Linuxplus Certification Study Guide [Raamat]

Acknowledgments		xxvii
Introduction		xix
Introducing Linux		1	(44)
Describe the Background and History of Linux		3	(12)
The Role and Function of Linux		3	(2)
The Historical Development of Linux		5	(4)
Linux Distributions		9	(1)
Common Linux Roles		10	(5)
Use the Linux User Interface		15	(21)
Using the Linux Command-Line Interface		16	(4)
Exercise 1-1: Working with Linux Shells		20	(7)
Exercise 1-2: Using Linux Commands		27	(1)
Using the Linux Graphical User Interface		28	(7)
Two-Minute Drill		35	(1)
Q&A Self Test		36	(9)
Self Test Answers		41	(4)
Working with PC Hardware		45	(54)
Describe Personal Computer Components		46	(35)
Power Supplies		47	(2)
Motherboards		49	(2)
CPUs		51	(3)
System Memory		54	(5)
Expansion Slots		59	(12)
Storage Devices		71	(10)
Describe Removable Hardware Interfaces		81	(10)
Universal Serial Bus		82	(2)
Fire Wire IEEE 1394		84	(1)
PCMCIA		84	(3)
Two-Minute Drill		87	(4)
Q&A Self Test		91	(8)
Self Test Answers		96	(3)
Installing Linux		99	(74)
Plan a Linux Installation		103	(37)
Conducting a Needs Assessment		105	(5)
Selecting a Distribution		110	(2)
Verifying System Requirements and Hardware Compatibility		112	(6)
Planning the File System		118	(8)
Selecting Software Packages		126	(3)
Specify User Accounts		129	(1)
Gathering Network Information		130	(2)
Selecting an Installation Source		132	(8)
Install Linux		140	(24)
Exercise 3-1: Installing SUSE Linux		142	(19)
Two-Minute Drill		161	(3)
Q&A Self Test		164	(9)
Lab Question		168	(1)
Self Test Answers		169	(2)
Lab Answer		171	(2)
Getting Help		173	(46)
Using man Pages		176	(13)
The man Directory Structure		177	(2)
Manual Sections		179	(1)
Using man to View Documentation		179	(10)
Exercise 4-1: Using man Pages		189	(1)
Using info		189	(6)
Using info to View System Documentation		190	(2)
Searching for Information in info		192	(2)
Exercise 4-2: Using info		194	(1)
Using Other Documentation and Troubleshooting Resources		195	(15)
Using README Files		195	(4)
Using Web-Based Resources		199	(5)
Exercise 4-3: Using Web-Based Support Resources		204	(3)
Two-Minute Drill		207	(3)
Q&A Self Test		210	(9)
Lab Question		214	(1)
Self Test Answers		215	(2)
Lab Answer		217	(2)
Using Linux Text Editors		219	(44)
Using Non-Graphical Linux Text Editors		222	(22)
Using the vi Editor		225	(9)
Exercise 5-1: Using the vi Editor		234	(2)
Using the Emacs Editor		236	(5)
Exercise 5-2: Using the Emacs Editor		241	(3)
Using Graphical Text Editors		244	(11)
Using Kate		245	(2)
Using XEmacs		247	(1)
Using gedit		247	(5)
Two-Minute Drill		252	(3)
Q&A Self Test		255	(8)
Lab Question		259	(1)
Self Test Answers		260	(2)
Lab Answer		262	(1)
Managing the Linux File System		263	(82)
Describe the Linux File System		265	(9)
The Role of the Linux File System		266	(1)
The Hierarchical Structure of the Linux File System		266	(7)
Types of Files Used by Linux		273	(1)
Complete Common File System Tasks		274	(24)
Navigating the File System		275	(6)
Exercise 6-1: Navigating the File System		281	(1)
Managing Files and Directories		281	(7)
Exercise 6-2: Managing Files and Directories		288	(1)
Running Executables		289	(3)
Searching the File System		292	(5)
Exercise 6-3: Using Linux Search Tools		297	(1)
Manage Disk Partitions		298	(16)
Using fdisk to Create Disk Partitions		298	(7)
Building a File System with mkfs		305	(1)
