Index_R

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)

backups, 100

data availability aspects, 100

hardware availability aspects, 100

overview, 100

RAM (Random Access Memory)

for Apache server, 449

swap space, 449

RAM installation for Linux

after installation memory checking, 24

memory testing from boot prompt, 24

Random Access Memory. See RAM

rc scripts, 528

rcservice

reload command, 529

start command, 528

status command, 529

stop command, 528

read-ahead cache option, 228

recursive DNS requests, 324

recursive lookups, 324

Red Hat

boot floppies, 85

configuration tools, 16

intrusion detection tools, 242, 243

kickstart configuration tool, 71

Linux, 5, 14

logs tool, 243

public keys, 194

Red Hat Enterprise

anaconda install, 88

kickstart install, 88

Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 11

Red Hat Linux 10, 4

Red Hat Linux 9, 4, 11

Red Hat Fedora

Amanda client/server, using, 120

dump/restore programs, using, 120

Red Hat GUI tool, 72, 334, 447

Red Hat installation

options, 30

program (Anaconda), 16

Red Hat Linux 9, upgrading, 56

Red Hat Linux distribution

Fedora Core, 19

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 19

Red Hat Linux 9, 19

Red Hat Linux installation

disk partitioning problems, 33

hardware choosing, 23

installation problems, 27

list of choices, 20

RAM testing, 24

reference information, 37

Red Hat Linux installation, 20

Red Hat Linux systems

documentation, 11

end-of-life dates, 59

Red Hat Network (RHN), 40

Red Hat Package Manager. See RPM

Red Hats printer configuration tool, 365

redhat-config-* utilities, 10, 153

redhat-config-bind, 334

redhat-config-httpd, Apache configuring tool, 437

redhat-config-kickstart, 72

redhat-config-packages, 54

redhat-config-securitylevel tool, 474

redhat-config-users, 447

redhat-config-users, GUI tool, 447

redhat-release package, 56

redhat-switch-mail-nox command, 488

registered ports, 266

Regular Expression library, 429

REJECT rule, 286

Release Notes, 34

reload command, 442

remote login, 163

remote printer access troubleshooting, 375

remote procedure calls (RPC), 420

reports, data, 262

rescue mode, 36, 157

reserved ports, 266, 267

restart command, 442

restore programs. See dump/restore programs for backups

restoring, files

from dump, 130

from MySQL databases, 132

from tar, 130

retention times, backing up, 112

reverse lookups. See also forward lookups

/etc/named.conf file, 326

defined, 326

for testing DNS configuration, 327

zone file, 326

RH-Firewall-1-INPUT chain, 287, 290

RHN (Red Hat Network)

protocol, 41

servers, 41

root password, 22

root privilege, obtaining, 151

from GUI, 153

from shell, 151

rootkit

detection tools, 242

for compromised system, 260

packages, 259

signatures, 251

RPC (remote procedure calls), 420

RPM

as security tool, 248

attributes, 248

binaries, 245

file alteration tracking capability, 245

for Fedora Core upgrading, 56

for files verifying, 245

for intrusion detection, 242

for kickstarting, 70

for package management, 245

for system security checking, 247

RPM baseline

comparison, 253

creating, 249

rpm command

for checking, 201

for deleting, 192, 193

for installing, 192

for querying, 203, 205

for software package signature checking, 194

for upgrading, 192

for verifying, 206

-last option, 208

-p option, 203

-qa option, 204

-qf query option, 208

-qi option, 204

-V option, 206, 247

-va option, 247

verify option, 247

-vv option, 207

RPM database, 207, 247, 260

RPM packages

BIND, 315

checking, 193

deleting, 192, 193

installing, 192

querying, 202

rpm command, use of, 192, 193

troubleshooting reference, 208

troubleshooting, 207

upgrading, 192

verifying, 206

RPM tools

overview of, 191

software management aspects, 191

RPM-based Linux distributions, 191

rsync command, 480

RULE project, 24

run level scripts, 529

runlevel 4

command, 117

overview, 117

services shut off, 117

with tar, 122