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DaemonPortOptions option, sendmail, sendmail options
daemons, Common Linux Features, Disabling network services
namedstarting, Starting the named (DNS) daemon
network services, Networking Service Daemons, The xinetd super-server, The init.d start-up scripts
NIS client configuration, Configuring NIS client daemons
NIS client daemon configuration, Configuring NIS client daemons
NIS servers, configuration, Configuring NIS server daemons
smbd, Checking the status of shared directories
Darwin project, Looking inside Mac OS X
DAT DDS-3 tapes, Writable CD-ROM drives
data capture, Ethereal, Capturing Ethernet data
data typesdhcpd.conf file, Adding options
MySQL tablesstring, Understanding MySQL Tables, Table 24-4: String Data Types for Columns
time/data, Understanding MySQL Tables, Table 24-3: Time/Date Data Types for Columns
numeric, Understanding MySQL Tables, Table 24-2: Numeric Data Types for Columns, Understanding MySQL Tables
database serversnetwork services reference, Database services
databasesMySQL, Working with MySQL Databases
tables, Understanding MySQL Tables, Table 24-2: Numeric Data Types for Columns, Table 24-3: Time/Date Data Types for Columns, Table 24-4: String Data Types for Columns
adding data, Adding data to a MySQL database table, Manually entering data, Loading data from a file
mysql command, Starting the mysql command, Creating a database with mysql
date and timeSetup Agent, Running Red Hat Setup Agent
dd commandinstallation CDcopying disk image, Creating a floppy disk in Linux
DDOS attacks, Understanding Attack Techniques
protection from, Protecting Against Distributed DOS Attacks
debug keyword, logcheck.hacking
debuggingPPP connection, Running debugging
wireless LAN troubleshooting, Use debugging tools, Starting Ethereal
DeCCS, DVD decryption, Playing Video
declare command, Using the Shell in Red Hat Linux, Using shell environment variables
DefaultUser option, sendmail, sendmail options
deguggingsquid daemon, Debugging Squid, Checking Squid log files
delegation servers, Understanding DNS
delete parameter, FTP server, Enabling delete
deletingfiles, Getting Familiar with the Desktop, Moving, copying, and deleting files
folders, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
textvi text editor, Starting with vi
windows, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
DeliveryMode values, sendmail, sendmail options
Denial of Service attacks. See Understanding Attack Techniques
deny line, wu-ftpd, Using the Washington University FTP Server (WU-FTPD)
dependencieskernel reconfiguration and, Checking for dependencies
deprecated packages, Features in Red Hat Linux
desktopapplication launch, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
backgrounds, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
Bluecurve theme, The Red Hat Look-and-Feel
bootupconfigurationXF86Config file, Understanding the XF86Config file
GNOMEapplication launcher, adding, Adding an application launcher
application launchers, Adding applications to the panel
applications, adding, Adding applications to the desktop
changing panel attributes, Changing panel attributes
changing preferences, Changing GNOME preferences
configuring, Configuring the desktop
configuring display, Changing the display, Changing panel attributes
drawers, adding, Adding a drawer
exiting, Exiting GNOME
keyboard navigation, Using keystrokes, Managing files with the Konqueror File Manager
Knoqueror File Manager, Managing files with the Konqueror File Manager
Konqueror File Manager, Managing files with the Konqueror File Manager, Working with files, Searching for files, Creating new files and folders, Using other browser features, Configuring Konqueror options, Creating an Image Gallery with Konqueror, Using the taskbar
launching GUI, What Happens During Desktop Startup?
mouse navigation, Using the mouse
moving windows, Moving windows
Nautilus file manager, Using the Nautilus file manager
panel, adding, Adding another panel
panel applets, Adding an applet
panel, Using the GNOME panel
overview, Using the GNOME Desktop
Home folder, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
KDEvirtual desktops, Using virtual desktops
resizing windows, Resizing windows
uncluttering windows, Uncluttering the desktop
taskbar, Using the taskbar
local printer installation, Setting Up Printers, Configuring local printers
network setup, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
panel, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
preferences, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
registration and, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
starting, Getting Familiar with the Desktop, What Happens During Desktop Startup?
themes, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
window shade, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
Workspace Switcher, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
desktop environments, Red Hat desktop interfaces
desktops, Why Choose Red Hat Linux?
KDEfeatures, KDE desktop described
launching, Starting with KDE
overview, Using the KDE Desktop
dev directory, Working with the Red Hat Linux File System
device drivers, What Is an Operating System?
devices/dev/cdrom, Listening to Audio
audio, Listening to Audio
/dev/audio, Listening to Audio
mounting, Using the mount command to mount file systems
partitioning and, Partitioning with Disk Druid during installation
df command, Displaying system space with df, Finding disk consumption with find
DHCPclientfirewallconfiguration, Opening your firewall for DHCP
options, Table 23-2: DHCP Options, Starting the DHCP server
serversetup, Setting Up a DHCP Client
starting, Starting the DHCP server
server setupdhcpd.conf file, Configuring the dhcpd.conf file, Expanding the dhcpd.conf file, Adding options, Table 23-2: DHCP Options
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server software, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server
dhcpd run-level script, Table 12-5: Run-Level Scripts Contained in /etc/init.d
dhcpd.conf fileconfiguration, Configuring the dhcpd.conf file, Expanding the dhcpd.conf file, Adding options, Table 23-2: DHCP Options
dial-up connectionsGNOME, Creating a dial-up connection with the Internet Configuration Wizard
checking, Checking your PPP connection, Checking that your modem was detected, Checking that your PPP interface is working, Checking the default route, Checking that the name servers are set, Checking the chap-secrets or pap-secrets file, Looking at the ifcfg-ppp0 file, Running debugging
launching, Launching your PPP connection, Launching your PPP connection on demand
dial-up connections, Internet, Using Dial-up Connections to the Internet
PPP, Getting information
checking connection, Checking your PPP connection, Checking that your modem was detected, Checking that your PPP interface is working, Checking the default route, Checking that the name servers are set, Checking the chap-secrets or pap-secrets file, Looking at the ifcfg-ppp0 file, Running debugging
launching, Launching your PPP connection, Launching your PPP connection on demand
setup, Setting up dial-up PPP, Creating a dial-up connection with the Internet Configuration Wizard
SLIP, Getting information
DialDelay option, sendmail, sendmail options
digital camerasgPhoto, Using a Digital Camera with gtkam and gphoto2, Downloading digital photos with gtkam
digital photoscamera as storage device, Using your camera as a storage device
gtkam, Using a Digital Camera with gtkam and gphoto2, Downloading digital photos with gtkam, Using your camera as a storage device
digital sampling device, Listening to Audio
directoriesApache serverApache server users, Identifying user directories
AppleDouble, Understanding hidden Mac files and directories
bincloning, Cloning a directory with mirrordir
creating, Creating files and directories, Identifying Directories
current, Checking directories and permissions
etcaccess control, Setting directory-access control
AppleTalk, Setting file/directory permissions, Moving, copying, and deleting netatalk files
exports file, Exporting the shared file systems
MAC, Understanding hidden Mac files and directories
mounting, Mounting Samba directories in Linux
NFS and, Other cool things to do with NFS
retrieval, allowing, Allowing files or directories to be retrieved
setup, Creating the FTP directory structure
shadow password file, Checking for the shadow password file
exportingfile system, Working with the Red Hat Linux File System
FTPhiddenINN news server configuration files, Starting with INN
Konqueror File Manageradding commands to, Getting Help with Using the Shell
administrative commands, Administrative commands
checking, Checking disk usage with du
commands, FTP directory commands
creating, Creating new files and folders
listing contents, Checking directories and permissions
man pages, Creating a letter, memo, or white paper with Groff
netatalksharing, Sharing netatalk volumes
news, inn.conf file, News directory parameters, Configuring hosts to feed you
pathdot (,), Adding environment variables, Identifying Directories
permissions, Setting FTP access, Downloading files
Sambasbinsizetilde (~), Identifying Directories
Web content, Apache server, Identifying HTTP content directories
diretoriesAppleTalksharing, Sharing netatalk volumes
disabling network services, Disabling network services
selectively, Using TCP wrappers
Disk Druid, Quick Installation, Partitioning with Disk Druid during installation, Deleting, adding, and editing partitions, Partitioning with fdisk, Tips for creating partitions
partitioning and, Quick Installation, Beginning the installation
RAID disk installation, Using RAID disks
disk failurespartitions and, Managing File Systems and Disk Space
disk imagescopying, Creating a floppy disk in Linux
disk mirroring, Selecting a Backup Strategy, Disk mirroring
disk spacemanagement, Administering Your Red Hat Linux System
disk space usagedu, Using du to check disk use
disk space usage, quota package, Creating quota files, Creating quota rules, Updating quota settings, Checking quotas
fstab file, Editing the /etc/fstab file
repquota command, Checking quotas
rules, Creating quota rules
settings update, Updating quota settings
startup script creation, Creating a quota startup script, Turn on the quota startup script
disksusage checksquota, Using quota to check disk usage, Creating quota files, Creating a quota startup script, Creating quota rules, Updating quota settings, Checking quotas
displayconfiguringKDE desktop, Changing the display, Changing panel attributes
GNOME display manager, What Happens During Desktop Startup?
Display Settings window, desktop configuration, Running the Display Settings window
displayingdocumentsAcrobat Reader, Using Adobe Acrobat Reader
gv command, Using the ghostscript and gv commands
ghostscript command, Using the ghostscript and gv commands
distances, wireless LANs, Testing out distances
Distributed Denail of Service attacks. See Understanding Attack Techniques
distributions, What Is Red Hat Linux?
div commandtext preprocessing, Text processing with Groff
DjVu plug-in, Adding plug-ins
DLS (Digital Subscriber Line), Choosing a connection speed
DNSauthoritative zones, Understanding authoritative zones
DNS (domain name system), Internet domains
DNS (Domain Name System) server, Chapter 25: Making Servers Public with DNS, Setting Up a Domain Name System Server, Understanding DNS
DNS (Domain Name System) server software, Domain Name System server
DNS name server, configuration, Identifying other computers (hosts and DNS)
DNS search path, configuration, Identifying other computers (hosts and DNS)
DNS serverBIND, Understanding BIND, DNS name server example
checking, Checking that DNS is working
configuration files, Understanding BIND, Creating DNS configuration files (named.conf and /var/names/*), Editing /etc/named.conf, Setting up the zone files
host names, Identifying your DNS servers
hosting services, Using a hosting service
IP addresses, Identifying your DNS servers
name server example, DNS name server example
named.conf file, Editing /etc/named.conf
quick start, Quick-starting a DNS server, Identifying your DNS servers, Editing /etc/named.conf, Setting up the zone files, Starting the named (DNS) daemon
setup, Setting Up a Domain Name System Server, Understanding DNS
zone files, Setting up the zone files
DNS server daemon, Understanding BIND
DNS serversgoals, Determining Goals for Your Server, Using a hosting service
lookup tools, Understanding BIND
DocBook, Understanding DocBook
documentsfile format conversion, Converting DocBook documents
creating, Creating DocBook documents
documentationFedora Core and, Red Hat shifts to Enterprise Linux
UNIX, Creating Documents in Groff or LaTeX
documentsconversion utilities, Converting documents
package formats, Using different archive and document formats, Table 5-3: Linux Document Formats, Using different archive and document formats
dollar sign ($) metacharacter, Expanding variables
