The Red Hat system settings
The Red Hat server settings
The Red Hat system tools
Red Hat, Inc., does what many other Linux distributions do: It packages the Linux kernel with GNU utilities and other applications to make using Linux easy and convenient. Some distributions, like SELinux, customize Linux to perform specific tasks, such as provide a secure platform. Most distributions, however (like Red Hat) provide general-purpose Linux configurations you can use to create servers or desktop workstations.
Red Hat tries to set itself apart from the pack by creating utilities to make your job easier. For example, it has created numerous systems administration utilities that are integrated, easy to use, and quite powerful. These utilities are one reason that Red Hat wins the market share competition. This appendix outlines the Red Hat Linux configuration utilities.
The lists throughout this section describe each of the utilities available on a Red Hat Linux computer. The lists are organized according to the menu on which you find them.
TipNot all utilities listed in this appendix are installed by default. Many are installed only if you install their respective services. For example, you can use the Apache configuration utility only if you install the Apache web server package. We tell you when a utility isn’t installed as part of the Workstation installation type (refer to Chapter 3).