Introduction
Welcome to the Red Hat Linux Customization Guide.
The Red Hat Linux Customization Guide contains information on how to
customize your Red Hat Linux system to fit your needs. If you are looking for a
step-by-step, task-oriented guide for configuring and customizing your
system, this is the manual for you. This manual discusses many
intermediate topics such as the following:
Setting up a network interface card (NIC)
Performing a Kickstart installation
Configuring Samba shares
Managing your software with RPM
Determining information about your system
Upgrading your kernel
This manual is divided into the following main categories:
This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of your Red Hat Linux system.
If you need reference material which covers more basic issues such as
configuring your desktop or playing audio CD-ROMs, please refer to the
Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide. If you need more advanced documentation
such as an overview of the Red Hat Linux filesystem, please refer to the
Red Hat Linux Reference Guide.
HTML and PDF versions of the Red Hat Linux manuals are available on the
Documentation CD and online at http://www.redhat.com/docs/.
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you should read the Red Hat 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 Linux CD #1 and online
at: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux |
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1. Changes to This Manual
This manual has been expanded to include new features in Red Hat Linux 9
as well as topics requested by our readers. Significant changes to this
manual include:
- Implementing Disk Quotas
This new chapter explains how to configure and manage disk
quotas.
- Authentication Configuration
This new chapter explains how to use the
Authentication Configuration Tool.
- User Configuration
This chapter has been expanded to include the command line
utilities for managing users and groups as well as an explanation of
what happens when a new user is added to the system.
- Samba
This chapter has been expanded to include the new
Samba Server Configuration Tool.
- Printer Configuration
This chapter has been rewritten for the new
Printer Configuration Tool interface, the new
GNOME Print Manager, and the new drag
and drop printer icon on the panel.
- Kickstart
The kickstart options have been updated to include a new
option in Red Hat Linux 9, and the Kickstart
Configurator chapter has been updated to include
a few new features.
- Network Configuration
This chapter has been updated for the latest
Network Administration Tool interface and
features.
- Time and Date Configuration
This chapter has moved to the Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide.
