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Index

s (sed command),
S3 chipsets, XFree86 support,
S3 SonicVibes sound card, Linux driver module,
SAINT (security testing tool),
Samba,
SANS Institute Web site,
SARA (security testing tool),
saving, Emacs and,
/sbin, description,
scalar variables, Perl,
scheduling jobs
one-time,
overview,
recurring jobs,
sci newsgroups, description,
Scientific packages, description,
Screen section, XF86Config file, ,
screening routers, ,
scripting. See also
Bash shell,
Perl,
script names,
shell, overview,
scripts, Tcl, creating,
Scroll Text command, vi text editor,
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
compatibility,
configuring support,
disk controllers,
SCSI-Generic-HOWTO file,
SCSI-2.4-HOWTO file,
SCSI-Programming-HOWTO file,
SDK (Software Development Kit)
Java, installing,
J2EE, installing,
SDSL (Symmetric DSL), description,
Search button, Mozilla,
searches
ed text editor, strings,
Emacs,
files, find command,
man pages,
strings, vi text editor,
sections, DocBook,
Secure Sockets Layer. See
Secure-Programs-HOWTO file,
security
auditing
overview,
test methodology,
computer vulnerabilities, resources for further reading,
digital signatures,
encrypting/decrypting documents, GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard),
file ownership and permissions,
firewalls
configuration,
configuring,
security levels,
host issues,
operating system updates,
information resources,
Internet services
disabling services,
overview,
remote logins,
key pairs, generating,
key signing,
keys, exchanging,
log files, examining,
mailing lists about,
managing,
Mozilla Web browser,
network administration, ,
network issues,
network services,
newsgroups about,
organization-wide frameworks,
packet filtering
iptables,
setting security level,
passwords,
public-key encryption,
servers
SSL,
testing,
setuid permission, checking for,
system accessibility issues,
system settings,
terminology,
testing tools,
Tripwire application,
security audits,
Security HOWTO Web site,
security policies,
[security] section, gdm,
Security-HOWTO file,
Security-Quickstart-HOWTO file,
Security-Quickstart-Redhat-HOWTO file,
sed utility
commands,
copying/pasting,
editing commands,
file input/output,
multiple lines,
introduction,
running,
send command, FTP,
sendmail
access database,
alias file,
alias mailing list,
configuration,
configuration file, ,
m4 macro processor,
files,
.forward file,
installation,
mail command,
mailer table,
restarting,
sendmail.cf file, syntax,
SMTP and,
Telnet and,
testing delivery,
user database,
Sentry-Firewall-CD-HOWTO file,
seq (GNU shell utility), description,
Serbian-HOWTO file,
serial command,
serial communications, CD-ROM with book,
serial device names,
serial ports
communication parameters,
IRQs and I/O addresses,
multiport,
terminals, configuration,
UART,
serial-communication software, dial-up networking and,
Serial-HOWTO file,
Serial-Programming-HOWTO file,
Server Configuration Tools, packages,
server processes, NFS, starting,
ServerFlags section, XF86Config file,
ServerLayout section, XF86Config file,
servers
database server,
file server,
FTP, configuration,
packages,
PPP, setup,
security
SSL and,
testing,
standalone
starting,
starting/stopping with chkconfig command,
starting automatically at boot time,
starting/stopping, initscripts,
system settings,
X server,
[servers] section, gdm,
[server-Standard] section, gdm,
service command, starting/stopping servers,
service configuration utility, services
list of,
turning off and on,
services, list of,
servlets
Apache Web server and,
CGI programs,
httpd server connection to Tomcat,
httpd source RPMs installation,
Java 2 SDK installation and,
mod_jk module and,
Tomcat server installation,
HTML forms
linking to,
reading,
testing,
Java,
development requirements,
overview,
usefulness of,
session files, GNOME,
session layer, OSI model,
setuid permission, checking for,
setuid program,
seven-layer model. See
shadow passwords,
enabling,
Shadow-Password-HOWTO file,
shape drawing program example (Java),
shape class (Java),
shared libraries,
creating,
dynamically loading,
sharutils package, description,
SHELL Bash environment variable,
shell field, /etc/passwd file,
shell utilities,
shells
Bash, ,
Emacs and,
prompt, directories, viewing,
scripting, overview,
shellutils package, description,
short long data type (Java),
shred (GNU file utility), description,
shut down
order,
system administration and,
[Shutdown] section, kdm,
SIGSEGV (short for Segment Violation Signal),
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) video cards, XFree86 support,
Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) chipsets, XFree86 support,
Silicon Motion, Inc. chipsets, XFree86 support,
size command, FTP,
size (GNU binary utility),
skipddc command,
skipx option, kickstart,
sleep (GNU shell utility), description,
SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)
account setup, system administration and,
CSLIP and,
description,
dial-up networking and, ,
Slovenian-HOWTO file,
