Index

F

fdisk command, 212, 219, 221. See also cfdisk command; sfdisk command

Fedora

announcements, 13

documentation, 11

for Linux troubleshooting, 4

IRC channel, 13

Linux, 4

mailing lists, 13

open-source community and, 15

Project, 4, 9, 11, 13

public keys, 194

software repositories, 521

software updates, 13

updating, 40

Fedora Configuration Tools Project, 16

Fedora Core

anaconda install, 88

Apache package, 428

automated updating aspects, 40

boot images, 86

firewall mechanisms, 272

for desktop, 5

for Linux servers, 6

for Linux workstation, 8

for specialized Linux systems, 8

FTP mirror sites, 85

GPG keys, 194

kickstart install, 88

mirror sites, 85

OpenSSH and, 463

PostFix MTA, 485

printer settings, 364

printer sharing features, 371

repositories, 56

suexec and, 444

video, keyboard, and mouse, configuring, 171

window managers, 170

Fedora Core 2, kernel, 10

Fedora Core Linux

intrusion detection tools, 242

kickstart provisioning server, 83

operating system, 10

Fedora Core memory amounts

for graphical mode, 23

for text mode, 23

Fedora Core updating. See also Fedora Core upgrading

automated updates, 40

manual updates, 40

security and stability concerns, 39

source updates, 40

Fedora Core upgrading. See also Fedora Core updating

apt-rpm (apt-get), 51, 56

using the Fedora Core installer, 51, 52

using yum (Yellowdog Updater, Modified), 51, 55

Fedora Core versions

Fedora Core 1, 4, 9, 11

Fedora Core 2, 10

Fedora facts

Fedora and Red Hat Linux, 4

Fedora Core 1 as a solid Linux system, 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora, 5

Red Hat Inc. and Fedora, 4

Fedora installation

disk partitioning problems, 33

hardware choosing aspects, 23

installation problems, 27

list of choices, 20

RAM installing aspects, 23

RAM testing, 24

reference information, 37

Fedora Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

Fedora development chat, 14

Fedora general chat, 13

Fedora problem reporting chat, 14

Fedora Legacy Project, 60

Fedora Linux

Desktop, 5

Servers, 6

Workstation, 8

Fedora Project's Bugzilla facility, 15

Fedora Projects features

Anaconda, Red Hat Installation Program, 16

Configuration Tools Project, 16

Desktop Project

IRC channels, 13

Fedora software packages

apt package manager, 14

Fedora Alternatives, 15

Fedora Extras, 15

Fedora Legacy, 15

up2date, 14, 40

yum package manager, 14

yum, 43

Fedora troubleshooting of

desktop, 5

servers, 6

specialized Linux systems, 8

workstation, 8

Fedora updating ways

automated updates, 40

manual updates, 46

source updates, 51

update problems, troubleshooting, 51

Fedora versions

Fedora Core 1, 9

Fedora Core 2, 10

Fedora-release package, upgrading, 56

fibre channel, SAN, 109

file alteration

defined, 243

monitoring, 242

file integrity monitoring, 243

file system

checking, 218

creating, 219, 220

deleting, 219

modifying, 219

mounting, 220

troubleshooting references, 236

file system checking

bad blocks, 218

fsck running, 218

file system/directory archiving, 119

file systems types

automatically mounted, 214

manually mounted, 214

Pseudofile, 214

file transfer methods

FTP, 455

multiple servers, 480

network-based tar backups, 479

scp, 456

sftp, 456

WebDAV, 457

File Transfer Protocol. See FTP

file transfer resources

ssh/scp/sftp suite, 483

VSFTPD, 484

WebDAV on Apache, 483

file transfer troubleshooting

key-based authentication, non-working, 482

permission denied errors, 482

sshd daemon logging, 482

WebDAV not working, 483

files restoring, 129

filter drivers, 361

filter table, 286, 295

find command

for backup, 121

for intrusion detection, 261

firewall

access control features, 270

DMZ (demilitarized zone), 270

dual-homed, 271, 293

enterprise-level, 265

for Linux system, 22, 272

internetwork, 273

iptable-based, 271, 282, 293, 301

NAT, 294

network, 293

personal, 265, 283

services and daemons, 269

single-homed, 270

stand-alone, 270

state triggers, 292

third-party solutions, 274

troubleshooting, 265

using TCP wrappers, 270

firewall resources

iptables, 308

TCP wrapper, 308

TCP/IP, 307

firewall rules, building

manually entering and saving rules, 295

NAT/PAT setting, 296

firewall services. See also TCP wrapper services

domain, 269

ftp, 269

http, 269

https, 269

ipp, 269

mysql, 269

nfs, 269

smtp, 269

ssh, 269

sunrpc, 269

firewall theory

IP address, 266

IP stack, 266

port assignments, 267

TCP/IP packet structures, 267

firewall tools

CD-bootable, 274

Guarddog, 274

SmoothWall Express, 274

firewall tools, graphical

Firestarter, 303

firewall distributions, 302

FrazierWall, 303

KMYFirewall, 303

Shorewall, 303

SmoothWall, 302

firewalling

configurations, 74

stateful firewalling, 290

TCP/IP, 267

use of, 272

fish library, 481

floppies as boot media, 90

floppy and CD customization, 94

floppy installs testing, 94. See also CD installs testing

font modules

freetype, 179

speedo, 179

type1, 179

xtt, 179

foomatic package components

backend filter, 361

database, 360

PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file, 361

FORWARD chain, 286, 298

forward lookups, defined, 326. See also reverse lookups

FORWARD rule, 286

foundational security, 257, 261

FQDN (fully qualified domain name), 435, 495

freeze, copy, and back up method, 115

fsck running, 218

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

access blocking aspects, 459

daemon, 456, 457

installs, 85

iptables and, 462

nonpassive, 461

passive, 461, 462

problems, 461

protocols, 96

session tracking, 461

FTP configuring and using

environmental variables, configuring, 460

FTP access, restricting, 459

netstat command, use of, 459

passive, 461

vsftpd daemon, installing, 458

vsftpd daemon, running, 458

FTP-based boot media installing, 71

full backup, 100

fully qualified domain name (FQDN), 435, 494