults, Shell startup environment
.xinitrc, Shell startup environment
.xsession, Shell startup environment
/bin, The File Hierarchy
/bin/false, Login shells
/boot, The File Hierarchy
/dev, The File Hierarchy
/dev/md0, Configuring RAID (using mdadm)
/dev/ttyS0, Serial devices
/dev/zero, Swap
/etc, The File Hierarchy
/etc/auto.master, Autofs and automounter
/etc/exports, The mount daemon, Exporting filesystems
/etc/fstab, Mounting and Unmounting, Configuring disks, Daemon initialization
/etc/group, What is it?
/etc/init.d/autofs, Autofs and automounter
/etc/init.d/bind, Name-server parts in BIND
/etc/init.d/pcmcia, Configuring modules
/etc/init.d/rc, The /etc/init.d/rc script
/etc/inittab, Configuring /etc/inittab
/etc/ld.so.conf, ldconfig
/etc/login.defs, Shell startup environment
/etc/mail/aliases, mail aliases
/etc/mail/aliases.db, mail aliases
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf, Sendmail configuration
/etc/mdadm.conf, Configuring RAID (using mdadm)
/etc/modules.conf, Configuring modules, Multiport boards
/etc/motd, Shell startup environment
/etc/mtab, If you've lost the root password
/etc/passwd, What is it?
/etc/ppp/chap-secrets, PAP Versus CHAP
/etc/ppp/ip-down, Routing Through a PPP Link
/etc/ppp/ip-up, Routing Through a PPP Link
/etc/ppp/options, Using Options Files
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets, PAP Versus CHAP
/etc/printcap, Configuring USB devices
/etc/profile, Shell startup environment
/etc/rc.boot, The /etc/init.d/rc script
/etc/rcN.d, The /etc/init.d/rc script
/etc/services, Configuring tcp wrappers
/etc/shells, Login shells
/etc/sysctl.conf, Setting kernel parameters
/etc/X11/XF86Config, Configuring LCD devices
/etc/yp.conf, Configuring a system as a NIS client
/lib, The File Hierarchy
/linuxrc, initrd
/lost+found, The File Hierarchy
/proc, The File Hierarchy, Using the /proc filesystem
/proc/bus/pci, Querying your PCI bus
/proc/bus/usb, USB devices
/proc/bus/usb/devices, USB devices
/proc/interrupts, Using the /proc filesystem
/proc/meminfo, Swap
/proc/mounts, The bootprocess, Mounting and Unmounting
/proc/sys/kernel, Customise, build and install a custom kernel and kernel modules (201.4)
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward, Using the /proc filesystem, IP forwarding with IPCHAINS
/sbin, The File Hierarchy
/sbin/sulogin, When fsck is started but fails
/tmp, The File Hierarchy
/usr, The File Hierarchy
/usr/share/pci.ids, Querying your PCI bus
/var, The File Hierarchy
/var/named, Name-server parts in BIND
/var/spool/crontabs, Troubleshooting cron processes , Troubleshooting cron processes
0.0.0.0, Routing Through a Gateway
0x1bf, More about partitions tables
10/8, Private Network Addresses
127.0.0.1, The Loopback Interface
172.16/12, Private Network Addresses
192.168/16, Private Network Addresses
640x480, Configuring CRT devices
67, What is DHCP?
68, What is DHCP?
8.3 filename format, Creating an image for a CD-ROM

A

access.conf, Installing the Apache web-server
ACK sweep, What is it?
adduser, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
AH, IPSEC
Aho, Alfred V., Using awk
aliases, Aliases
alternate methods, Monitoring your system
anonymous, Securing FTP servers (2.212.3)
anonymous ftp, Creating an “ftp” user for anonymous FTP
Apache, Installing the Apache web-server
*, Name-based virtual hosting
.htaccess, Configuring authentication modules
1.3, Installing the Apache web-server
2.0, Installing the Apache web-server
443, Public key cryptography
?, Name-based virtual hosting
access_log, Apache access_log file
AllowOverride, Configuring authentication modules
APXS, APache eXtenSion (APXS) support tool
AuthGroupFile, Group files
AuthType, Configuring authentication modules
AuthUserFile, Configuring authentication modules
BindAddress, Name-based virtual hosting
CLF, Apache access_log file
CustomLog, Setting up a single daemon
Discretionary Access Control, Restricting client user access
DNS, Name-based virtual hosting
DocumentRoot, Name-based virtual hosting
htpasswd, User files
httpd -l, Run-time loading of modules (DSO)
IP-based virtual hosting, IP-based virtual hosting
libssl.so, How to create a SSL server Certificate
Limit, Configuring authentication modules
Listen, Name-based virtual hosting
Mandatory Access Control, Restricting client user access
MaxClients, Configuring Apache server options
MaxKeepAliveRequests, Configuring Apache server options
MaxSpareServers, Configuring Apache server options
MinSpareServers, Configuring Apache server options
modules, Modularity
mod_access, Restricting client user access
mod_auth, Restricting client user access
mod_auth_anon, Restricting client user access
mod_auth_digest, Restricting client user access
mod_ssl, Various Apache and SSL related projects, Apache with mod_ssl
multiple daemons, IP-based virtual hosting
Name-base virtual hosting, Name-based virtual hosting
NameVirtualHost, Name-based virtual hosting
OpenSSL, Various Apache and SSL related projects
PerlSetVar, Configuring mod_perl
Redirect, Customizing file access
Require valid-user, Configuring authentication modules
ServerAdmin, Setting up a single daemon
ServerAlias, Name-based virtual hosting
ServerName, Name-based virtual hosting
ServerRoot, IP-based virtual hosting
SSLCertificateFile, How to create a SSL server Certificate
SSLCertificateKeyFile, How to create a SSL server Certificate
SSLeay, Various Apache and SSL related projects
StartServers, Configuring Apache server options
TransferLog, Setting up a single daemon
User, IP-based virtual hosting
virtual hosting and SSL, IP-based virtual hosting
VirtualHost, Name-based virtual hosting
Apache-SSL, Apache-SSL
apsfilter, Using a Windows printer from Linux
apt, Building The Package
APXS, APache eXtenSion (APXS) support tool
ARP
cache, arp and arpwatch
proxy, Routing Through a PPP Link
arp, ifconfig, arp and arpwatch
arpwatch, arp and arpwatch
Artistic License, copyright file
at, The at command
+, The at command
/etc/at.allow, The at command
/etc/at.deny, The at command
midnight, The at command
noon, The at command
teatime, The at command
ATS0=3, PPP Server
Attacks
$TARGET$, Installation and Configuration
ADVANCED_EXCLUDE_TCP, Installation and Configuration
ADVANCED_EXCLUDE_UDP, Installation and Configuration
ADVANCED_PORTS_TCP, Installation and Configuration
ADVANCED_PORTS_UDP, Installation and Configuration
black hole, Description
BLOCKED_FILE, Installation and Configuration
BLOCK_TCP, Installation and Configuration
BLOCK_UDP, Installation and Configuration
CONFIG_FILE, Installation and Configuration
DOS, What they are
IGNORE_FILE, Installation and Configuration
KILL_HOSTS_DENY, Installation and Configuration
KILL_ROUTE, Installation and Configuration
KILL_RUN_CMD, Installation and Configuration
KILL_RUN_CMD_FIRST, Installation and Configuration
Port Scans, Description
PORT_BANNER, Installation and Configuration
RESOLVE_HOST, Installation and Configuration
SCAN_TRIGGER, Installation and Configuration
SYN, What they are
SYSLOG_FACILITY, Installation and Configuration
SYSLOG_LEVEL, Installation and Configuration
TCP_PORTS, Installation and Configuration
UDP_PORTS, Installation and Configuration
WRAPPER_HOSTS_DENY, Installation and Configuration
automount, Autofs and automounter, NFS client: software and configuration
awk, Using awk
!, Patterns, Operators
!=, Operators
!~, Operators
#, Generic flow
$0, Input files, records and fields
$1, Input files, records and fields, Patterns
$n, Input files, records and fields
%, Operators
%=, Operators
&&, Patterns, Operators
*, Operators
**, Operators
**=, Operators
*=, Operators
+, Operators
++, Branching, looping and other control statements, Operators
+=, Operators
-, Operators
--, Operators
--posix, Multiplier overview
--re-interval, Multiplier overview
-=, Operators
-F, Input files, records and fields
/, Operators
/=, Operators
0..255, Branching, looping and other control statements
100 lines, Using awk
<, Operators
<=, Operators
=, Operators
==, Operators
>, Operators
>=, Operators
? :, Patterns, Operators
actions, Generic flow
array delete, Variables and arrays
array gap, Variables and arrays
array parameters, Self-written functions
arrays, Variables and arrays
associative arrays, Variables and arrays
atan2, Built-in functions
awkward, Self-written functions
BEGIN, Branching, looping and other control statements, Patterns
blocks of code, Generic flow
break, Branching, looping and other control statements
built-in functions, Built-in functions
comment, Generic flow
conditional operators, Patterns
continue, Branching, looping and other control statements
control flow, Branching, looping and other control statements
cos, Built-in functions
curly braces, Input files, records and fields
do while, Branching, looping and other control statements
dollar sign, Input files, records and fields
egrep, Patterns
else, Branching, looping and other control statements
END, Patterns
ENVIRON, Built-in variables
exit, Branching, looping and other control statements
expr, Built-in functions
extended regular expressions, Patterns
field referral, Input files, records and fields
field separator, Input files, records and fields
FIELDWIDTHS, Input files, records and fields
FNR, Built-in variables
for, Branching, looping and other control statements
FS, Input files, records and fields, Built-in variables
function parameters, Self-written functions
gawk, Using awk
generic flow, Generic flow
grouping of statements, Operators
if, Branching, looping and other control statements
in, Operators
index, Built-in functions
int, Built-in functions
internal variables, Variables and arrays
iteration, Branching, looping and other control statements
length, Using awk, Built-in functions
local variables, Self-written functions
log, Built-in functions
logical operators, Patterns
match, Built-in functions
multi-dimensional arrays, Variables and arrays
NF, Input files, records and fields
non-existing fields, Input files, records and fields
number of fields, Input files, records and fields
OFS, Input files, records and fields, Built-in variables
order of testing, Generic flow
other languages, Using awk
output field seperator, Input files, records and fields
pattern, regular expression, Patterns
patterns, Generic flow, Patterns
quotes, Input files, records and fields
rand, Built-in functions
range operator, Patterns
record separator, Input files, records and fields
records, Input files, records and fields
recursive functions, Self-written functions
regular expressions, Using regular expressions
RS, Input files, records and fields, Built-in variables
shell expansion, avoiding, Input files, records and fields
sin, Built-in functions
space, Operators
sqrt, Built-in functions
srand, Built-in functions
strftime, Built-in functions
substr, Using awk, Built-in functions
systime, Built-in functions
ternary operator, Patterns
user-defined functions, Self-written functions
variables, Variables and arrays
while, Branching, looping and other control statements
^, Operators
^=, Operators
||, Patterns, Operators
~, Patterns

B

backup
plan, Where?
testing, How?
verifying, How?
Backup Operations, Backup Operations (206.2)
badblocks, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
baud rate, Serial devices
bind, Name-server parts in BIND
#, Syntax
//, Syntax
;, Syntax
@, Predefined zone statements, The db.local file
allow-query, Configuring the master on privdns
allow-transfer, Configuring the master on privdns
category, The logging statement
chrooted, Split DNS: two DNS servers on one machine
converting v4 to v8, Converting BIND v4 to BIND v8 configuration
current origin, The db.127 file
db.127, The db.127 file
db.local, The db.local file
dialup, The options statement
directory, The options statement
exworks, Internal DNS
fetch-glue, Configuring the internal name server
file, Syntax
forward, The options statement
forward first;, The options statement
forward only;, The options statement
forwarders, Syntax, The options statement, Configuring DNS on liongate
heartbeat-interval, Limiting negotiations
hint, The hints file
jail, Configuring the internal name server
localhost, The db.local file
named.conf, The named.conf file
named.pid, Configuring the internal name server
options, The options statement
recursion, Configuring the internal name server
reload, The rndc program, Controlling named with a start/stop script
resolv.conf, Configuring the master on privdns
SIGHUP, Sending signals to named
slave, Alternatives
stand-alone master, Split DNS: stand-alone internal master
start, Controlling named with a start/stop script
stop, Controlling named with a start/stop script
version, The options statement
zone file, Predefined zone statements
{, Syntax
}, Syntax
BIOS, The bootstrap process
blacklisting, What are they?
blank, Write the CD-image to a CD
blowfish, The Client
boot, Configuring /etc/inittab
boot disk
compression, Why we need bootdisks
dd, Create a bootdisk
LILO, Create a bootdisk
ramdisk word, Create a bootdisk
root filesystem, Why we need bootdisks
boot drive, The bootstrap process
boot option
initrd=, The bootprocess
boot sequence, The bootprocess
bootdisks, Why we need bootdisks
booting
(nothing), LILO errors
/boot/boot.0300, LILO backup files
/boot/boot.b, Booting from disk or partition, LILO backup files
/boot/map, Booting from disk or partition
/etc/fstab, Daemon initialization
/etc/inittab, Daemon initialization
/etc/lilo.conf, Booting from disk or partition
/etc/rc.d, Daemon initialization
/sbin/lilo, Booting from disk or partition, LILO backup files
10 bits, More about partitions tables
1024 cylinders, More about partitions tables
boot loader, Recognizing the four stages during boot
boot partition, Booting from disk or partition
boot sectors, Booting from disk or partition
bootloader, The bootstrap process
Bootmagic, Booting from disk or partition
BOOTP, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
bootsector, Booting from disk or partition
CDROM, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
choose device, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
CHS, Booting from disk or partition
daemon initialization, Recognizing the four stages during boot
debugging, A word of caution
DHCP, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
disk not supported, LILO errors
dmesg, Recognizing the four stages during boot
El Torito, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
fdisk, Booting from disk or partition
first 446 bytes, Booting from disk or partition
first stage loader, LILO backup files
floppy, Booting from disk or partition
four stages, Recognizing the four stages during boot
fsck, Daemon initialization
geometry mismatch, LILO errors
getty, Daemon initialization
GRUB, Kernel loading, Booting from disk or partition
hard disk, Booting from disk or partition
hardware initialization, Recognizing the four stages during boot
ignoring BIOS, More about partitions tables
init, Daemon initialization
initdefault, Daemon initialization
kernel, Kernel loading
kernel loading, Recognizing the four stages during boot
kernel location, Booting from disk or partition
L (error), LILO errors
L 01, LILO errors
LBA, More about partitions tables
LI, LILO errors
LIL, LILO errors
LIL-, LILO errors
LIL?, LILO errors
LILO, The bootstrap process, Kernel loading, Booting from disk or partition, LILO errors
LILO backup of bootsector, LILO backup files
LILO first stage, Booting from disk or partition
LILO in MBR, The LILO install locations
LILO in partition, The LILO install locations
LILO second stage, Booting from disk or partition
Linux, The bootstrap process
loader, Kernel loading
MBR, Booting from disk or partition
multi-user mode, Daemon initialization
next device, The bootstrap process
NFS, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
partition sector, Booting from disk or partition
partition table, Booting from disk or partition
ramdisk word, Kernel loading
ring buffer, Recognizing the four stages during boot
root filesystem, Kernel loading
runlevel, Daemon initialization
second stage boot loader, LILO backup files
single-user mode, Daemon initialization
startup message, Booting from disk or partition
sysinit, Daemon initialization
TFTP, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
UDP, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
bootloader, The bootstrap process
bootp, DHCP Configuration (2.210.1)
bootstrap process, The bootstrap process
bootwait, Configuring /etc/inittab
bounce attack, What is it?
broadcast, The company's shared-networks and subnets , Configuring a system as a NIS client
broadcast address, Ethernet Interfaces
BSD License, copyright file
bugtraq, What is it?
subscription, Subscribing to the Bugtraq mailing list
unsubscribing, Unsubscribing from the Bugtraq mailing list
bus
EISA, Bus structures
ISA, Bus structures
MCA, Bus structures
PCI, Bus structures
SCSI, Write the CD-image to a CD
USB, USB devices
VESA, Bus structures
BUS, Write the CD-image to a CD
busmapping, Querying your PCI bus
bzImage, Different types of kernel images

C

caching-only nameserver, A caching-only named.conf file
Carnegie Mellon, What is it?
CD-ROM filesystem, Creating an image for a CD-ROM
cdrecord, Write the CD-image to a CD
CERT, What is it?
http://www.cert.org, Where is it?
majordomo@cert.org, How to subscribe to the CERT Advisory mailing list
subscribing, How to subscribe to the CERT Advisory mailing list
unsubscribe, How to unsubscribe to the CERT Advisory mailing list
Certificate Authority, Public key cryptography, How to create a SSL server Certificate
Certificate Signing Request, How to create a SSL server Certificate
CGI, Monitoring Apache load and performance, Configuring mod_perl
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol, Authentication with PPP
CHAP, PPP
chat, PPP Client
chfn, Shell startup environment
chroot, Creating an “ftp” user for anonymous FTP
chsh, Login shells, Shell startup environment
CIAC, What is it?
BULLETIN, Subscribing to the mailing list
ciac-listproc@llnl.gov, Subscribing to the mailing list
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/, Where is it?
NOTES, Subscribing to the mailing list
SPI-ANNOUNCE, Subscribing to the mailing list
SPI-NOTES, Subscribing to the mailing list
subscribing, Subscribing to the mailing list
unsubscribe, Unsubscribing from the mailing list
COLUMNS, Core system variables
COM ports, setserial
combining log-files, combine log-files
Common Log Format, Apache access_log file
Common Name, How to create a SSL server Certificate
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, CPAN
Configuring
Apache, Configuring Apache server options
Apache Authentication Modules, Configuring authentication modules
Apache mod_perl, Configuring mod_perl
Apache mod_php, Configuring mod_php support
apsfilter, Using a Windows printer from Linux
bind, DNS (2.207)
CRT devices, Configuring CRT devices
DHCP, DHCP Configuration (2.210.1)
disks, Configuring disks
filesystems, Configuring Filesystems
FreeS/WAN, IPSEC
FTP Server, Securing FTP servers (2.212.3)
ftpd, Installation
harddisks, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
HTTP Proxy Server, Implementing a Proxy Server (2.208.3)
INN, Configuring INN
Kerberos, What is Kerberos?
kernel modules, Configuring modules
LCD devices, Configuring LCD devices
LDAP, LDAP configuration (2.210.3)
LDAP Authentication, Configuring authentication via LDAP
Linux Kernel, Creating a .config file
Linux kernel options, Configuring kernel options
Logical Volume Manager, Configuring Logical Volume Management
Mailing Lists, Configuring mailing lists (2.206.1)
Network Interface, Configuring the network interface
NFS, Setting up NFS
NIS Authentication, Configuring authentication via NIS
NIS Clients, Configuring a system as a NIS client
NIS Server, What is their relation?
PAM, How does it work?
PCI devices, Configuring PCI devices
PortSentry, Installation and Configuration
PPP, Using Options Files
RAID, Configuring RAID (2.204.1)
Router, Configuring a router (2.212.2)
rsync daemon, Configuring the rsync daemon
Samba, An example of the functionality we wish to achieve
sendmail, Sendmail configuration
serial devices, Serial devices
SMB Server, What is Samba? , NFS - The Network File System
Snort, What is it?
SSH, Configuring sshd
TCP Wrappers, TCP_wrappers (2.212.5)
tripwire, Installation
USB devices, Configuring USB devices
WEB Server, Implementing a Web Server (2.208.1)
wu-ftpd, Installing
CONFIG_KMOD, Enabling kmod
CONFIG_MODULES, Enabling kmod
CPAN, CPAN
Creating
filesystem, Creating Filesystems
NIS maps, Creating NIS maps
SSL Server Certificate, How to create a SSL server Certificate
creating
bootdisk, Create a bootdisk
root filesystem, Create a bootdisk
Cricket, Monitoring Apache load and performance
cron, crontab
#, format of the crontab file
*, format of the crontab file
-, format of the crontab file
/, format of the crontab file
/etc/cron.allow, crontab
/etc/cron.daily, crontab
/etc/cron.deny, crontab
/etc/cron.hourly, crontab
/var/spool/cron/crontabs, crontab
crontab, crontab
crontab -e, crontab
crontab -r, crontab
crontab <file-name>, crontab
default environment, crontab
minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week, format of the crontab file
PATH=.., format of the crontab file
ranges, format of the crontab file
Sunday is 0, format of the crontab file
CRT, Configuring CRT devices
crtscts, PPP Server
Cryptography
Public Key, Public key cryptography
ctlinnd, Creating News Groups
CTRL-ALT-DEL, Configuring /etc/inittab
ctrl-alt-del, Setting kernel parameters
ctrlaltdel, Configuring /etc/inittab
cylinder, Configuring disks
cylinder 0, The bootstrap process

