Introduction; Changes To This Manual - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 System Administration Manual

Introduction

Welcome to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide contains information on how to customize
your Red Hat Enterprise 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)
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Performing a Kickstart installation
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Configuring Samba shares
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Managing your software with RPM
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Determining information about your system
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Upgrading your kernel
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This manual is divided into the following main categories:
Installation-Related Reference
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Network-Related Reference
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System Configuration
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Package Management
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This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. If you
need help installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
Guide. For more general information about system administration, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Introduction to System Administration. If you need more advanced documentation such as an
overview of file systems, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference Guide. If you need security
information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide.
HTML, PDF, and RPM versions of the manuals are available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Docu-
mentation CD and online at http://www.redhat.com/docs/.
Note
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 documenta-
tion being finalized. They can be found on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1 and online at
http://www.redhat.com/docs/.

1. Changes to This Manual

The previous version of this manual was named the Red Hat Linux Customization Guide. It has been
renamed the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide to better reflect the topics dis-
cussed as well as to more clearly define its role in the Red Hat documentation set.
It has been expanded to include new features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 as well as topics requested
by our readers. Significant changes to this manual include: