Linux System Administrators Guide:
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# Index-Draft

## A

at , Periodic command execution: cron and at

## B

BIOS, The root filesystem, Hard disks, Partitioning a hard disk
booting
  vmlinuz, The root filesystem

## C

CMOS, Hard disks
commands
  badblocks, Formatting
  cfdisk, Partitioning a hard disk
  chsh, The /etc directory
  depmod, depmod
  df, The /etc directory
  fdformat, Formatting
  fdisk, The MBR, boot sectors and partition table, Partition types, Partitioning a hard disk
  file, The /etc directory
  fips, Partitioning a hard disk
  free, The /proc filesystem
  fsck, Formatting
  ftpd, The /etc directory
  getty, init, The /etc directory
  gzexe, Tips for saving disk space
  gzip, Tips for saving disk space
  hdparm, The hdparm command
  init, init
  insmod, insmod
  login, The /etc directory, The /var filesystem
  losetup, The /dev directory
  lpr, Two kinds of devices
  ls, Two kinds of devices
  lsdev, The lsdev command
  lsmod, lsmod
  lspci, The lspci command
  lsraid, The lsraid command
  lsusb, The lsusb command
  MAKEDEV, The /dev directory, The MAKEDEV Script, The mknod command
  man, The /var filesystem
  mkfs, Formatting
  mknod, The mknod command
  modprobe, modprobe
  mount, The /etc directory, The /dev directory
  parted, Partitioning a hard disk
  rmmod, rmmod
  setfdparm, Floppies
  setfdprm, The /etc directory, Formatting
  su, The /etc directory
  sudo, The /etc directory
  swapon, The /etc directory
  syslog, The /var filesystem, Formatting
  zip, Tips for saving disk space
Common Internet File System (CIFS), Network file systems, Network Attached Storage - Draft, CIFS
cron, Periodic command execution: cron and at
  crontab , Periodic command execution: cron and at

## D

devices
  block, Two kinds of devices
  character, Two kinds of devices
disks, Using Disks and Other Storage Media
  bad blocks, Formatting
  bad sectors, Formatting
  boot sectors, The MBR, boot sectors and partition table
  changing partition size, Partitioning a hard disk
  components, Hard disks
  cylinders, Hard disks
  extended partition, Extended and logical partitions, Device files and partitions
  filesystem, What are filesystems?
    data block, What are filesystems?
    directory block, What are filesystems?
    indirection block, What are filesystems?
    inode, What are filesystems?
    superblock, What are filesystems?
  formatting, Formatting
    high-level, Formatting
    low-level, Formatting
  geometry, Hard disks
  IDE, Partitioning a hard disk
  Logical Block Addressing (LBA), Partitioning a hard disk
  MBR, The MBR, boot sectors and partition table
  partition table, The MBR, boot sectors and partition table
  partition type, Partition types
  partitions, Partitions
  saving space, Tips for saving disk space
  sectors, Hard disks
  tracks, Hard disks

## E

email, Mail

## F

fibre channel, Storage Area Networks - Draft
filesystem, The filesystem layout, The /usr filesystem.
  / (root), Background, The root filesystem
  /bin, The filesystem layout, The root filesystem
  /boot, The root filesystem
  /dev, The filesystem layout, The root filesystem, The /dev directory, Two kinds of devices
    /dev/dsp, The /dev directory
    /dev/fb0, The /dev directory
    /dev/fd0, The /dev directory, Floppies, Formatting
    /dev/fd1, Floppies
    /dev/hda, The /dev directory, Hard disks
    /dev/hdb, The /dev directory, Hard disks
    /dev/hdc, The /dev directory, Hard disks
    /dev/hdc9, The /dev directory
    /dev/hdd, The /dev directory, Hard disks
    /dev/ht0, The /dev directory
    /dev/js0, The /dev directory
    /dev/loop0, The /dev directory
    /dev/lp0, The /dev directory
    /dev/md0, The /dev directory
    /dev/mixer, The /dev directory
    /dev/null, The /dev directory
    /dev/parport0, The /dev directory
    /dev/pcd0, The /dev directory
    /dev/pda, The /dev directory
    /dev/pdb, The /dev directory
    /dev/pdc, The /dev directory
    /dev/pdd, The /dev directory
    /dev/psaux, The /dev directory
    /dev/pt0, The /dev directory
    /dev/pt1, The /dev directory
    /dev/random, The /dev directory
    /dev/sda, The /dev directory, Two kinds of devices, Hard disks
    /dev/sdb, The /dev directory, Hard disks
    /dev/sdd, The /dev directory
    /dev/ttyS0, The /dev directory, The MAKEDEV Script, The mknod command
    /dev/urandom, The /dev directory
    /dev/zero, The /dev directory
  /etc, The filesystem layout, The root filesystem, The /etc directory
    /etc/bash.rc, The /etc directory
    /etc/csh.cshrc, The /etc directory
    /etc/fdprm, The /etc directory, Floppies
    /etc/fstab, The /etc directory
    /etc/group, The /etc directory
    /etc/inittab, The /etc directory
    /etc/issue, The /etc directory
    /etc/login.defs, The /etc directory
    /etc/magic, The /etc directory
    /etc/motd, The /etc directory
    /etc/mtab, The /etc directory
    /etc/passwd, The /etc directory
    /etc/printcap, The /etc directory
    /etc/profile, The /etc directory
    /etc/rc.d, The /etc directory
    /etc/securetty, The /etc directory
    /etc/shadow, The /etc directory
    /etc/shells, The /etc directory
    /etc/termcap, The /etc directory
  /home, The filesystem layout, Background, The root filesystem
  /lib, The filesystem layout, The root filesystem
  /lib/modules, The root filesystem
  /mnt, The root filesystem
  /proc, The root filesystem, The /proc filesystem, Filesystems galore
    /proc/1, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/cpuinfo, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/devices, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/dma, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/filesystems, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/interrupts, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/ioports, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/kcore, The /proc filesystem, Filesystems galore
    /proc/kmsg, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/ksyms, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/loadavg, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/meminfo, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/modules, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/net, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/self, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/stat, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/uptime, The /proc filesystem
    /proc/version, The /proc filesystem
  /root, The root filesystem
  /sbin, The root filesystem
  /tmp, The root filesystem, The /var filesystem
  /usr, The filesystem layout, Background, The root filesystem
    /usr/bin, The /usr filesystem.
    /usr/include, The /usr filesystem.
    /usr/lib, The /usr filesystem.
    /usr/local, The /usr filesystem., The /var filesystem
    /usr/sbin, The /usr filesystem.
    /usr/share/doc, The /usr filesystem.
    /usr/share/info, The /usr filesystem.
    /usr/share/man, The /usr filesystem.
    /usr/share/man/cat, The /var filesystem
    /usr/share/man/man, The /var filesystem
    /usr/X11R6, The /usr filesystem.
  /var, The filesystem layout, Background, The root filesystem, The /var filesystem
    /var/cache/man, The /var filesystem
    /var/games, The /var filesystem
    /var/lib, The /var filesystem
    /var/local, The /var filesystem
    /var/lock, The /var filesystem
    /var/log, The /var filesystem
    /var/log/messages, The /var filesystem
    /var/log/wtmp, The /var filesystem
    /var/mail, The /var filesystem
    /var/run, The /var filesystem
    /var/spool, The /var filesystem
    /var/spool/mail, The /var filesystem
    /var/spool/news, The /var filesystem
    /var/tmp, The /var filesystem
    /var/utmp, The /var filesystem
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) , The filesystem layout, Overview of the Directory Tree, Background
filesystem types
  ext, Filesystems galore
  ext2, Filesystems galore, Filesystem comparison
  ext3, Filesystems galore, Filesystem comparison
  fat16, Filesystem comparison
  fat32, Filesystem comparison
  hfs+, Filesystem comparison
  hpfs, Filesystems galore, Filesystem comparison
  iso9660, Filesystems galore
  jfs, Filesystems galore, Filesystem comparison
  minix, Filesystems galore
  msdos, Filesystems galore
  nfs, Filesystems galore
  ntfs, Filesystems galore, Filesystem comparison
  reiserfs, Filesystems galore, Filesystem comparison
  smbfs, Filesystems galore
  sysv, Filesystems galore
  ufs2, Filesystem comparison
  umsdos, Filesystems galore
  vfat, Filesystems galore
  vxfs, Filesystem comparison
  xfs, Filesystems galore
  xia, Filesystems galore
  zfs, Filesystem comparison
filesystems
  /etc
    /etc/fstab, Adding more disk space for Linux
Free Software Foundation, Linux or GNU/Linux, that is the question.