slrn newsreader, newsgroups and,
SMB authentication, enabling,
SMB server,
starting,
smbadduser command, Samba,
smbcalcs command, Samba,
smbclient command
commands,
Samba,
Windows resources, accessing,
smb.conf file,
smbcontrol command, Samba,
SMB-HOWTO file,
smbmount command, Samba,
smbpasswd command, Samba,
smbprint command, Samba,
smbstatus command, Samba,
smbtar command, Samba,
smbumount command, Samba,
SMP-HOWTO file,
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
commands,
MTA and,
sendmail and,
TCP/IP and,
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), TCP/IP and,
Snort-Statistics-HOWTO file,
SOA records, DNS zone files,
soc newsgroups, description,
sockets
client/server model and,
TCP/IP and,
soft mounts (file system),
software
email
MTA,
MUA,
FTP, installation,
GNU,
installation,
package groups,
installing, security considerations,
mail, installation,
news, installation,
software development
ELF (Executable and Linking Format),
environment,
gdb,
finding bugs,
fixing bugs,
running,
GPL (GNU General Public License),
introduction,
LGPL (GNU Library General Public License),
licensing issues,
make utility,
implicit rules,
makefile example,
makefile names,
makefile operation,
running,
variables and,
shared libraries,
creating,
dynamically loading,
tools,
documentation for,
GCC,
version control,
RCS,
Software-Building-HOWTO file,
Software-RAID-HOWTO file,
Software-Release-Practice-HOWTO file,
s/old/new/ file command, ed text editor,
sort (GNU text utility),
sorting, text files, GNU,
sound, laptop installation,
Sound and Video packages, description,
sound cards
CD-ROM drives and,
checking information,
configuration,
manually configuring,
device names,
kernel configuration,
kudzu utility and,
supported by Red Hat,
testing,
troubleshooting,
soundcard, system settings,
Sound-HOWTO file,
SoundMan sound card, Linux driver module,
Sound-Playing-HOWTO file,
SoundScape VIVO sound card, Linux driver module,
source files
building packages,
downloading/unpacking,
XMMS example,
kernel, installing,
Space n command, ed text editor,
Spanish-HOWTO file,
Speech-Recognition-HOWTO file,
speed, DSL line,
split (GNU text utility), ,
spooling
CUPS and,
printing and,
spreadsheets, OpenOffice.org Calc,
SQL Database Server, packages,
SRI (Stanford Research Institute), DNS and,
SRM-HOWTO file,
SRPMs, installing,
SSH, remote logins,
SSI (server-side includes), Apache Web server and,
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
digital certificates,
test certificates,
public key cryptography,
Samba, documentation for,
secure server creation,
testing secure server,
URLs,
SSL-Certificates-HOWTO file,
SSL-Redhat-HOWTO file,
standalone Java applications,
standalone servers, starting,
standalone services, security considerations,
standards, modems,
StarOffice, purchasing,
Start Here window, icons,
startup
first time
boot parameters,
configuration,
graphical login screen,
logging out,
shut down,
system administration and,
statements, Perl,
flow-control,
status command, FTP,
stderr (standard error),
STDIN, Perl,
stdin (standard input),
stdout (standard output),
Stop button, Mozilla,
stopping printing,
String class, Java,
/string command, vi text editor,
?string command, vi text editor,
strings
searches, vi text editor,
Tcl,
strings (GNU binary utility),
strip (GNU binary utility),
stty (GNU shell utility), description,
stylesheets
DocBook,
DSSSL,
XSLT,
utilities
xmllint,
xsltproc,
su (GNU shell utility)
description,
root user and,
su - command, root user,
subdirectories
/usr,
/var,
subnets, IP addresses and,
subroutines, Perl,
subscribing, to newsgroups,
substituting characters, GNU files,
sum (GNU text utility),
Sun Microsystems chipsets, XFree86 support,
Sun Yellow Pages,
supernets, network addresses,
swap space,
Swing
classes, listing of,
JFC (Java Foundation Classes),
MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture,
overview,
programming advice,
ViewCal application,
switch command, Tcl,
switchdesk utility, switching from GNOME to KDE,
symbolic links, servers, starting automatically at boot time,
symmetric-key encryption,
sync (GNU file utility), description,
synchronization, monitors,
syntax
commands, Bash shell,
/etc/exports file,
PAM configuration files,
Perl scripting language,
sysctl command,
system administration. See also
account management,
adding users,
commands,
/etc/passwd file,
groups,
backups, ,
CD-ROM with book,
configurations, ,
file system management,
mounting/unmounting,
installations, ,
software,
integrity monitoring,
Nautilus shell,
networking, status monitoring,
performance monitoring, ,
PPP accounts, setup,
root user and,
SLIP accounts, setup,
startup/shutdown, ,
tasks involved,
upgrades,
users, adding/removing, ,
system packages, installation,
system performance
load averages,
monitoring,
GNOME System Monitor,
hard disks,
proc file system,
top command,
viewing and setting kernel parameters,
vmstat utility,
system requirements, installation,
system settings, Start Here window icon,
System Tools packages, description,
System V, print commands,