D

date +"%a %b %d %Y", Changelog
date -R, Changelog file
dd, Making a copy of a data CD
deb, Packaging Software (for your reference)
DEB Packages, DEB Packages
debugfs, Maintaining a Linux Filesystem (203.2)
default gateway, Routing Through a Gateway
default route, Routing Through a Gateway
deluser, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
depmod, Topics
device or resource busy, rmmod
DHCP, What is DHCP?
BOOTP, Static BOOTP hosts
Client, What is DHCP?
client identifier, Static hosts
default-lease-time, Leases
dhcpd.conf, How is the server configured?
dhcpd.leases, Leases
domain-name-servers, The global parameters for services
ethernet address, Static hosts
Global Parameters, What are (global) parameters?
group declaration, What is a group declaration?
host declaration, What is a host declaration?
IP-address, An example
max-lease-time, Leases
nntp-server, The global parameters for services
Normal Parameters, What are (global) parameters?
option, The global parameters for services
pop-server, The global parameters for services
relaying, What is DHCP-relaying?
reload, Reloading the DHCP-server after making changes
Server, What is DHCP?
shared network, What is a shared-network declaration?
smtp-server, The global parameters for services
Static Host, Static hosts
subnet declaration, What is a subnet declaration?
dhcrelay, What is DHCP-relaying?
dial-in, PPP
directory blocks, Filesystems
DMA, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
dmesg, Configuring disks
DNS, Name-server parts in BIND
DNS Lookup, Installation
documentation
/usr/doc, Getting help
/usr/man, Getting help
/usr/share/doc, Getting help
DOS Attacks, What they are
DOS extended partition, Extended partitions
DOS partition table, More about partitions tables
dpkg, control file, Changelog file
dpkg-buildpackage, rules file
DSA-key, Server keys
dumpe2fs, Maintaining a Linux Filesystem (203.2), dumpe2fs
Dynamic Shared Objects, Run-time loading of modules (DSO)

E

echo, Core system variables
EGA/VGA, Configuring CRT devices
egrep, recipes
EISA, Bus structures
El Torito, Booting from CD-ROM and networks
ELF, Shared libraries
emacs, Shell startup environment, Editors
env, Core system variables
ESP, IPSEC
eth0, Ethernet Interfaces
ethernet interface, Ethernet Interfaces
exportfs, The mount daemon, The exportfs command
ext2, Creating Filesystems, Maintaining a Linux Filesystem (203.2)

F

FAT, Mounting and Unmounting
fdisk, Configuring Logical Volume Management
filesystem in a file, Create a bootdisk
filesystems, Filesystems
FIN, Description
format, Creating Filesystems
fortune, Shell startup environment
free, Swap
FreeS/WAN, IPSEC
fsck, When fsck is started but fails , Maintaining a Linux Filesystem (203.2), fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-a, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-A, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-c, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-C, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-f, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-n, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-p, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-R, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
-y, fsck (fsck.e2fs)
FTP, squid
.message, Directory specific messages
chroot, Creating an “ftp” user for anonymous FTP , Creating an “ftp” user for anonymous ftp
ftp
anonymous, Restricting specific users to their home directories
ftpaccess, Directory specific messages
ftpusers, Preventing all ftp connections
guest, Restricting specific users to their home directories
real, Restricting specific users to their home directories
ftpwelcome, Welcome message for all ftp users
Fully Qualified Domain Name, How to create a SSL server Certificate

G

gateway, Routing Through a Gateway
gawk, Using awk
generating alerts, generate alerts by mail and pager
getty, Configuring /etc/inittab
ghostscript, Using a Windows printer from Linux
GNU GPL, copyright file
GNU LGPL, copyright file
google, Getting help
gopher, squid
groupadd, Shell startup environment
GRUB, GRUB explained , Influencing the regular boot process , Kernel loading

H

HDLC, PPP
hdparm, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
HFS, Creating an image for a CD-ROM
HOME, Core system variables, Shell startup environment
hosts.allow, Configuring tcp wrappers
hosts.deny, Configuring tcp wrappers
host_access, Configuring tcp wrappers
http proxy, Web-caches
httpd.conf, Installing the Apache web-server
https, Public key cryptography

I

ICMP, ping, The Firm's network with IPCHAINS
ECHO, Installation
ECHO REPLY, Installation
ID, Write the CD-image to a CD
IDE, Configuring disks
IDE Block Mode, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
IDE CD Writers, Configuring IDE CD burners
ide-scsi, Configuring IDE CD burners
IDS, What is it?
ifconfig, Configuring the network interface, ifconfig
IFS, Core system variables
IKE, IPSEC
indirection blocks, Filesystems
inetd, What do tcp wrappers do?
protocol, Configuring tcp wrappers
server program, Configuring tcp wrappers
server program parameters, Configuring tcp wrappers
service name, Configuring tcp wrappers
socket type, Configuring tcp wrappers
user, Configuring tcp wrappers
wait, Configuring tcp wrappers
inetd.conf, Configuring tcp wrappers
init
order of scripts, The /etc/init.d/rc script
init scripts, The /etc/init.d/rc script
init=/bin/sh, If you've lost the root password
initdefault, Configuring /etc/inittab , Daemon initialization
initial RAM disk, The initial ram disk (initrd)
initrd, Topics, The initial ram disk (initrd), initrd
manual creation, Manual initrd creation
mkinitrd, Create initrd using mkinitrd
inn, Internet News
active, Creating News Groups
incoming.conf, Newsfeeds
innfeed.conf, Newsfeeds
newsfeeds, Newsfeeds
nnrpdposthost, Configuring INN
inn.conf, Configuring INN
inode, Filesystems
INPUTRC, Shell startup environment
insmod, Topics, insmod
interval between checks, tune2fs
Intrusion Detection, What is it?
IP, Configuring the network interface
Category 1, Private Network Addresses
Category 2, Private Network Addresses
Category 3, Private Network Addresses
forwarding, IP forwarding with IPCHAINS
Masquerading, IP Masquerading with IPCHAINS
private, Private Network Addresses
public, Private Network Addresses
IP Addresses
automatic assignment, Choosing IP Addresses
ipchains, IP Masquerading with IPCHAINS
Checksum, IPCHAINS, an overview
Demasquerade, IPCHAINS, an overview
Routing decision, IPCHAINS, an overview
Sanity, IPCHAINS, an overview
IPCHAINS
ACCEPT, IPCHAINS, an overview
DENY, IPCHAINS, an overview
FORWARD, IPCHAINS, an overview
INPUT, IPCHAINS, an overview
MASQ, IPCHAINS, an overview
OUTPUT, IPCHAINS, an overview
REDIRECR, IPCHAINS, an overview
RETURN, IPCHAINS, an overview
ipchains-restore, Saving And Restoring Firewall Rules
ipchains-save, Saving And Restoring Firewall Rules
IPCP, PPP
IPSEC, VPN Types, IPSEC
IPTABLES, What is it?
iptables, What is it?
--state, Connection tracking: Stateful Firewalling
ACCEPT, Adding targets
adding matching modules, Adding matching modules
DNAT, Adding targets
DROP, Adding targets
ESTABLISHED, Connection tracking: Stateful Firewalling
filter, Tables and Chains
FORWARD, Tables and Chains
icmp, Adding matching modules
INPUT, Tables and Chains
INVALID, Connection tracking: Stateful Firewalling
ip_conntrack, Connection tracking: Stateful Firewalling
ip_conntrack_ftp, Connection tracking: Stateful Firewalling
limit, Adding matching modules
LOG, Adding targets
mac, Adding matching modules
mangle, Tables and Chains
MARK, Adding targets
mark, Adding matching modules
MASQUERADE, Adding targets
MIRROR, Adding targets
multiport, Adding matching modules
NAT, Tables and Chains
NEW, Connection tracking: Stateful Firewalling
NF_ACCEPT, Netfilter “hooks”
NF_DROP, Netfilter “hooks”
NF_QUEUE, Netfilter “hooks”
NF_REPEAT, Netfilter “hooks”
NF_STOLEN, Netfilter “hooks”
OUTPUT, Tables and Chains
owner, Adding matching modules
POSTROUTING, Tables and Chains
PREROUTING, Tables and Chains
QUEUE, Adding targets
REDIRECT, Adding targets
REJECT, Adding targets
RELATED, Connection tracking: Stateful Firewalling
RETURN, Adding targets
SNAT, Adding targets
state, Adding matching modules
targets, Adding targets
tcp, Adding matching modules
TOS, Adding targets
tos, Adding matching modules
udp, Adding matching modules
unclean, Adding matching modules
IPXCP, PPP
ISA, Bus structures
iso9660, Mounting and Unmounting
ISO9660, Creating an image for a CD-ROM

K

kbdrequest, Configuring /etc/inittab
Kerberos, What is Kerberos?
*, Add Administrators to the Acl File
/etc/services, Set Up the Slave KDCs for Database Propagation
a, Add Administrators to the Acl File
A, Add Administrators to the Acl File
ACL, Add Administrators to the Acl File
admin_server, Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs
c, Add Administrators to the Acl File
C, Add Administrators to the Acl File
d, Add Administrators to the Acl File
D, Add Administrators to the Acl File
Database Propagation, Database Propagation
dedicated host, Limit Access to the KDCs
DNS, Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs
dump, Propagate the Database to Each Slave KDC
i, Add Administrators to the Acl File
I, Add Administrators to the Acl File
inetd.conf, Set Up the Slave KDCs for Database Propagation
kdb5_util, Create the Database
kdc.conf, Ports for the KDC and Admin Services
keytab, Create a kadmind Keytab
krb5.conf, Mapping Hostnames onto Kerberos Realms
krb5kdc, Create the Database , Start the krb5kdc Daemon on Each KDC
ktadd, Create a kadmind Keytab
l, Add Administrators to the Acl File
L, Add Administrators to the Acl File
m, Add Administrators to the Acl File
M, Add Administrators to the Acl File
mapping hostname to realm, Mapping Hostnames onto Kerberos Realms
principal, Extract Host Keytabs for the KDCs
Realm Names, Kerberos Realms
Slave KDC's, Slave KDCs
SRV Record, Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs
stash, Create the Database , Create Stash Files on the Slave KDCs
switching master and slave, Switching Master and Slave KDCs
tickets, Installing KDCs
TXT Record, Mapping Hostnames onto Kerberos Realms
x, Add Administrators to the Acl File
_kerberos-adm._tcp, Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs
_kerberos-master._udp, Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs
_kerberos._udp, Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs
_kpasswd._udp, Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs
Kernel
CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES, What is it?
Linux, Topics
kernel
bzImage, Kernel Components (201.1)
compression, Different types of kernel images
monolithic, Different types of kernel images
zImage, Kernel Components (201.1)
kernel modules, What are kernel modules, Using kernel modules
alias, Configuring modules
depfile=, Configuring modules
install, Configuring modules
keep, Configuring modules
location, What are kernel modules
options, Configuring modules
path=, Configuring modules
post-install, Configuring modules
post-remove, Configuring modules
pre-install, Configuring modules
pre-remove, Configuring modules
remove, Configuring modules
kerneld, What are they?
Kernighan, Brian W., Using awk
Key Distribution Center, What is Kerberos?
keyboard, Configuring CRT devices
klogd, Sysklogd, klogd
kmod, What are they?

L

LBA, More about partitions tables
LCD, Configuring LCD devices
LCP, PPP Client
ld, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
ld-linux.so, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
ld.so, Shared libraries
LDAP
businessCategory, Configuring a directory hierarchy
core.schema, Configuring a directory hierarchy
country, Configuring a directory hierarchy
description, Configuring a directory hierarchy
destinationIndicator, Configuring a directory hierarchy
facsimileTelephoneNumber, Configuring a directory hierarchy
internationaliSDNNumber, Configuring a directory hierarchy
LDAP Data Interchange Format, Configuring a directory hierarchy
ldapadd, Configuring a directory hierarchy
ldapsearch, Configuring a directory hierarchy
LDIF, LDAP configuration (2.210.3)
localityName, Configuring a directory hierarchy
organization, Configuring a directory hierarchy
organizationUnit, Configuring a directory hierarchy
PAM, PAM authentication (2.210.4)
physicalDeliveryOfficeName, Configuring a directory hierarchy
postalCode, Configuring a directory hierarchy
postOfficeBox, Configuring a directory hierarchy
preferredDeliveryMethod, Configuring a directory hierarchy
registeredAddress, Configuring a directory hierarchy
RFC 2116, What is it?
RFC 2251, What is it?
schema, Configuring a directory hierarchy
searchGuide, Configuring a directory hierarchy
seeAlso, Configuring a directory hierarchy
slapd.conf, Obtaining the software
stateOrProvinceName, Configuring a directory hierarchy
street, Configuring a directory hierarchy
telephoneNumber, Configuring a directory hierarchy
teletexTerminalIdentifier, Configuring a directory hierarchy
telexNumber, Configuring a directory hierarchy
userPassword, Configuring a directory hierarchy
x121Address, Configuring a directory hierarchy
ldconfig, ldconfig
ldd, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
LD_LIBRARY_PATH, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
LILO, Influencing the regular boot process , Configuring PCI devices, The bootstrap process, Kernel loading
ether=, If a device doesn't work
init=, If you've lost the root password
Linux, Topics
boot process, The Linux boot process can be logically divided into seven parts. They are as follows:
cleaning the kernel, Cleaning the kernel
compile, Topics
configure, Topics
CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK, What is it?
CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER, What is it?
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE, What is it?
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT, What is it?
directory structure, The File Hierarchy
disks, Configuring disks
file hierarchy, The File Hierarchy
init, The bootprocess
kernel documentation, Kernel Components (201.1)
kernel image, Kernel Components (201.1)
kernel modules, lsmod
kernel parameters, Passing parameters to the kernel
kernel patching, Patching a Kernel (201.3)
kernel sources, Getting the kernel sources
lockd, The lock daemon
Logical Volume Manager, Configuring Logical Volume Management
maximum kernel size, Different types of kernel images
NFS Client, Configuring the kernel for NFS
NFS Client v3, Configuring the kernel for NFS
NFS Server, Configuring the kernel for NFS
NFS Server v3, Configuring the kernel for NFS
system recovery, System recovery (202.2)
USB subsystem, Configuring USB devices
linux
support, Getting help
linuxrc, The bootprocess
lo, The Loopback Interface
Logging, System logging (for your reference)
Logical Volume, Configuring Logical Volume Management
login, Shell startup environment
LOGNAME, Core system variables
loop mount, Test the CD-image
loopback device, Create a bootdisk
loopback interface, The Loopback Interface
lost root password, If you've lost the root password
lpr, Using lpr
lsmod, Topics, lsmod
lspci, Querying your PCI bus
LUN, Write the CD-image to a CD
lvcreate, Configuring Logical Volume Management
lvm, Configuring Logical Volume Management
lvol, Configuring Logical Volume Management

M

m4, Sendmail configuration
mail aliases, mail aliases
major release, Identifying stable and development kernels and patches
majordomo, Installing Majordomo
config, Maintaining a Mailinglist
info, Maintaining a Mailinglist
intro, Maintaining a Mailinglist
lists, Maintaining a Mailinglist
newconfig, Maintaining a Mailinglist
newintro, Maintaining a Mailinglist
passwd, Maintaining a Mailinglist
subscribe, Maintaining a Mailinglist
unsubscribe, Maintaining a Mailinglist
majordomo.cf, Installing Majordomo
make bzImage, make zImage/bzImage
make clean, make clean
make config, make config
make gconfig, make xconfig and gconfig
make menuconfig, make menuconfig
make modules, make modules
make modules_install, make modules_install
make oldconfig, make oldconfig
make wrapper, Installing Majordomo
make xconfig, make xconfig and gconfig
make zImage, make zImage/bzImage
making a filesystem, Filesystems
MANPATH, Core system variables
Masquerading, IP Masquerading with IPCHAINS
MCA, Bus structures
MD, Software RAID
MDA, Procmail
mdadm, Configuring RAID (using mdadm)
MFM, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
mgetty, PPP Server
mime.types, Installing the Apache web-server
minor release, Identifying stable and development kernels and patches
mirroring, RAID levels
mkfs, Creating Filesystems
mkfs.ext2, Creating Filesystems
mkisofs, Creating an image for a CD-ROM
mknod, Configuring USB devices
mkswap, Swap
modinfo, Topics, modinfo
modprobe, Topics, modprobe
modules, Topics
monitor, Configuring CRT devices
monitoring, Monitoring your system
mount, Mounting and Unmounting, NFS client: software and configuration
mount count, tune2fs
mouse, Configuring CRT devices
MRTG, Monitoring Apache load and performance
MTU, Ethernet Interfaces
multi-user runlevels, What happens next, what does /sbin/init do?
multiport, Multiport boards

N

named, Name-server parts in BIND
named-bootconf, Name-server parts in BIND
named.boot, Name-server parts in BIND
named.conf, Name-server parts in BIND
NAT, Network Address Translation (NAT)
nc, nc
ncd, Name-server parts in BIND
net.ipv4.ip_forward, Setting kernel parameters
netfilter, What is it?
hooks, Netfilter “hooks”
rules, Netfilter “hooks”
netmask, Ethernet Interfaces
Network Address Translation, Network Address Translation (NAT)
network intrusion detection, Installation
network scanning, What is it?
NFS, The Loopback Interface, NFS - The Network File System
--all, The showmount command
--directories, The showmount command
--exports, The showmount command
-r, Activating an export list
-ua, Deactivating an export list
1024, NFS client: software and configuration
4096, NFS client: software and configuration
8192, NFS client: software and configuration
all_squash, Export options
bg, NFS client: software and configuration
client, Client, Server or both?
fg, NFS client: software and configuration
file handles, Best NFS version
firewall, Limiting access
hard, NFS client: software and configuration
intr, NFS client: software and configuration
kernel, Requirements for NFS
kernel space, The NFS daemon
mount, NFS client: software and configuration
NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE, NFS client: software and configuration
nfsvers=, NFS client: software and configuration
noatime, NFS client: software and configuration
noauto, NFS client: software and configuration
noexec, NFS client: software and configuration
nointr, NFS client: software and configuration
nosuid, NFS client: software and configuration
no_all_squash, Export options
no_root_squash, Export options
portmapper, Requirements for NFS
portmapper security, The portmapper
retry=, NFS client: software and configuration
ro, Export options, NFS client: software and configuration
root_squash, Export options
rpc.lockd, The nfs-utils package
rpc.mountd, The nfs-utils package
rpc.nfsd, The nfs-utils package
rpc.statd, The nfs-utils package
rsize, NFS client: software and configuration
rw, Export options, NFS client: software and configuration
securing, Securing NFS
server, Client, Server or both?
SIGHUP, The exportfs command
soft, NFS client: software and configuration
squashing, Export options
tcp, NFS client: software and configuration
timeo=, NFS client: software and configuration
udp, NFS client: software and configuration
user space, The NFS daemon
version 4, Best NFS version
without portmapper, The portmapper
wsize, NFS client: software and configuration
nfsstat, The nfsstat command
NIC address, What is a host declaration?
NIS, The Loopback Interface, What is it?
/var/yp, Creating NIS maps
defaultdomain, Configuring them
hosts.allow, Configuring them
hosts.deny, Configuring them
maps, Creating NIS maps
master, What is their relation?
nis.conf, NIS related commands and files
nisupdate, NIS related commands and files
rpc.ypxfrd, NIS related commands and files
slave, What is their relation?
tcpwrapper, Configuring them
ypbind, NIS related commands and files
ypcat, NIS related commands and files
ypchfn, NIS related commands and files
ypchsh, NIS related commands and files
ypdomainname, NIS related commands and files
ypmatch, NIS related commands and files
yppasswd, NIS related commands and files
yppoll, NIS related commands and files
yppush, What is their relation? , NIS related commands and files
ypserv, NIS related commands and files
ypserv.conf, Configuring them , NIS related commands and files
ypserv.securenets, Configuring them
ypset, NIS related commands and files
ypwhich, NIS related commands and files
ypxfr, What is their relation?
nmap, What is it?
-P0, Using the nmap command
options, Using the nmap command
nnrpd, Internet News
NNTP, Internet News
nsswitch.conf, Name-server parts in BIND, NIS related commands and files
aliases, NIS related commands and files
compat, NIS related commands and files
db, NIS related commands and files
ethers, NIS related commands and files
files, NIS related commands and files
group, NIS related commands and files
hesiod, NIS related commands and files
hosts, NIS related commands and files
netgroup, NIS related commands and files
network, NIS related commands and files
nis, NIS related commands and files
nisplus, NIS related commands and files
passwd, NIS related commands and files
protocols, NIS related commands and files
publickey, NIS related commands and files
rpc, NIS related commands and files
services, NIS related commands and files
shadow, NIS related commands and files
NULL Scan, What is it?