Mounting a Partition with mount		306	(4)
Checking the File System with fsck		310	(2)
Exercise 6-4: Managing Linux Partitions		312	(2)
Use Removable Media		314	(6)
Working with Floppies		314	(2)
Working with Optical Devices		316	(1)
Working with USB and Fire Wire Devices		317	(3)
Exercise 6-5: Mounting Removable Media		320	(1)
Back Up Data		320	(17)
Selecting a Backup Medium		321	(1)
Selecting a Backup Strategy		322	(3)
Using Linux Backup Utilities		325	(4)
Exercise 6-6: Backing Up Data		329	(4)
Two-Minute Drill		333	(4)
Q&A Self Test		337	(8)
Lab Question		340	(1)
Self Test Answers		341	(2)
Lab Answer		343	(2)
Working with Linux Users and Groups		345	(74)
Manage Users and Groups		349	(26)
Linux User Accounts		349	(20)
Exercise 7-1: Managing User Accounts from the Command Line		369	(1)
Linux Groups		370	(4)
Exercise 7-2: Managing Groups from the Command Line		374	(1)
Manage Ownership, Permissions, and Quotas		375	(34)
Managing Ownership		375	(4)
Exercise 7-3: Managing Ownership		379	(1)
Managing Permissions		380	(7)
Exercise 7-4: Managing Permissions		387	(6)
Exercise 7-5: Managing Default and Special Permissions		393	(2)
Implementing Disk Quotas		395	(6)
Exercise 7-6: Establishing Disk Quotas		401	(5)
Two-Minute Drill		406	(3)
Q&A Self Test		409	(10)
Lab Question		413	(1)
Self Test Answers		414	(2)
Lab Answer		416	(3)
Installing and Managing Software on Linux		419	(54)
Install Software on Linux		421	(28)
Obtaining Linux Software		423	(6)
Exercise 8-1: Using Web Resources to Obtain Linux Software		429	(1)
Installing Software from Source Code		430	(10)
Exercise 8-2: Building Software from Source Code		440	(1)
Installing Software Packages		441	(8)
Exercise 8-3: Installing RPM Packages		449	(1)
Manage Installed Software		449	(15)
Uninstalling Software		450	(3)
Exercise 8-4: Uninstalling RPM Packages		453	(1)
Updating Software		453	(1)
Querying Packages		453	(3)
Verifying Packages		456	(3)
Exercise 8-5: Managing RPM Packages		459	(3)
Two-Minute Drill		462	(2)
Q&A Self Test		464	(9)
Lab Question		467	(1)
Self Test Answers		468	(2)
Lab Answer		470	(3)
Using the Linux Shell		473	(74)
Use the Bourne Again Shell		475	(8)
Reviewing the bash Configuration Files		475	(4)
Using Command History		479	(1)
Exercise 9-1: Using Command History		480	(1)
Using Command Completion		481	(1)
Exercise 9-2: Using Command Completion		482	(1)
Manage Linux Environment Variables		483	(17)
What Are Environment Variables?		483	(4)
Managing Environment Variables		487	(7)
Exercise 9-3: Working with Environment Variables		494	(1)
Creating a User-Defined Variable		494	(2)
Creating Aliases		496	(3)
Exercise 9-4: Working with Aliases		499	(1)
Manage Shell Command Inputs and Outputs		500	(18)
Standard bash File Descriptors		500	(2)
Redirecting Output and Input for Shell Commands		502	(5)
Exercise 9-5: Redirecting Input and Output		507	(1)
Piping Information		508	(3)
Exercise 9-6: Using Pipes		511	(1)
Manipulating stdout Text		512	(5)
Exercise 9-7: Using awk and sed		517	(1)
Create Shell Scripts		518	(22)
How Shell Scripts Work		519	(3)
Creating a Basic Script		522	(5)
Using Control Structures in Scripts		527	(5)
Exercise 9-8: Creating a Basic Shell Script		532	(5)
Two-Minute Drill		537	(3)
Q&A Self Test		540	(7)
Lab Question		543	(1)
Self Test Answers		544	(2)
Lab Answer		546	(1)
