Introduction
Welcome to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Reference Guide.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference
Guide contains useful information about the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux system. From fundamental concepts, such as the structure of
the file system, to the finer points of system security and
authentication control, we hope you find this book to be a valuable
resource.
This guide is for you if you want to learn a bit more about how
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system works. Topics that you can
explore within this manual include the following:
This manual has been reorganized for clarity and updated for the
latest features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Some of the changes
include:
- A New Samba Chapter
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The new Samba chapter explains various
Samba daemons and configuration options. Special thanks to
John Terpstra for his hard work in helping
to complete this chapter.
- A New SELinux Chapter
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The new SELinux chapter explains
various SELinux files and configuration options. Special thanks to
Karsten Wade for his hard work in helping
to complete this chapter.
- An Updated proc
File System Chapter
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The proc file
system chapter includes updated information in regards to the 2.6
kernel. Special thanks to Arjan van de Ven
for his hard work in helping to complete this chapter.
- An Updated Network File System (NFS)
Chapter
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The Network File System (NFS) chapter
has been revised and reorganized to include NFSv4.
- An Updated The X Window System
Chapter
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The X Window System chapter has been
revised to include information on the X11R6.8 release developed by
the X.Org team.
Before reading this guide, you should be familiar with the
contents of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installation Guide concerning installation issues, the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Introduction to
System Administration for basic administration concepts, the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration
Guide for general customization instructions, and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide for
security related instructions. This guide contains information
about topics for advanced users.
HTML, PDF, and RPM versions of the manuals are available on the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Documentation CD and online at https://www.redhat.com/docs/.
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Although this manual reflects the most current information
possible, read the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Release Notes for information that may not have been available
prior to our documentation being finalized. They can be found on
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1 and online at https://www.redhat.com/docs/.
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