O

objdump, ldconfig
odd-numbered releases, Identifying stable and development kernels and patches
oddball, Description
off, Configuring /etc/inittab
OHCI, Configuring USB devices
once, Configuring /etc/inittab
ondemand, Configuring /etc/inittab
open relay, What are they?
how to test, Testing for them
IPCHAINS, Testing for them
IPTABLES, Testing for them
OpenLDAP, What is it?
openssl, How to create a SSL server Certificate

P

packaging, Packaging Software (for your reference)
%build, Prep
%config, Files
%defattr, Files
%dir, Files
%doc, Files
%files, Files
%patch, Prep
%prep, Prep
%setup, Prep
Architecture:, control file
binary-arch, rules file
binary-indep, rules file
build, rules file
BUILD, RPM Packages
Build, Build
Build-Depends, control file
build-stamp, rules file
BuildRoot:, The Header
Changelog, Changelog file, Changelog
clean, rules file
Clean, Clean
config-stamp, rules file
configure, rules file
Conflicts:, control file
control, control file
control file, DEB Packages
Copyright:, The Header
debian, DEB Packages
Depends:, control file
dh_compress, rules file
dh_gencontrol, control file, rules file
dh_installdeb, rules file
dh_installmanpages, rules file
dh_make, rules file
dh_md5sums, rules file
dh_shlibdeps, control file, rules file
dh_strip, rules file
dh_testdir, rules file
dh_testroot, rules file
dpkg-source, Building The Package
Files, Files
GPG, Building The Package
Group:, The Header
install, rules file
Install, Install
Maintainer:, control file
make, rules file
Name:, The Header
Patch, The Header
Pre-Depends:, control file
Prep, Prep
Priority:, control file
Provides:, control file
Recommends:, control file
Release:, The Header
Replaces:, control file
RPMS, RPM Packages
RPM_BUILD_ROOT, Install
Section:, control file
Source:, The Header
SOURCES, RPM Packages
SPECS, RPM Packages
SRPMS, RPM Packages
Suggests:, control file
Summary:, The Header
Version:, The Header
Packet Flooding, What they are
packet logging, Installation
PAGER, Core system variables
PAM
account, Configuring authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
auth, Configuring authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
login, How does it work?
nullok, Configuring authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
optional, How does it work?
pam.conf, How does it work?
pam_ldap.so, Configuring authentication via LDAP
pam_nis.so, Configuring authentication via NIS
pam_unix.so, Configuring authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
passwd, How does it work?
password, Configuring authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
required, How does it work?
requisite, How does it work?
session, Configuring authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
ssh, How does it work?
sufficient, How does it work?
try_first_pass, Configuring authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
use_first_pass, Configuring authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
panic, Customise, build and install a custom kernel and kernel modules (201.4)
PAP, PPP
parsing a log-file, parsing a log-file
partition, Filesystems, Configuring disks
4, Extended partitions
extended, Extended partitions
logical, Extended partitions
primary, Extended partitions
type, More about partitions tables
partition table entry, More about partitions tables
partition type
0 Empty , More about partitions tables
1 FAT12 , More about partitions tables
10 OPUS , More about partitions tables
11 Hidden FAT12 , More about partitions tables
12 Compaq diagnost , More about partitions tables
14 Hidden FAT16 <3 , More about partitions tables
16 Hidden FAT16 , More about partitions tables
17 Hidden HPFS/NTF , More about partitions tables
18 AST Windows swa , More about partitions tables
1b Hidden Win95 FA , More about partitions tables
1c Hidden Win95 FA , More about partitions tables
1e Hidden Win95 FA , More about partitions tables
2 XENIX root , More about partitions tables
24 NEC DOS , More about partitions tables
3 XENIX usr , More about partitions tables
3c Partition TypeMagic , More about partitions tables
4 FAT16 <32M , More about partitions tables
40 Venix 80286 , More about partitions tables
41 PPC PReP Boot , More about partitions tables
42 SFS , More about partitions tables
4d QNX4.x , More about partitions tables
4e QNX4.x 2nd part , More about partitions tables
4f QNX4.x 3rd part , More about partitions tables
5 Extended , More about partitions tables
50 OnTrack DM , More about partitions tables
51 OnTrack DM6 Aux , More about partitions tables
52 CP/M , More about partitions tables
53 OnTrack DM6 Aux , More about partitions tables
54 OnTrackDM6 , More about partitions tables
55 EZ-Drive , More about partitions tables
56 Golden Bow , More about partitions tables
5c Priam Edisk , More about partitions tables
6 FAT16 , More about partitions tables
61 SpeedStor , More about partitions tables
63 GNU HURD or Sys , More about partitions tables
64 Novell Netware , More about partitions tables
65 Novell Netware , More about partitions tables
7 HPFS/NTFS , More about partitions tables
70 DiskSecure Mult , More about partitions tables
75 PC/IX , More about partitions tables
8 AIX , More about partitions tables
80 Old Minix , More about partitions tables
81 Minix / old Lin , More about partitions tables
82 Linux swap , More about partitions tables
83 Linux , More about partitions tables
84 OS/2 hidden C: , More about partitions tables
85 Linux extended , More about partitions tables
86 NTFS volume set , More about partitions tables
87 NTFS volume set , More about partitions tables
9 AIX bootable , More about partitions tables
93 Amoeba , More about partitions tables
94 Amoeba BBT , More about partitions tables
a OS/2 Boot Manag , More about partitions tables
a0 IBM Thinkpad hi , More about partitions tables
a5 BSD/386 , More about partitions tables
a6 OpenBSD , More about partitions tables
a7 NeXTSTEP , More about partitions tables
b Win95 FAT32 , More about partitions tables
b7 BSDI fs , More about partitions tables
b8 BSDI swap , More about partitions tables
c Win95 FAT32 (LB , More about partitions tables
c1 DRDOS/sec (FAT- , More about partitions tables
c4 DRDOS/sec (FAT- , More about partitions tables
c6 DRDOS/sec (FAT- , More about partitions tables
c7 Syrinx , More about partitions tables
db CP/M / CTOS / . , More about partitions tables
e Win95 FAT16 (LB , More about partitions tables
e1 DOS access , More about partitions tables
e3 DOS R/O , More about partitions tables
e4 SpeedStor , More about partitions tables
eb BeOS fs , More about partitions tables
f Win95 Ext'd (LB , More about partitions tables
f1 SpeedStor , More about partitions tables
f2 DOS secondary , More about partitions tables
f4 SpeedStor , More about partitions tables
fd Linux raid auto , More about partitions tables
fe LANstep , More about partitions tables
ff BBT , More about partitions tables
pass phrase, Installation
Password Authentication Protocol, Authentication with PPP
patch, Topics, Patching a Kernel (201.3), Patching a kernel
--quiet, Patching a kernel
--remove-empty-files, Patching a kernel
--reverse, Patching a kernel
--silent, Patching a kernel
--strip, Patching a kernel
-E, Patching a kernel
-p, Patching a kernel
-R, Patching a kernel
-s, Patching a kernel
patch level, Identifying stable and development kernels and patches
PATH, Core system variables
pattern matching, Using awk
PC bus, Bus structures
PCI, Bus structures
bridges, Querying your PCI bus
bus latency timer, PCI latency timers
Local Bus, Bus structures
PEM, How to create a SSL server Certificate
perl, Installing Majordomo
!, Operators and (internal) functions
!=, Operators and (internal) functions
!~, Operators and (internal) functions
#, First steps
#!/usr/bin/perl, First steps
$some =~/^[A-Z]/, Pattern matching with Regular Expressions
$var, Variables
$x = "$t", Scalar variables
$x = '$t', Scalar variables
%, Printing
%var, Variables
&, Calling a subroutine
&&, Operators and (internal) functions
++, Operators and (internal) functions
--, Operators and (internal) functions
-e, Perl on the command line
-I, Perl modules
-MCPAN -e shell, CPAN
-n, Perl on the command line
-T, Perl taint mode
., Operators and (internal) functions
..., Loops/repetition
.pm, Perl modules
::, Perl modules
;, First steps
<, Operators and (internal) functions
<=, Operators and (internal) functions
<>, File handles
<IN>, File handles
==, Operators and (internal) functions
=~, Operators and (internal) functions
>, Operators and (internal) functions
>=, Operators and (internal) functions
@ARGV, File handles
@INC, Perl modules
@var, Variables
accessing array elements, Arrays
accessing hash elements, Hash Variables
and, Operators and (internal) functions
array size, Writing simple Perl scripts, Arrays
array subscripting, Arrays
arrays, Arrays
associative arrays, Writing simple Perl scripts
block, First steps
boolean operators, Operators and (internal) functions
branching, Logic/branching
character string, Scalar variables
command line invocation, Perl on the command line
comment, First steps
converting array to scalar, Arrays
CPAN, CPAN
CPAN module, CPAN
CPAN::WAIT, CPAN
curly braces, Variables
declaring variables, Writing simple Perl scripts
default values, Writing simple Perl scripts
default variable, Pattern matching with Regular Expressions
die, Loops/repetition
double-quoted strings, Scalar variables
else, Logic/branching
elsif, Logic/branching
eq, Operators and (internal) functions
error value, File handles
escape sequence expansion in string, Scalar variables
execution bit, First steps
file handle, File handles
floating point, Scalar variables
floating point numbers, Scalar variables
flow control, Logic/branching
for, Loops/repetition
foreach, Loops/repetition
formatting, Printing
ge, Operators and (internal) functions
global variables, Variables
gt, Operators and (internal) functions
hash variables, Hash Variables
hello world, First steps
hexadecimal number, Scalar variables
if, First steps, Logic/branching
integer, Scalar variables
interpreted, Writing simple Perl scripts
invoking a subroutine, Calling a subroutine
le, Operators and (internal) functions
literal $, Scalar variables
literal %, Scalar variables
literal @, Scalar variables
lt, Operators and (internal) functions
mixing integer and float, Scalar variables
modules, Perl modules
multi-dimensional arrays, Multi-dimensional arrays
namespace, Perl modules
namespace main, Perl modules
ne, Operators and (internal) functions
not, Operators and (internal) functions
numeric comparison operators, Operators and (internal) functions
numerical operators, Operators and (internal) functions
octal number, Scalar variables
open, File handles
open with append, File handles
open with truncate, File handles
operators, Operators and (internal) functions
or, Operators and (internal) functions
package, Perl modules
passing arguments, Passing arguments to subroutines
pattern matching, Pattern matching with Regular Expressions
pattern-matching, Writing simple Perl scripts
powerful regular expressions, Writing simple Perl scripts
Practical Extraction and Report Language, Writing simple Perl scripts
print, Printing
printf, Printing
printing, Printing
printing reports, Writing simple Perl scripts
process handle, Process handles
push, Perl modules
range operator, Loops/repetition
read from file, File handles
recursion, Writing simple Perl scripts
repetition, Loops/repetition
return, Returning from a subroutine
return from subroutine, Returning from a subroutine
scalar variables, Scalar variables
scanning text, Writing simple Perl scripts
scope, Variables
setgid, Perl taint mode
setuid, Writing simple Perl scripts, Perl taint mode
single-quoted strings, Scalar variables
split, Loops/repetition
standard output, Printing
STDERR, File handles
STDIN, File handles
STDOUT, File handles
string comparison operators, Operators and (internal) functions
string concatenation, Operators and (internal) functions
string literals, Scalar variables
sub, Defining a subroutine
subroutines, Defining a subroutine
system-management, Writing simple Perl scripts
taintmode, Writing simple Perl scripts, Perl taint mode
translating sed and awk, Writing simple Perl scripts
type conversion, Operators and (internal) functions
typing, Writing simple Perl scripts
use, Perl modules
use strict, Variables
variable expansion in strings, Scalar variables
variable name, first character, Variables
variables, Variables
while, Loops/repetition
[], Arrays
\", Scalar variables
\033, Scalar variables
\a, Scalar variables
\b, Scalar variables
\c, Scalar variables
\e, Scalar variables
\f, Scalar variables
\n, Scalar variables
\r, Scalar variables
\t, Scalar variables
\\, Scalar variables
{}, Hash Variables
|, Process handles
||, Operators and (internal) functions
PHP, Configuring mod_php support
Physical Extents, Configuring Logical Volume Management
Physical Volume, Configuring Logical Volume Management
ping, ifconfig
ping sweep, What is it?
PKC, Public key cryptography
Plug and Play, Plug and play
Port 749, Ports for the KDC and Admin Services
Port 88, Ports for the KDC and Admin Services
Port redirection, Port Redirection with IPCHAINS
Port Scans, Description
PortSentry, Description
portsentry
-atcp, Installation and Configuration
-audp, Installation and Configuration
-stcp, Installation and Configuration
-sudp, Installation and Configuration
-tcp, Installation and Configuration
-udp, Installation and Configuration
advanced logic mode, Installation and Configuration
portsentry.conf, Installation and Configuration
POSIX
awk, Using awk
powerd, powerd
powerfail, Configuring /etc/inittab
powerfailnow, Configuring /etc/inittab
powerokwait, Configuring /etc/inittab
powerwait, Configuring /etc/inittab
PPP, Routing Through a Gateway, PPP
Account, PPP Server
Client, PPP Client
Server, PPP Server
ppp0, PPP Client
pppd, PPP
Practical Extraction and Report Language
perl, Writing simple Perl scripts
Print Services for Unix, Using lpr
printcap, Using a Windows printer from Linux
printers, Using Samba
Private Network Addresses, Private Network Addresses
processing log-file data, Using awk
procfs, Setting kernel parameters
procmail, Procmail
D, recipes
LOCKFILE, Procmail
LOGFILE, recipes
MAILDIR, Procmail
^TO_, recipes
programming
awk, Using awk
perl, Writing simple Perl scripts
proper editor, Editors
PS1, Core system variables
PS2, Core system variables
PS3, Core system variables
PS4, Core system variables