DOM Inspector, Mozilla, Adding helper apps, Using the DOM Inspector
domain nameacquiring, Getting a domain name, Checking domain name availability
reserving, Reserving a domain name
whois command, Checking domain name availability
Domain Name System) server. See Chapter 25: Making Servers Public with DNS
domain names, Understanding How the Internet Is Structured, Domain-name formation, Host names and IP addresses
availability, Checking domain name availability
NIS, Setting Up Red Hat Linux as an NIS Client
defining, Defining an NIS domain name
domain parameter, inn.conf file, General parameters
domainsTLD (tom-level down), Getting a domain name
domains, Internet, Internet domains, Common top-level domain names, Domain-name formation
DontExpandCnames option, sendmail, sendmail options
DontInitGroups option, sendmail, sendmail options
DontProbeInterfaces option, sendmail, sendmail options
DontPruneRoutes option, sendmail, sendmail options
DOSapplications, Running DOS applications
dosemu, Using dosemu
xdosemu, Using dosemu
dosemu, Using dosemu
mtools, Using mtools, Table 5-4: Mtools Available with Linux, Using mtools
DoS attacks, Understanding Attack Techniques
mailbombing, Mailbombing
partitions and, Tips for creating partitions
Procmail, Blocking mail with Procmail
sendmailconfiguring, Blocking mail with sendmail
smurfing, Smurf amplification attack
spam relaying, Spam relaying
dosemu emulator, Running DOS applications
dosemu, DOS applications, Using dosemu
dosutils directorycopying, Creating a disk in DOS
dot (.) (paths), Adding environment variables, Identifying Directories
DoubleBounceAddress option, sendmail, sendmail options
dovecot package, Additional software packages
Download, Mozilla, Setting Navigator preferences
downloadingapplicationsInternet locations, Finding applications on the Internet
desktop and, Investigating your desktop
FTP serverRPM packages, Finding applications on the Internet
RPMslimiting, Limiting uploading and downloading, Data limits, Connection time limits
Mozilla, Downloading with Mozilla
ncFTP, Downloading with ncFTP
Netscape, Downloading with Mozilla
packages, Understanding package names and formats, Using different archive and document formats, Table 5-2: Linux Archive File Formats, Using different archive and document formats
yum and, Running yum to download and install RPMs
yum and, Downloading and installing applications with yum, Configuring yum (/etc/yum.conf), Running yum to download and install RPMs, Using yum for listing and updating packages
downloadsgaming, Where to get information on Linux gaming
WINE, Running Windows applications with WINE
drag-and-dropburning CDs, nautilus, Automatically playing CDs
Nautilus Web browser, Changing GNOME preferences
Draw (OpenOffice), Using OpenOffice
drawersadding (GNOME), Adding a drawer
paneladding, Getting Familiar with the Desktop
DRI (Direct Rendering Infrastructure), video cards and, Choosing a video card for gaming
driversCUPS and, Common UNIX Printing Service
DVD-R, Writable DVD drives
ftape utilities, Using ftape tools for magnetic tape
printersPostScript, Using Traditional Linux Publishing Tools
sound card support, Listening to Audio
DSO (Dynamic Shared Object) modules, Table 21-1: Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Modules
DSO (dynamic shared object) modules, Apache server, Selecting modules in httpd.conf
du command, Checking disk usage with du
du, disk usage, Using du to check disk use
dual-boot, Detailed Installation Instructions, Tips for creating partitions
dump commandlevels, Understanding dump levels
overview, Backing Up Files with dump
running, Creating a backup with dump, Table 13-4: Recommended dump Schedule
DVD driveswritable, Writable DVD drives
dvd+rw tools package, Additional software packages
DVD-Rdrivers, Writable DVD drives
dvdrecord command, Writable DVD drives
DVDsDeCCS and, Playing Video
dynamic IP addresses, Understanding IP Addresses
dynamically linked modules, Apache server, Selecting modules in httpd.conf