## G

getty, Logins from terminals, Network logins
GNOME, Graphical user interface
GRUB , The root filesystem
GUI, init, Graphical user interface
  blackbox, Graphical user interface
  fvwm, Graphical user interface
  icewm, Graphical user interface
  windowmaker , Graphical user interface
  X Windows, Graphical user interface

## H

hardware
  CD-ROM, CD-ROMs
  Central Processing Unit (CPU), Hard disks
  disk controller, Hard disks
  fibre channel, Storage Area Networks - Draft
  floppy disk, Floppies
  tape drive, Tapes

## I

init, init, Logins from terminals
inittab, init
iSCSI, Storage Area Networks - Draft
ISO 9660, CD-ROMs
  Rock Ridge extensions, CD-ROMs

## K

KDE, Graphical user interface
kernel
  devices, Hardware, Devices, and Tools
  documentation
    devices.txt, The mknod command
  driver, Important parts of the kernel
  memory management, Important parts of the kernel
  modules, Kernel Modules
    depmod, depmod
    insmod, insmod
    lsmod, lsmod
    modprobe, modprobe
    rmmod, rmmod
  NFS, Network file systems
  overview, Various parts of an operating system, Important parts of the kernel
  process management, Important parts of the kernel
  virtual filesystem (VFS), Important parts of the kernel

## L

LILO, The root filesystem, Partitioning a hard disk
Linux
  Distributions, Introduction
  GNU , Linux or GNU/Linux, that is the question.
logging in, Network logins
login, Logins from terminals
logs
  /var/log/messages, The /var filesystem, Formatting
  /var/log/wtmp, The /var filesystem

## M

mail transfer agent (MTA) , Mail
  postfix, Mail
  sendmail, Mail
mail user agent, Mail
  evolution, Mail
  pine, Mail

## N

Network Attached Storage (NAS), Network Attached Storage - Draft
Network File System (NFS), Network file systems, Background, Network Attached Storage - Draft, NFS
networking, Networking
  Network Admin Guide (NAG), Networking

## O

Open Sound System (OSS), The /dev directory

## P

partition types
  AIX, Partition types
  FAT16, Partition types
  FAT32, Partition types
  FreeBSD, Partition types
  HPFS, Partition types
  Linux, Partition types
  Linux LVM, Partition types
  Linux Swap, Partition types
  Minix, Partition types
  NetBSD, Partition types
  NTFS, Partition types
printing, Printing
  queue, Printing
  spools, Printing

## R

runlevels, init
  0 - shutdown, init
  1 - single user , init
  1 - single-user, init
  3 - multi-user, init
  5 - multi-user with GUI , init
  6 - reboot, init
  inittab, init

## S

Samba , Network file systems, Network Attached Storage - Draft, CIFS
shells
  bash - Bourne Again SHell, The /etc directory
  csh - C SHell, The /etc directory
  sh - Bourne, The /etc directory
ssh, Network logins
Storage Area Network (SAN), Storage Area Networks - Draft, Network Attached Storage - Draft
  LUN, Storage Area Networks - Draft
syslog , Syslog

## T

telnet , Network logins

## V

VMWare, CD-ROMs

## W

WINE, CD-ROMs

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