R

RAID, What is RAID?
0, RAID levels
1, RAID levels
4, RAID levels
5, RAID levels
hardware, Hardware RAID
Linear, RAID levels
software, Software RAID
raidstart, Configuring RAID (using mdadm)
RAM-disk, Why we need bootdisks
rdev, Create a bootdisk
readline, Shell startup environment
realm, Preparing the installation
reboot, What happens next, what does /sbin/init do?
recovery disks, Why we need bootdisks
regular expressions, Regular Expressions, Patterns
$, The $ end anchor
$&, Method 1: using $`, $& and $'
$', Method 1: using $`, $& and $'
$`, Method 1: using $`, $& and $'
(), Grouping
*, Multipliers, Multiplier overview
+, Multipliers, Multiplier overview
-, A character range in a character class
- in character set, Combinations of sets and ranges
., The dot: placeholder for any character
:], POSIX character classes
:]], POSIX character classes
?, Multipliers, Multiplier overview
alnum, POSIX character classes
alternation, Anchors, Alternation
anchor overview, Anchor overview
anchors, Anchors
ASCII, A character range in a character class
awk, Multipliers
backreferences, Grouping and backreferences
begin anchor, The ^ begin anchor
beginning of line, The ^ begin anchor
blank, POSIX character classes
character class, Primitives, Character classes
character range, A character range in a character class
classic, Multipliers
classic and tabs, Tab characters
combining character classes, POSIX character classes
combining sets and ranges, Combinations of sets and ranges
curly brace, A digit, letter or other character
curly brace multipliers, Multipliers
dialects, Regular Expressions
digit, A digit, letter or other character
dot placeholder, Primitives
egrep, POSIX character classes, Multipliers
end anchor, The $ end anchor
end of line, The $ end anchor
extended, Multipliers
flex, Multipliers
gawk, POSIX character classes
grep, Introducing Regular Expressions, Multipliers
grouping, Anchors, Grouping
grouping and multipliers, Applying a multiplier to a group
grouping the day, month and year parts, Method 2: grouping
in awk, Regular Expressions in awk
in perl, Perl Regular Expressions
in sed, Regular Expressions in sed
inverted character class, The inverted character class
letter, A digit, letter or other character
literal dot, The dot: placeholder for any character
multiplier, A digit, letter or other character, Multipliers
multiplier *, The * multiplier
multiplier +, The + multiplier
multiplier ?, The ? multiplier
multiplier {}, The curly brace multiplier
multipliers, Primitives and Multipliers
omitting multiplier, Primitives and Multipliers
one-time multiplier, The dot: placeholder for any character
order in set, A character set in a character class
other characters, A digit, letter or other character
Perl, Multipliers
perl line boundaries, Anchors: line boundaries
perl newlines, Anchors: line boundaries
perl's extra primitives, Perl character class extensions
portability, Multiplier overview, Grouping, Alternation
POSIX character class, POSIX character classes
POSIX character classes, POSIX character classes
primitive, A digit, letter or other character
primitives, Primitives and Multipliers
quantifier, Multipliers
ranges, Character classes
regular character, Primitives
sed, Multipliers
sets, Character classes
shell expansion, Introducing Regular Expressions
special characters, Special characters
special meaning, Characters and combinations with a special meaning
support for {} multipliers, The curly brace multiplier
the dot, The dot: placeholder for any character
word boundaries, Word-boundary anchors
zero width assertions, Anchors
[, Character classes
[0-9], A character range in a character class
[:, POSIX character classes
[:alnum:], POSIX character classes
[:alpha:], POSIX character classes
[:blank:], POSIX character classes
[:digit:], POSIX character classes
[:lower:], POSIX character classes
[:punct:], POSIX character classes
[:space:], POSIX character classes
[:upper:], POSIX character classes
[:xdigit:], POSIX character classes
[aouiyA]{2}, A character set in a character class
[[:, POSIX character classes
\(\), Grouping
\., The dot: placeholder for any character
\1, Grouping and backreferences
\<, Word-boundary anchors, The \< and \> word-boundary anchors
\>, Word-boundary anchors, The \< and \> word-boundary anchors
\b, Word-boundary anchors, The \b word-boundary anchor, Anchors: word boundaries
\B, Anchors: word boundaries
\d, Method 2: grouping
\s, Extended Regular Expressions
\t, Extended Regular Expressions
\w, Perl character class extensions
\W, Special characters
], Character classes
^, The inverted character class, The ^ begin anchor
^ in character class, The inverted character class
{4}, Primitives and Multipliers
{}, Multipliers, Multiplier overview
removing a patch, Removing a kernel patch from a production kernel
reporting, Using awk
rescuedisk, Create a recovery disk
rescuedisks, Create a bootdisk
reserved blocks, tune2fs
respawn, Configuring /etc/inittab
reverse zone, Zones and reverse zones
reverse-ident, What is it?
RFC 1036, Internet News
RFC 977, Internet News
RFC1256, The Firm's network with IPCHAINS
RFC1631, Network Address Translation (NAT)
RFC2782, Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs
RFC2827, What they are
RFC792, The Firm's network with IPCHAINS
RFC950, The Firm's network with IPCHAINS
RJ45, Multiport boards
RLL, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
rmmod, Topics, rmmod
rndc, The rndc program
Rockridge, Creating an image for a CD-ROM
rogue host, arp and arpwatch
ROM, The bootstrap process
root disk, Why we need bootdisks
root filesystem
Linux, Manual initrd creation
route, Configuring the network interface, route, IP Masquerading with IPCHAINS
routed, What it is
routing, Routing Through a Gateway
routing table, Configuring the network interface
ROWS, Core system variables
RPC, The Loopback Interface, Configuring the kernel for NFS, What is it?
rpcinfo, rpcinfo
rpm, Packaging Software (for your reference)
rpm -bb, Building RPMs
RPM Packages, RPM Packages
RRDtool, Monitoring Apache load and performance
RSA, How to create a SSL server Certificate
RSA-key, Server keys
rsync, rsync
-avzrog, Using the rsync client
873, Configuring the rsync daemon
algorithm, The rsync algorithm
archive, Using the rsync client
area, Configuring the rsync daemon
auth users, Configuring the rsync daemon
comment, Configuring the rsync daemon
exclude, Using the rsync client
fixed-size blocks, The rsync algorithm
gid, Configuring the rsync daemon
group, Using the rsync client
hosts deny, Configuring the rsync daemon
lock file, Configuring the rsync daemon
log file, Configuring the rsync daemon
MD4, The rsync algorithm
owner, Using the rsync client
path, Configuring the rsync daemon
pid file, Configuring the rsync daemon
recursive, Using the rsync client
rolling checksum, The rsync algorithm
RSA/DSA, Configuring the rsync daemon
rsh, Configuring the rsync daemon
rsyncd.conf, Configuring the rsync daemon
secrets file, Configuring the rsync daemon
ssh, Configuring the rsync daemon
uid, Configuring the rsync daemon
use chroot, Configuring the rsync daemon
[], Configuring the rsync daemon
runlevel, What happens next, what does /sbin/init do?
runlevel 1, What happens next, what does /sbin/init do?
runlevel 2-5, What happens next, what does /sbin/init do?
runlevel 6, What happens next, what does /sbin/init do?
runlevel s, What happens next, what does /sbin/init do?
runlevel S, What happens next, what does /sbin/init do?

