Installation guide

x Introduction
Network Configuration
This chapter has been written to discussed the revised Red Hat Network Administra-
tion Tool. It is now more task-oriented.
Samba
This chapter now includes how to use pam_smbpass to sync users’ Samba passwords
with their system passwords when the passwd command is used.
Squid Configuration
This new chapter discusses the Red Hat Squid Configurator, a graphical tool for con-
figuring the Squid Web Proxy Cache server.
Mail Transport Agent (MTA) Configuration
This new chapter discusses the Red Hat Mail Transport Agent Switcher application,
which allows users to select either sendmail or postfix as the default MTA for the
system.
Monitoring Filesystems
The Gathering System Information chapter has been expanded to include a Monitoring
Filesystems section, which covers the diskcheck utility.
Printer Configuration
This chapter has been expanded to include information on the alternative printing sys-
tem called CUPS.
Automated Tasks
The at and batch commands have been added to this chapter.
Upgrading the Kernel
The Upgrading the Kernel chapter has been expanded to include information on Red Hat
Linux kernels built for different x86-architecture chips such as the AMD Athlon™ and
the Intel® Pentium® 4.
Building a Custom Kernel
The Building a Custom Kernel chapter included instructions for using the Red Hat .con-
fig files to recompile the kernel with the existing configuration options.
Kerberos
All the Kerberos information has been merged into one location in the Official Red Hat
Linux Reference Guide.
2. Document Conventions
When you read this manual, you will see that certain words are represented in different
fonts, typefaces, sizes, and weights. This highlighting is systematic; different words are rep-
resented in the same style to indicate their inclusion in a specific category. The types of words
that are represented this way include the following: