Setting up a Linux Server : Visual Black Book Book

	Preface	xvii
Chapter 1	Linux Basics	13
1.1	What Is Linux? (Linux Basics)	14
	Linux Is An OS	14
	The Best OS For Servers	15
1.2	What You Can Do With Linux (Server Functions)	16
	Linux Is Best Suited For An Intranet	16
	Internet Connection	17
1.3	The Varieties Of Linux (Linux Distributions)	18
	Available Distributions	19
1.4	Understanding A Network (TCP/IP)	20
	Connecting Personal Computers	20
	Explaining IP Addresses	21
	Use Of IP Addresses	21
1.5	Network Essentials (Networking Devices)	22
	Network Cards	22
	Hubs	22
	Cables	23
1.6	Deciding On The Right Network (Setting Up A Network)	24
	Notes On Using An Ethernet	25
1.7	Checking PC Specs (Hardware Environment)	26
	Installable Computers	26
	Recommended PC Specifications	26
	Familiarization Through Installation And Use	27
	STEP UP (Linux Is A Type Of Unix OS)	28
Chapter 2	Installing Linux	29
2.1	Pre-Installation Procedures For Linux (Checking The Installation Order)	30
	Pre-Installation Preparations	30
	Linux Installation Sequence	31
2.2	Creating An Installation Disk (Creating A Boot Disk)	32
2.3	Installing Linux Part 1 (Booting The Installer)	34
2.4	Installing Linux Part 2 (Usage Of fdisk)	38
	Changing The Hard Disk Partition For Linux Use	38
2.5	Installing Linux Part 3 (Installing Red Hat Linux)	44
	Trouble With Booting Up After Installation	53
	Step Up (Laptops As Servers)	54
Chapter 3	Mastering The Basic Operations Of Linux	55
3.1	Running Linux (Log in and Log out)	56
	Starting Linux Operations	56
	Starting Linux Operations From Log in	57
3.2	Understanding Directories (Creating Linux Directories)	58
	Linux Directories: The Same As Windows Folders	58
3.3	Mastering Commands (Commands)	60
	Understanding Command And Argument Relationships	60
3.4	Changing Current Directories (cd)	62
	Using The cd Command To Change The Current Directory	62
	Proper Use Of Absolute Paths And Relative Paths	63
3.5	Displaying Directory Contents (Is)	64
	Using The Is Command To Display Directory Contents	64
3.6	Understanding Permissions (Permissions)	66
	Permissions Show Access Privileges To Files And Directories	66
3.7	Basic File Operations (cp, mv, rm, mkdir commands)	68
	Using The cp Command To Copy Files	68
	Using The mkdir Command To Create Directories	69
	Using The mv Command To Move Files	69
	Using The rm Command To Delete Files	70
	Input Support Function: Making File And Directory Names Easier To Enter	71
3.8	Setting Up The CD ROM Drive (mount)	72
	Mounting And Using The CD ROM And Other Disk Drives	72
	Using CD ROMs With Linux	72
3.9	Shutting Down Linux (Shutdown)	74
	The Little-Used Shutdown Command	75
	Step Up (Applying The man Command)	76
Chapter 4	Registering As A Linux User	77
4.1	Understanding The Role Of The User (A Look At Users)	78
	The Role Of Linux Users	78
	User Environment	79
	Understanding User And Group Relationships	79
	Set up	79
4.2	Registering Linux Users (useradd)	80
	User Roles	81
4.3	Changing Passwords (passwd)	82
	Passwords: Important Keys	83
4.4	Creating New Groups (Editing Groups Using vi)	84
	Using vi	88
	vi Command List	89
	Step Up (Managing Users And Passwords)	90
Chapter 5	Using Linux From Windows And Macintosh	91
5.1	Using Linux From A Client PC (Using Telnet)	92
	Operating Linux From A Client PC	92
	Preparations	93
	Advantages And Disadvantages Of Assigning IP Addresses With DHCP	93
5.2	Automatic Assignment Of IP Addresses (Setting Up A DHCP Server)	94
	DHCP Explained	96
	Daemon: A Program That Provides A Service	97
5.3	Connecting To Linux From Windows (Setting Up The Network)	98
	Adding Network Cards To Desktop PCs	98
	Adding Network Cards To Laptop PCs	99
	Setting Up TCP/IP	100
	The Necessity Of Setting Up Each PC On The Network	101
5.4	Using Linux From Windows (Telnet Using Tera Term Pro)	102
5.5	Connecting To Linux From Macintosh (Setting Up The Network)	106
	The Necessity Of Setting Up Each Mac On The Network	107
5.6	Using Linux From Macintosh (Using Better Telnet)	108
	Step Up (Telnet And Virtual Terminals)	110
Chapter 6	Using Linux As A File Server From Windows	111
6.1	How To Configure Linux As A Windows File Server (The Role Of Samba)	112
	The Windows And Linux Systems Cannot Seamlessly Exchange Data	112
	The Role Of Samba	113
	Samba And Linux Use Different User Management Systems	113
	Installation Preparations	113
6.2	How To Handle A Linux File In Windows (Samba)	114
	Setting Up Windows PCs	117
	How To Use Shared Folders	118
	How To Verify smb.conf Settings	119
	Linux And Samba Usernames Are The Same	119
	Changing A Samba Password From Windows	120
	How To Change Passwords	120
6.3	Creating Folders Anyone Can Use (Creating Shared Folders)	122
	Setting Directory Permissions	123
6.4	Creating Folders For Specific Users Only (Setting Access Rights)	124
	Advantages Of Using Groups	125
	Step Up (Why Are Passwords In Samba Set Seperately?)	126
Chapter 7	Using Linux As A Macintosh File Server	127
7.1	How To Configure Linux As A Macintosh File Server (The Role Of netatalk)	128
	Macintosh And Linux Systems Cannot Exchange Data Without Assistance	128
	The Role Of netatalk	129
	What You Can Do With netatalk	129
	Installation Preparations	129
7.2	How To Handle Linux Files From Macintosh Part 1 (Open Source (tar))	130
	The Linux Archiving Tool: tar	131
7.3	How To Handle Linux Files From Macintosh Part 2 (Revising The Source (patch))	132
	Patches	133
	Operating Problems	133
7.4	How To Handle Linux Files From Macintosh Part 3 (Compiling Source (make))	134
	Compiling: Changing Source Code Into Executable Files	135
7.5	How To Handle Linux Files From Macintosh Part 4 (Booting Up netatalk)	136
	Using Linux As A File Server From Macintosh	137
7.6	Creating Shared Folders (Setting Access Rights)	138
	Access Privileges To netatalk Shared Folders	139
	STEP UP (Why Compile?)	140
Chapter 8	Using Printers In Windows And Macintosh	141
8.1	Using Network Printers (Shared Printer Types)	142
	Non-PostScript Printer	142
	Advantages Of Shared Printers	144
	Network Printers And Their Uses	145
	Using Shared Printers In Linux	145
8.2	Sharing Printers (printcap And papd.conf)	146
	How To Set Up Different Kinds Of Printers	146
8.3	Using Shared Printers (Client PC Settings)	152
	Setting Shared Printers For Windows PCs	152
	How To Use A Shared Printer With Macintosh	153
8.4	Sharing Printers Connected To Windows PCs (Shared Network Service)	154
	STEP UP (Sharing Printers On A Macintosh That Doesn't Have A Printer Port)	156
Chapter 9	Making Web Pages For Intranet Use	157
9.1	How Web Pages Are Displayed (apache)	158
	How A Web Page Works	158
	The Role Of Apache	159
	Directories Assigned By Apache As The Document Root	159
9.2	Customizing Your Web Server (Changing Settings Files)	160
	Changing Document Roots	160
	Assigning Special Directories To Document Root Subdirectories	161
	Adding New Index Files	162
	Creating A Web Page For Each Linux User	163
	Changing Directory Names For Linux Users	163
	STEP UP (Web Server And Apache)	164
Chapter 10	Creating A Mail Server For Intranet Use	165
10.1	Understanding How Email Works (sendmail And qpopper)	166
	How Email Is Exchanged	166
	Mail Servers Running On Linux	167
	Exchanges Between Mail Servers And Mailers	167
	Installation Preparations	167
10.2	Installing Mail Server Software (Installing sendmail)	168
10.3	Creating A Mail Server Part 1 (Editing sendmail.cf)	170
10.4	Creating A Mail Server Part 2 (Installing qpopper)	174
	The Role Of inetd.conf	177
10.5	Preparing To Use Email (Settings On The Client Side)	178
	Settings For The Mailer Software	178
	Examples Of Sending Email	178
	Examples Of Outlook Express Settings	179
	Examples Of PostPet Settings	179
	STEP UP (The Road To The Internet)	180
Chapter 11	Managing Linux	181
11.1	Trouble On The Network (Network Troubleshooting)	182
	Hardware Troubleshooting	182
	Service Troubleshooting	184
	Gathering Information From Log Files And Web Pages	184
11.2	Using Your Hard Disk Efficiently (Disk Capacity)	186
	Checking Disk Capacity	186
	Cleaning Up Unwanted Files	186
	Move To A Less-Used File System	187
	Expanding Hard Disk Capacity	189
11.3	Backing Up Data (Back Up Methods)	190
	Backing Up Settings Files And Shared Files	190
	Moving The Linux Environment To Another PC	191
	Back Up Methods By Media	192
11.4	Shutting Down Linux Safely (Checking For Users)	194
	Checking Each Service For Linux Users	194
	Shutdown Methods	195
11.5	Expanding The File Sharing Hard Disk (fstab)	196
	Partitioning The Hard Disk	196
	Precautions When Using IDE Hard Disks Larger Than 8GB	201
11.6	Using Llnux More Efficiently (Linux Hints)	202
	Command Line Alias	202
	Add New Alias	203
	Useful Operations In Linux	203
	When Commands Cannot Be Entered	203
	If The Linux Screen Goes Blank	204
	Displaying File Contents	204
	Combining Commands	205
	STEP UP (In Case Of Emergency)	206
Appendix A	How To Set Up A Windows Client PC	207
Appendix B	How To Set Up A Macintosh Client	213
Appendix C	How To Install A SCSI Card	215
Appendix D	Command References	219
Appendix E	GNU General Public License	225
	Glossary	233
	Index	241