S

Samba, What is Samba?
samba
%S, Accessing Samba shares from Windows 2000
download, With smbclient
get, With smbclient
global, Accessing Samba shares from Windows 2000
homes, Accessing Samba shares from Windows 2000
inetd, Installing the Samba components
logon scripts, Creating logon scripts for clients
messaging, Sending a message with smbclient
mget, With smbclient
MS Windows quirk, Making the second connection from Windows 2000
nmbd, Installing the Samba components
nmblookup, Using nmblookup to test the WINS Server
password, Making the first connection from Windows 2000
path, Using Samba
port 137, Installing the Samba components
port 139, Installing the Samba components
printers, Accessing Samba shares from Windows 2000
printing, Using Samba
smb.conf, Accessing Samba shares from Windows 2000
smbd, Installing the Samba components
smbmount, With smbmount
smbpasswd, Installing the Samba components
smbspool, Using a Windows printer from Linux
smbstatus, Making the first connection from Windows 2000
username, Making the first connection from Windows 2000
WINS, Using Samba as a WINS Server
scp, What are ssh and sshd?
SCSI, Write the CD-image to a CD, Hardware RAID
SCSI CD Writers, Configuring IDE CD burners
SCSI Hostadapter Emulation, Configuring IDE CD burners
sector 0, The bootstrap process
sector 0 of kernel, Kernel loading
Secure Shell, Secure shell (OpenSSH) (2.212.4)
security alerts, What are they?
security vulnerabilities, What is it?
securityfocus, Where is it?
SEI, What is it?
sendmail
always_add_domain, Sendmail configuration
CF_DIR, Sendmail configuration
divert, Sendmail configuration
DOMAIN, Sendmail configuration
FEATURE, Sendmail configuration
genericstable, Sendmail configuration
GENERICS_DOMAIN, Sendmail configuration
GENERICS_DOMAIN_FILE, Sendmail configuration
MAILER, Sendmail configuration
mailertable, Sendmail configuration
MASQUERADE_AS, Sendmail configuration
MASQUERADE_DOMAIN, Sendmail configuration
masquerade_entire_domain, Sendmail configuration
nouucp, Sendmail configuration
OSTYPE, Sendmail configuration
Restricted Shell, Sendmail configuration
use_ct_file, Sendmail configuration
use_cw_file, Sendmail configuration
VERSIONID, Sendmail configuration
virtusertable, Sendmail configuration
sendmail.mc, Installing Majordomo
serial devices, Serial devices
Server Message Block protocol, What is Samba?
set, Core system variables
set -o noclobber, Shell startup environment
set -o vi, Shell startup environment
setserial, setserial
shared libraries, Shared libraries
shared objects
-Ldir, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
/etc/ld.so.cache, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
/etc/ld.so.conf, ldconfig
dynamic section, ldconfig
ld -rpath, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
ldconfig, ldconfig
ldconfig -p, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
ldd, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
LD_LIBRARY_PATH, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
libc5, ldconfig
libc6, ldconfig
linkname, Naming schemes for shared objects
locating, How the dynamic linker locates shared objects
major number, Shared object version numbering
minor number, Shared object version numbering
naming schemes, Naming schemes for shared objects
objdump, ldconfig
patchlevel, Shared object version numbering
real name, Naming schemes for shared objects
soname, Naming schemes for shared objects
upgrading, Naming schemes for shared objects
version numbering, Shared object version numbering
shell, Writing Bourne shell scripts, Shell startup environment
$!, Special variables
$#, Special variables
$$, Special variables
$*, Special variables
$-, Special variables
$0, Special variables
$1, Special variables
$?, Special variables
$@, Special variables
&&, Branching and looping
+x, Debugging scripts
-v, Debugging scripts
-x, Debugging scripts
/etc/profile, Variables
:+, Variables
:-, Variables
:=, Variables
:?, Variables
<<, Here documents
arithmetic, Advanced topics
backticks, Branching and looping
bash, Writing Bourne shell scripts
boolean AND, Branching and looping
Bourne, Writing Bourne shell scripts
branching, Branching and looping
break, Branching and looping
case, Branching and looping
case .. in , Branching and looping
coding standards, Some words on coding style
continue, Branching and looping
controlling tty, Debugging scripts
curly braces, Variables
documentation, Some words on coding style
dotting, Advanced topics
elif, Branching and looping
else, Branching and looping
environment variables, Variables
esac, Branching and looping
eval, Advanced topics
exec, Advanced topics
exit value, Writing Bourne shell scripts
export, Variables
fi, Branching and looping
for, Special variables
for .. in .., Branching and looping
function declaration, Functions
function export, Functions
functions, Functions
functions and variable scope, Functions
hello world, Writing Bourne shell scripts
here documents, Here documents
HOME, Variables
IEEE 1003.2, Writing Bourne shell scripts
if, Branching and looping
IFS, Variables
left-hand side, Variables
local, Variables
PATH, Writing Bourne shell scripts, Variables
POSIX, Writing Bourne shell scripts
PS1, Variables
PS2, Variables
pseudo-variables in functions, Functions
PWD, Variables
readonly, Variables
recursion, Functions
redirection, Advanced topics
right-hand side, Variables
seq, Branching and looping
set, Advanced topics, Debugging scripts
setting a variable, Variables
SHELL, Variables
shift, Special variables
signals, Advanced topics
special variables, Special variables
subshell, Variables
test, Branching and looping
then, Branching and looping
until, Branching and looping
until .. do, Branching and looping
USER, Variables
using a variable, Variables
variables, Variables
while, Special variables
while .. do, Branching and looping
x-bit, Writing Bourne shell scripts
[, Branching and looping
SHELL, Core system variables
SHLVL, Core system variables
showmount, Exporting filesystems, The showmount command, The showmount --exports command
single user mode, Booting into single user mode or a specific runlevel
slapd, Obtaining the software
SLIP, PPP
small databases, Using awk
SMB, What is Samba?
smbclient, An example of the functionality we wish to achieve , With smbclient
smbmount, With smbmount
smrsh, Installing Majordomo, Sendmail configuration
snapshots, Configuring Logical Volume Management
sniffer, Installation
sniffing, What don't tcp wrappers do?
snort, What is it?
rules, Configuration
software RAID, Software RAID
spec-file, Packaging Software (for your reference)
Split DNS, Split DNS: two DNS servers on one machine
split-level DNS, Internal DNS
squid, squid
-k reconfigure, squid
ACL, Access policies
authenticate_program, squid
authentication, Authenticators
base64, Authenticators
cache_dir, squid
cache_mem, Utilizing memory usage
cache_swap, Utilizing memory usage
deny access, Redirectors
getpwnam, Authenticators
Group LDAP, Authenticators
http_access, squid
http_access allow, Access policies
http_access deny, Access policies
http_port, squid
LDAP, Authenticators
maximum_object_size, Utilizing memory usage
minimum_object_size, Utilizing memory usage
MSNT, Authenticators
NCSA, Authenticators
Non-anon LDAP, Authenticators
PAM, Authenticators
RADIUS, Authenticators
redirector, Redirectors
redirect_program, squid
SMB, Authenticators
squid.conf, Access policies
SSL, squid
StoreEntry, Utilizing memory usage
srm.conf, Installing the Apache web-server
SSH, VPN Types, Secure shell (OpenSSH) (2.212.4)
ssh, What are ssh and sshd?
.rhosts, Server keys , The .rhosts and .shosts files
.shosts, The .rhosts and .shosts files
AllowGroups, Allow or deny non-root logins
AllowUsers, Allow or deny non-root logins
authorized_keys, User keys, public and private
background tunnel, Tunneling an application protocol over ssh with portmapping
Blowfish, Server keys
DenyGroups, Allow or deny non-root logins
DenyUsers, Allow or deny non-root logins
forced-commands-only, Allow or deny root logins
gnome-ssh-askpass, Enabling X-sessions
id_dsa, User keys, public and private
id_dsa.pub, User keys, public and private
keys, Keys and their purpose
no, Allow or deny root logins
PermitRootLogin, Allow or deny root logins
protocol version 1, Server keys
protocol version 2, Server keys
RSA, Server keys
Server Keys, Server keys
smtp, Tunneling an application protocol over ssh with portmapping
ssh-add, Login session
ssh-agent, Configuring the ssh-agent
ssh-askpass, Enabling X-sessions
SSH_AGENT_PID, Login session
The X Window System, Enabling or disabling X forwarding
tunnel, Tunneling an application protocol over ssh with portmapping
User Keys, User keys, public and private
without-password, Allow or deny root logins
X Sessions, Enabling X-sessions
X11DisplayOffset, Enabling or disabling X forwarding
X11Forwarding, Enabling or disabling X forwarding
XAuthLocation, Enabling or disabling X forwarding
ssh-keygen, User keys, public and private
sshd, What are ssh and sshd?
sshd_config, Configuring sshd
SSL, Encrypted webservers: SSL
Stateful Firewall, Connection tracking: Stateful Firewalling
static libraries, Shared libraries
strace, Troubleshooting tools
striping, RAID levels
subscribe, Aliases
superblock, Filesystems
superblock location, debugfs
support
debian, Getting help
mandrake, Getting help
Red Hat, Getting help
SuSE, Getting help
swap, Swap
swapon, Swap
SYN, Description
SYN sweep, What is it?
sysctl, Using sysctl, Setting kernel parameters
sysctl -a, Setting kernel parameters
sysinit, Configuring /etc/inittab
sysklogd, Sysklogd
syslog
,, syslogd
alert, syslogd
auth, syslogd
authpriv, syslogd
crit, syslogd
cron, syslogd
daemon, syslogd
emerg, syslogd
err, syslogd
ftp, syslogd
info, syslogd
kern, syslogd
local0..7, syslogd
lpr, syslogd
mail, syslogd
news, syslogd
notice, syslogd
real file, syslogd
remote host, syslogd
split log, syslogd
syslog, syslogd
target logfile, syslogd
tty, syslogd
user, syslogd
user notify, syslogd
uucp, syslogd
wall, syslogd
warning, syslogd
syslog-ng, syslog-ng versus sysklog, Syslog-ng
syslog.conf, syslogd
syslogd, Sysklogd
system integrity, The Tripwire Policy File