Managing Linux Processes and Services		547	(62)
Describe How Linux Handles Processes		549	(8)
What Exactly Is a Process?		549	(4)
The Heredity of Linux Processes		553	(4)
Manage Running Processes		557	(25)
Starting System Processes		557	(3)
Viewing Running Processes		560	(8)
Prioritizing Processes		568	(5)
Managing Foreground and Background Processes		573	(4)
Ending a Running Process		577	(2)
Exercise 10-1: Working with Linux Processes		579	(3)
Schedule Processes		582	(20)
Using the at Daemon		582	(4)
Using the cron Daemon		586	(7)
Exercise 10-2: Scheduling with Linux Processes		593	(5)
Two-Minute Drill		598	(4)
Q&A Self Test		602	(7)
Lab Question		605	(1)
Self Test Answers		606	(2)
Lab Answer		608	(1)
Managing the Linux Boot Process		609	(60)
Explain How the Linux Boot Process Works		611	(7)
The BIOS Phase		613	(2)
The Bootloader Phase		615	(1)
The Kernel Phase		616	(2)
Configure Linux Bootloaders		618	(23)
Configuring LILO		619	(5)
Configuring GRUB		624	(9)
Exercise 11-1: Working with GRUB		633	(1)
Using a Bootloader to Create a Dual-Boot System		634	(7)
Manage Linux Runlevels		641	(21)
How Runlevels Work		642	(6)
Managing Runlevels		648	(4)
Exercise 11-2: Working with Linux Runlevels		652	(7)
Two-Minute Drill		659	(3)
Q&A Self Test		662	(7)
Lab Question		665	(1)
Self Test Answers		666	(2)
Lab Answer		668	(1)
Configuring Hardware		669	(70)
Manage Hardware and Kernel Modules		671	(13)
How Drivers Work Under Linux		671	(5)
Managing Kernel Modules		676	(7)
Exercise 12-1: Working with Kernel Modules		683	(1)
Configure Power Management		684	(10)
Power Management Implementations		685	(2)
Configuring ACPI on Linux		687	(6)
Exercise 12-2: Working with Power Management Utilities		693	(1)
Burn CDs and DVDs		694	(6)
Burning Discs from the Command Line		695	(3)
Using Graphical Utilities to Burn Optical Discs		698	(1)
Exercise 12-3: Burning CDs and DVDs		699	(1)
Implement RAID		700	(12)
An Introduction to RAID		701	(5)
Configuring a RAID Array on Linux		706	(4)
Exercise 12-4: Creating a Software RAID Array		710	(2)
Configure X Windows		712	(19)
How the Linux GUI Works		712	(3)
Configuring the Graphical Environment		715	(12)
Two-Minute Drill		727	(4)
Q&A Self Test		731	(8)
Lab Question		734	(1)
Self Test Answers		735	(2)
Lab Answer		737	(2)
Configuring Network Boards		739	(52)
Configure a Network Interface		741	(22)
An Overview of the IP Protocol		742	(8)
Configuring an Ethernet Interface		750	(9)
Exercise 13-1: Working with Network Interfaces		759	(1)
Configuring a Modem Interface		760	(3)
Test and Monitor the Network		763	(7)
Using ping		764	(2)
Using netstat		766	(1)
Using traceroute		767	(3)
Exercise 13-2: Working with Network Commands		770	(1)
Configure Routing		770	(12)
Configuring the Hardware for Routing		771	(2)
Configuring the Linux Kernel to Support Routing		773	(6)
Two-Minute Drill		779	(3)
Q&A Self Test		782	(9)
Lab Question		785	(1)
Self Test Answers		786	(2)
Lab Answer		788	(3)
Configuring Linux Network Services		791	(110)
Configure a DHCP Server on Linux		793	(9)
How DHCP Works		794	(2)
Configuring the dhcpd Daemon		796	(4)
Exercise 14-1: Configuring a DHCP Server		800	(2)
Configure a DNS Server on Linux		802	(16)
Exercise 14-2: Configuring a DNS Server		816	(2)
Configure the Apache Web Server on Linux		818	(9)
How a Web Server Works		818	(3)
Installing the Apache Web Server Daemon		821	(5)