T

TCP SYN, What is it?
tcp wrapper, Securing the portmapper
tcp wrappers, What do tcp wrappers do?
tcpd, What do tcp wrappers do?
tcpdump, tcpdump, What is it?
telnet, The Loopback Interface
TERM, Core system variables
testing a firewall, What is it?
The X Window System, Configuring CRT devices
time-to-live, Routing Through a PPP Link
TIME_EXCEEDED, traceroute
TLS, Encrypted webservers: SSL
TMPDIR, Core system variables
traceroute, route
transparent proxy, Web-caches
Triple-DES, How to create a SSL server Certificate
tripwire, What is it?
--update-policy, The Tripwire Policy File
comment, The Tripwire Policy File
DBFILE, Required Variables
directives, The Tripwire Policy File
EDITOR, Other variables
EMAILREPORTLEVEL, Other variables
GLOBALEMAIL, Other variables
keys, Installation
LATEPROMPTING, Other variables
LOCALKEYFILE, Required Variables
LOOSEDIRECTORYCHECKING, Other variables
MAILMETHOD, Other variables
MAILNOVIOLATIONS, Other variables
MAILPROGRAM, Other variables
pass phrase, Installation
POLFILE, Required Variables
policy file, The Tripwire Policy File
REPORTFILE, Required Variables
REPORTLEVEL, Other variables
rules, The Tripwire Policy File
SITEKEYFILE, Required Variables
SMTPHOST, Other variables
SMTPPORT, Other variables
SYSLOGREPORTING, Other variables
TEMPDIRECTORY, Other variables
twadmin, The Tripwire Configuration File
twadmin --create-polfile, The Tripwire Policy File
twcfg.txt, The Tripwire Configuration File
variables, The Tripwire Policy File
troubleshooting
/etc/group, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
/etc/inittab, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
/etc/lilo.conf, Resolving initial boot problems
/etc/login.defs, Troubleshooting /etc/login.defs , Troubleshooting /etc/login.defs
/etc/modules.conf, Troubleshooting tools
/etc/passwd, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
/etc/profile, Troubleshooting /etc/profile , Troubleshooting /etc/profile
/etc/rc.boot, Troubleshooting /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.boot , Troubleshooting /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.boot
/etc/rc.d/bcheckrc, Troubleshooting /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.boot , Troubleshooting /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.boot
/etc/rc.d/local, Troubleshooting /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.boot , Troubleshooting /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.boot
/etc/rc.local, Troubleshooting /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.boot , Troubleshooting /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.boot
/etc/rc?.d, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
/etc/sh.conf, Troubleshooting /etc/`shell_name`.conf , Troubleshooting /etc/`shell_name`.conf
/etc/shadow, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
/etc/syslog.conf, Troubleshooting /etc/syslog.conf , Troubleshooting /etc/syslog.conf
/proc, Troubleshooting tools
/proc/interrupts, Resolving IRQ/DMA conflicts
/proc/pci/, Resolving IRQ/DMA conflicts
/sbin/init, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
1024 cylinder boundary, Resolving initial boot problems
131072K, Resolving kernel boot problems
1700-1791, Resolving initial boot problems
64MB, Resolving kernel boot problems
adding a drive, Resolving initial boot problems
AT E, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
AT Q, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
authorisation, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
bad cabling, Resolving initial boot problems
blocking traffic, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
booting problems, Resolving initial boot problems
boottime scripts, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
cannot login, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
carrier detect, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
components involved, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
connector seating, Resolving initial boot problems
cost effectiveness, A word of caution
cron, Troubleshooting cron processes , Troubleshooting cron processes
deactivate PNP, Resolving initial boot problems
default runlevel, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
depmod, Troubleshooting tools
Disk Controller Error, Resolving initial boot problems
disk geometry, Resolving initial boot problems
dmesg, Troubleshooting tools
environment variables, Core system variables
export, Core system variables
fdisk, Resolving initial boot problems
firewall, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
first step, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
fsck, Resolving initial boot problems
fuser, Troubleshooting tools
getting help, Getting help
getty respawning too fast, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
hardware problems, Resolving initial boot problems
HOP, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
ICMP, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
IDE, Resolving initial boot problems
insmod, Troubleshooting tools
IRQ/DMA, Resolving kernel boot problems
IRQ/DMA conflicts, Resolving IRQ/DMA conflicts
LILO, Resolving initial boot problems
lsdev, Resolving IRQ/DMA conflicts, Troubleshooting tools
lsmod, Troubleshooting tools
lsof, Troubleshooting tools
lspci, Resolving IRQ/DMA conflicts, Troubleshooting tools
ltrace, Troubleshooting tools
MBR, Resolving initial boot problems
modem, Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init , Troubleshooting /etc/inittab and /sbin/init
modprobe, Troubleshooting tools
networks, Something on network troubleshooting in general , Something on network troubleshooting in general , Something on network troubleshooting in general
No Fixed Disk Found, Resolving initial boot problems
PANIC, Resolving kernel boot problems
physical problem, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
ping, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
Plug And Play, Resolving initial boot problems
rdev, Resolving initial boot problems
rescue disk, Resolving initial boot problems
routing, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
SCSI, Resolving initial boot problems
setup BIOS, Resolving initial boot problems
strace, Troubleshooting tools
strings, Troubleshooting tools
tools, Troubleshooting tools
traceroute, An example situation , An example situation , An example situation
UDMA, Resolving initial boot problems
uname, Troubleshooting tools
VFS unable to mount root fs, Resolving kernel boot problems
TTL, traceroute, The Firm's network with IPCHAINS
tune2fs, Maintaining a Linux Filesystem (203.2), tune2fs
tunefs
-c, tune2fs
-C, tune2fs
-i, tune2fs
-m, tune2fs
-r, tune2fs
tunnel, What Is A VPN
tunneling over ssh, Tunneling an application protocol over ssh with portmapping
tw.cfg, The Tripwire Configuration File
twadmin, The Tripwire Configuration File

U

udev, udev Device Management (203.4)
UDMA33, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
UDMA66, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
UHCI, Configuring USB devices
UID, Core system variables
Ultra DMA, Configuring harddisks using hdparm
umount, Mounting and Unmounting
uname, Topics
Unix
salt, Regular Expressions
unmount, Mounting and Unmounting
unresolved symbol, insmod
UPS, Configuring /etc/inittab , powerd
USB, USB devices
usbdevfs, USB devices
Usenet, Internet News
USER, Core system variables
user login alert, user login alert
useradd, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
userdel, Troubleshooting authorisation problems , Troubleshooting authorisation problems
UUCP, Internet News

V

validating data, Using awk
Van Jacobson, PPP
version numbering, Identifying stable and development kernels and patches
VESA Local Bus, Bus structures
vi, Shell startup environment, Editors
video card, Configuring CRT devices
vim, Editors
virtual hosting, Apache Virtual Hosting
VPN, What Is A VPN
vulnerability, What are they?
vulnerable, PAP Versus CHAP

W

wait, Configuring /etc/inittab
web-cache, Web-caches
Weinberger, Peter J., Using awk
winpopup, Sending a message with smbclient
WINS, What is a WINS Server?

X

X-MAS, Description
X.500, What is it?
XF86Config, Configuring USB devices
xf86config, Configuring CRT devices
XF86Setup, Configuring CRT devices
XFree86, Configuring CRT devices
XFS, Filesystems
XF_SVGA, Configuring LCD devices
xinetd, xinetd
Xmas Tree, What is it?
xvidtune, Configuring CRT devices

Z

zImage, Different types of kernel images
zone, Zones and reverse zones
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