Exercise 14-3: Configuring a Web Server		826	(1)
Configure Samba on Linux		827	(12)
How Samba Works		827	(2)
Installing the Samba Daemon		829	(1)
Configuring Samba		830	(8)
Exercise 14-4: Configuring Samba		838	(1)
Configure Printing on Linux		839	(15)
How Linux Printing Works		840	(2)
Installing CUPS		842	(1)
Configuring CUPS		843	(9)
Using the Line Printer Daemon (lpd)		852	(1)
Exercise 14-5: Configuring CUPS		853	(1)
Configure Basic Network Services with xinetd		854	(4)
How xinetd Works		855	(1)
Configuring xinetd Network Services		856	(2)
Configure NFS on Linux		858	(4)
How NFS Works		858	(1)
Exporting a Directory Using NFS		859	(1)
Mounting an Exported Directory Using NFS		860	(2)
Use NIS on Linux		862	(3)
How NIS Works		863	(1)
Using NIS Commands		864	(1)
Configure Remote Access on Linux		865	(8)
Configuring Telnet		865	(2)
Configuring SSH		867	(2)
Using Remote Command-Line Utilities		869	(3)
Exercise 14-6: Configuring Remote Access		872	(1)
Access Local E-Mail		873	(19)
How E-Mail Works		874	(2)
Accessing Mail		876	(3)
Exercise 14-7: Accessing Mail		879	(7)
Two-Minute Drill		886	(6)
Q&A Self Test		892	(9)
Lab Question		895	(1)
Self Test Answers		896	(2)
Lab Answer		898	(3)
Configuring Linux Security		901	(56)
Secure the System		903	(4)
Securing the Physical Environment		903	(2)
Securing Access to the Operating System		905	(2)
Control User Access		907	(11)
To root Or Not to root?		908	(4)
Implementing a Strong Password Policy		912	(4)
Exercise 15-1: Controlling User Access		916	(2)
Defend Against Network Attacks		918	(17)
Mitigating Network Vulnerabilities		918	(4)
Using TCP Wrappers		922	(3)
Using Encryption		925	(1)
Implementing a Firewall with iptables		926	(6)
Exercise 15-2: Implementing Network Security Measures on Linux		932	(3)
Detect Intrusion Attempts		935	(16)
Implementing Security Auditing with Tripwire		940	(6)
Two-Minute Drill		946	(5)
Q&A Self Test		951	(6)
Lab Question		953	(1)
Self Test Answers		954	(2)
Lab Answer		956	(1)
Documenting and Troubleshooting the System		957	(50)
Document the System		958	(9)
Documenting the System Configuration		960	(2)
Documenting Changes and Maintenance		962	(1)
Using Standardized Procedures		962	(5)
Troubleshoot System Problems		967	(35)
Using a Standardized Troubleshooting Model		967	(2)
Creating a System Baseline		969	(6)
Exercise 16-1: Generating a System Baseline		975	(1)
Using Log Files to Troubleshoot Errors		976	(11)
Troubleshooting Network and Hardware Issues		987	(11)
Two-Minute Drill		998	(4)
Q&A Self Test		1002	(5)
Lab Question		1004	(1)
Self Test Answers		1005	(1)
Lab Answer		1006	(1)
Glossary		1007	(18)
About the CD		1025	(2)
Index		1027

Robb H. Tracy (Santaquin, UT), CNE, A+, Network+, Linux+ has designed and implemented technical training products and curricula for major hardware and software vendors including Novell, Micron Technology, and NextPage, Inc. Robb has also served on industry-wide certification committees, and is a co-founder of Nebo Technical Institute, Inc., a leading provider of information technology training and consulting. Rob is the author of Novell Certified Linux Engineer (Novell CLE) Study Guide and Novell Certified Linux Engineer 9 (CLE 9) Study Guide from Novell Press. Rob was also a contributing author to SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed.