Symbols
- $$, $$ and $PPID
- $PPID, $$ and $PPID
- ./configure, compiling software
- .deb, package management
- .rpm, package management
- .ssh, ~/.ssh
- /bin/dmesg, dmesg
- /bin/login, mingetty and /bin/login
- /boot/grub/grub.conf, /boot/grub/grub.conf
- /boot/grub/menu.lst, /boot/grub/grub.conf
- /dev, /proc/partitions
- /dev/hdX, ata (ide) device naming
- /dev/ht, IDE tapes
- /dev/nst, SCSI tapes
- /dev/sdb, uuid in /etc/fstab
- /dev/sdX, scsi device naming
- /dev/st, SCSI tapes
- /etc/apt/sources.list, /etc/apt/sources.list
- /etc/at.allow, at.allow and at.deny
- /etc/at.deny, at.allow and at.deny
- /etc/cron.allow, cron.allow and cron.deny
- /etc/cron.d, /etc/cron.*
- /etc/cron.deny, cron.allow and cron.deny
- /etc/crontab, /etc/cron.*
- /etc/default/grub, /etc/default/grub
- /etc/exports, server configuration, server configuration
- /etc/filesystems, /proc/filesystems, /etc/filesystems
- /etc/fstab, checking a file system, /etc/fstab, uuid in /etc/fstab, swap space in /etc/fstab, client configuration, client configuration, About Disk Quotas
- /etc/grub.conf, /boot/grub/grub.conf
- /etc/grub.d/40_custom, /etc/grub.d/40_custom
- /etc/hostname, hostname
- /etc/inetd.conf, inetd superdaemon
- /etc/init.d/, starting and stopping daemons, chkconfig configuration
- /etc/init.d/rc, rc directories
- /etc/init.d/rcS, /etc/init.d/rcS
- /etc/inittab, configuration in /etc/inittab, rc scripts, mingetty in /etc/inittab
- /etc/lvm/.cache, vgscan
- /etc/modprobe.conf, /etc/modprobe.conf
- /etc/modprobe.d/, /etc/modprobe.conf
- /etc/mtab, displaying mounted file systems, /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
- /etc/network/interfaces, /etc/network/interfaces, binding extra ip addresses, bonding on Debian/Ubuntu
- /etc/passwd, mingetty and /bin/login
- /etc/protocols, many protocols
- /etc/raidtab, create the raid5
- /etc/rc.d/rc, rc directories
- /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit, /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
- /etc/rcS.d/, /etc/init.d/rcS
- /etc/rcX.d/, rc directories
- /etc/rsyslog.conf, configuration
- /etc/services, many services, xinetd superdaemon
- /etc/shutdown.allow, Ctrl-Alt-Del
- /etc/ssh, /etc/ssh/
- /etc/ssh/sshd_config, ssh protocol versions
- /etc/ssh/ssh_config, ssh protocol versions
- /etc/sysconfig/iptables, iptables firewall
- /etc/sysconfig/network, /etc/sysconfig/network
- /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-
- /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0, bonding on Redhat/Fedora
- /etc/syslog.conf, about syslog
- /etc/xinetd.conf, xinetd superdaemon
- /etc/xinetd.d, xinetd superdaemon
- /etc/yum.conf, /etc/yum.conf and repositories
- /etc/yum.repos.d/, /etc/yum.conf and repositories
- /lib, /lib and /usr/lib
- /lib/modules, /lib/modules, make modules_install
- /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/modules.dep, /lib/modules/<kernel>/modules.dep
- /proc/cmdline, kernel, /proc/cmdline
- /proc/devices, /proc/partitions
- /proc/filesystems, /proc/filesystems, /proc/filesystems
- /proc/kallsyms, System.map
- /proc/mdstat, /proc/mdstat
- /proc/meminfo, memory management, /proc/meminfo
- /proc/modules, /proc/modules
- /proc/mounts, displaying mounted file systems
- /proc/net/bonding, bonding on Redhat/Fedora, bonding on Debian/Ubuntu
- /proc/partitions, /proc/partitions
- /proc/scsi/scsi, /proc/scsi/scsi
- /proc/swaps, about swap space
- /sbin, ifconfig
- /sbin/init, configuration in /etc/inittab
- /sbin/mingetty, mingetty and /bin/login
- /sbin/telinit, changing the runlevel
- /usr/lib, /lib and /usr/lib
- /usr/share/doc, /etc/sysconfig/network
- /usr/src, /usr/src
- /var/lib/nfs/etab, exportfs, server configuration
- /var/lib/rpm, /var/lib/rpm
- /var/log/auth.log, su and ssh logins
- /var/log/btmp, login logging, /var/log/btmp (lastb)
- /var/log/lastlog, login logging
- /var/log/messages, /var/log/messages, hello.ko
- /var/log/sa, sadc and sar
- /var/log/secure, su and ssh logins
- /var/log/wtmp, /var/log/wtmp, login logging
- /var/run/utmp, login logging
- ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, authorized_keys
A
- access time, platter, head, track, cylinder, sector
- active partition, chainloading
- Alica and Bob, public and private keys
- anycast, anycast
- apt-get(8), .deb packages, apt-get
- aptitude, dpkg -S and debsums
- aptitude(1), Debian
- aptitude(8), .deb packages, aptitude
- arp table, arp
- arp(1), arp
- at(1), scheduling, at
- ata, ide or scsi
- atapi, ata
- atm, wan
- atq(1), atq
- atrm(1), atrm
B
- badblocks(8), erasing a hard disk
- bg(1), bg
- Bill Callkins, openboot
- binding, binding extra ip addresses
- binding(ip), binding and bonding
- BIOS, bios
- block device, block device
- bonding(ip), binding and bonding
- boot(grub), boot
- bootloader, bootloader
- bootp, dhcp client, other filter examples
- broadcast, broadcast
- BSD, boot terminology
- btrfs, and more...
- bum(8), bum
- bzImage, kernel
- bzip2, kernel
- bzip2(1), Compression
C
- cable select, ata
- Canonical, init and runlevels
- chainloader, chainloading
- chainloading, chainloading
- character device, block device
- chattr(1), dump and restore
- chkconfig, starting and stopping daemons
- chkconfig(8), chkconfig
- chroot, chroot
- CHS, block device
- Cisco, wan
- cpio(1), rpm2cpio, cpio
- cron(8), scheduling
- crontab(1), crontab file
- crontab(5), crontab file
- Ctrl-Alt-Delete, Ctrl-Alt-Del, UPS and loss of power
- Ctrl-Z, control-Z
- cylinder, platter, head, track, cylinder, sector
D
- daemon, daemon, daemon or demon ?
- dd(1), master boot record, master boot record, creating a swap file, About dd
- deb(5), .deb packages
- debsums, dpkg -S and debsums
- default gateway, route
- default(grub), default, savedefault
- depmod(1), depmod
- device driver, /proc/partitions
- devices.txt, /proc/partitions
- df, resource monitoring
- df(1), df, df -h
- dhclient(1), dhclient
- dhcp, dhcp client, other filter examples
- dhcp client, dhcp client, dhclient
- directory, about file systems
- disk platters, platter, head, track, cylinder, sector
- dmesg(1), dmesg
- dmesg(8), dmesg
- dns, other filter examples
- DOS, chainloading
- dpkg -S, dpkg -S and debsums
- dpkg(8), .deb packages, dpkg -l
- dsa, rsa and dsa algorithms
- du, resource monitoring
- du(1), du
- dump(1), dump and restore
E
- e2fsck(1), checking a file system
- echo(1), $$ and $PPID
- edquota(1), About Disk Quotas
- egrep, /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
- el torito, iso 9660
- elilo, bootloader
- Eric Allman, about syslog
- eth0, dhcp client
- ethtool(1), optional: ethtool
- Evi Nemeth, daemon or demon ?
- exec, fork and exec
- exportfs(1), exportfs, server configuration
- ext2, ext2 and ext3, putting a file system on a partition
- ext3, ext2 and ext3
- extended partition, primary, extended and logical
F
- fallback(grub), fallback
- fat16, vfat
- fat32, vfat
- fd (partition type), fd partition type
- fddi, wan
- fdisk, ISCSI initiator on ubuntu
- fdisk limitations, labeling with parted
- fdisk(1), fdisk -l, empty partition table, display the new partition, do we have three disks?
- fdisk(8), fdisk
- fg(1), fg
- file system, file systems
- fixed ip, fixed ip
- fixed ip address, fixed ip
- fork, fork and exec
- FQDN, hostname
- frame relay, wan
- free, resource monitoring, free
- free(1), memory management, free
- fsck(1), checking a file system
- ftp, the superdaemon
- ftp://ftp.kernel.org, ftp.kernel.org
- fuser, fuser
G
- gateway, route
- gnome-session, VNC Client
- gpt, labeling with parted
- grep, /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit, /proc/modules
- grpquota, About Disk Quotas
- grub, bootloader, bootloader, chainloading
- grub-install, installing grub
- grub2, /boot/grub/grub.cfg
- gzip(1), kernel, Compression
H
- halt(8), halt, reboot and poweroff
- hdparm(8), advanced hard disk settings
- head (hard disk device), platter, head, track, cylinder, sector
- hiddenmenu(grub), hiddenmenu
- hostname, hostname
- hostname(1), hostname
- http://www.kernel.org, ftp.kernel.org
I
- icmp, many protocols
- ide, /proc/partitions
- id_dsa, id_rsa and id_rsa.pub
- id_dsa.pub, id_rsa and id_rsa.pub
- id_rsa, id_rsa and id_rsa.pub
- id_rsa.pub, id_rsa and id_rsa.pub
- ifcfg(1), binding extra ip addresses
- ifcfg-eth0, fixed ip
- ifconfig(1), ifconfig, up and down, verifying extra ip-addresses, verifying extra ip-addresses, bonding on Redhat/Fedora, bonding on Debian/Ubuntu
- ifdown(1), /sbin/ifdown, /sbin/ifup and /sbin/ifdown, setting ip address, enabling extra ip-addresses
- ifenslave, bonding on Debian/Ubuntu
- iftop(1), iftop
- ifup(1), /sbin/ifup, /sbin/ifup and /sbin/ifdown, up and down, enabling extra ip-addresses, enabling extra ip-addresses, bonding on Redhat/Fedora
- igmp, many protocols
- inetd, the superdaemon
- init, init, process id 1, Ctrl-Alt-Del
- init=/bin/bash, init=/bin/bash
- initiator(iSCSI), iSCSI terminology
- initng, init and runlevels
- initrd, initrd
- initrd(grub), initrd
- insmod(1), insmod, modprobe
- Intel, boot terminology
- iostat, iostat
- iostat(1), iostat
- iotop, iotop
- iptables, iptables firewall
- iSCSI, iSCSI terminology
- iscsiadm, ISCSI initiator on ubuntu
- iso9660, iso 9660, Create a CDROM image
K
- Kerberos, nfs protocol versions, protocol versions
- kernel(grub), kernel
- kill(1), kill, kill, list signals, respawning mingetty, disabling a mingetty
- killall(1), killall
- kmyfirewall, iptables firewall
L
- LAN, lan
- last(1), /var/log/wtmp, /var/log/wtmp (last)
- lastb(1), /var/log/btmp (lastb)
- lastlog(1), /var/log/lastlog (lastlog)
- LBA, block device
- ldap, server configuration
- ldd, ldd
- libraries, introduction
- lilo, bootloader, Linux loader
- lilo.conf, lilo.conf
- logger(1), logger
- logical drive, primary, extended and logical
- logical drives, logical drives
- login, /var/log/wtmp (last)
- logrotate(1), rotating logs
- lsmod, /proc/modules
- lsmod(1), lsmod
- lsof, lsof
- lsscsi(1), /sbin/lsscsi
- ltrace, ltrace
- lvcreate(1), example: using lvm, example: extend a logical volume, lvcreate
- lvdisplay(1), example: extend a logical volume, lvdisplay
- lvextend(1), example: extend a logical volume, lvextend
- lvm, chroot
- LVM, logical volume management
- lvmdiskscan(1), lvmdiskscan
- lvol0, lvcreate
- lvremove(1), lvremove
- lvrename(1), lvrename
- lvs(1), lvs
- lvscan(1), lvscan
M
- mac address, setting mac address
- major number, /proc/partitions
- make, make
- make bzImage, make bzImage
- make clean, make clean
- make menuconfig, make menuconfig
- make modules, make modules
- make mrproper, make mrproper
- make xconfig, make menuconfig
- make(1), compiling software
- MAN, man
- master (hard disk device), ata
- master boot record, master boot record, master boot record
- mbr, master boot record, logical drives, labeling with parted, master boot record
- MBR, Copy the master boot record
- mdadm(1), create the raid5
- mingetty, mingetty in /etc/inittab
- minor number, /proc/partitions
- mirror, raid 1
- mkdir, mkdir
- mke2fs(1), creating ext2 and ext3, putting a file system on a partition, example: extend a logical volume
- mkfifo, pipes (mkfifo)
- mkfile(1), creating a swap file
- mkfs(1), creating ext2 and ext3, putting a file system on a partition
- mkinitrd(1), creating ext2 and ext3, mkinitrd
- mknod(1), About tape devices
- mkswap(1), creating a swap partition
- modinfo, hello.ko
- modinfo(1), modinfo
- modprobe(1), modprobe, modprobe -r
- mount, /etc/filesystems
- mount point, mounting
- mount(1), mounting, mount, client configuration, client configuration
- mounting, mounting
- mpstat(1), mpstat
- mt(1), mt
- multicast, multicast
- multipath, install multipath
N
- netstat(1), route
- network file system, introduction to nfs
- nfs, introduction to nfs, nfs protocol versions
- NFS, protocol versions
- nice, nice
- nice(1), introduction
- noacl(mount), noacl
- nodev, /proc/filesystems, /etc/filesystems
- noexec(mount), noexec
- nosuid(mount), nosuid
- no_subtree_check(nfs), /etc/exports
- ntop(1), ntop
P
- package management, package management
- paging, memory management
- PAN, pan-wpan
- Parallel ATA, ata
- parity(raid), raid 5
- parted, labeling with parted, partitioning with parted
- parted(1), partitioning new disks
- partition, primary, extended and logical
- partition table, master boot record, logical drives
- partprobe(1), partprobe
- password(grub), password
- pgrep(1), pgrep
- PID, PID
- pidof(1), pidof
- ping, many protocols, ping
- pipes, pipes (mkfifo)
- pkill(1), pkill
- portmap, rpcinfo, protocol versions
- POST, post
- Power On Self Test, post
- poweroff(8), halt, reboot and poweroff
- PPID, PPID
- primary partition, primary, extended and logical, master boot record, chainloading
- private key, public and private keys
- process, process
- process id, PID
- ps, ps, resource monitoring
- ps -ef, ps
- ps fax, ps
- public key, public and private keys
- pvchange(1), pvchange
- pvcreate(1), example: using lvm, example: extend a logical volume, pvcreate
- pvdisplay(1), example: extend a logical volume, pvdisplay
- pvmove(1), pvmove
- pvremove(1), pvremove
- pvresize(1), pvresize
- pvs(1), pvs
- pvscan(1), pvscan
R
- RAID, hardware or software
- raid 1, raid 1
- reboot(8), halt, reboot and poweroff
- reiserfs, and more...
- Remote Desktop, About VNC
- renice, renice
- renice(1), introduction
- repository, package management, repository
- repquota(1), About Disk Quotas
- resize2fs(1), example: extend a logical volume
- respawn(init), mingetty in /etc/inittab, respawning mingetty
- restore(1), dump and restore
- rfc 3010, nfs protocol versions
- rfc 3530, nfs protocol versions
- rlogin, secure shell
- rmmod(1), rmmod
- rock ridge, iso 9660
- root servers(DNS), anycast
- root(grub), root
- rootsquash, server configuration, server configuration
- rotational latency, platter, head, track, cylinder, sector
- route(1), route
- router, wan
- rpc, rpcinfo
- RPC, protocol versions
- rpcinfo(1), rpcinfo, protocol versions
- rpm, about rpm
- rpm -qf, rpm -qf and rpm -V
- rpm -V, rpm -qf and rpm -V
- rpm(8), .rpm packages
- rpm2cpio(8), rpm2cpio
- rsa, rsa and dsa algorithms
- rsh, secure shell
- rsyslog, lsof
- runlevel, initdefault
- runlevel(1), display the runlevel
S
- sa2(1), sadc and sar
- sadc(1), sadc and sar
- sal, sadc and sar
- sar(1), sadc and sar
- sata, ata
- savedefault(grub), savedefault
- scp(1), copy the public key to the other computer
- scsi, ide or scsi
- scsi id, scsi
- sector, platter, head, track, cylinder, sector
- seek time, platter, head, track, cylinder, sector
- service(1), starting and stopping daemons, iptables firewall
- setuid, nosuid
- sfdisk(1), logical drives
- shutdown(8), /sbin/shutdown
- SIGHUP, kill -1 (SIGHUP)
- SIGKILL, /sbin/shutdown
- SIGTERM, killall, /sbin/shutdown
- silo, bootloader
- single user mode, single user mode
- slave (hard disk device), ata
- SMF, init and runlevels
- Solaris, boot terminology
- solid state drive, solid state drive
- SPARC, openboot
- split(1), split
- ssd, solid state drive
- ssh, /etc/ssh/
- ssh -X, X forwarding via ssh
- ssh-keygen, id_rsa and id_rsa.pub
- ssh-keygen(1), ssh-keygen
- sshd, sshd
- ssh_host_dsa_key, sshd keys
- ssh_host_dsa_key.pub, sshd keys
- ssh_host_rsa_key, sshd keys
- ssh_host_rsa_key.pub, sshd keys
- stanza(grub), stanza commands
- strace, tracing with strace
- striped disk, raid 0
- su, ldd
- subtree_check(nfs), /etc/exports
- Sun, boot terminology, init and runlevels
- swap partition, swap
- swap partition(s), monitoring memory with vmstat
- swap space, about swap space
- swapoff(1), creating a swap partition
- swapon(1), creating a swap partition
- swapping, memory management
- swat, the superdaemon
- sysctl(1), hostname
- syslog, /var/log/messages
- syslogd, about syslog, about rsyslog
- System V, init and runlevels
- system-config-securitylevel, iptables firewall
- System.map, System.map
T
- tail(1), watching logs
- tar(1), downloading software outside the repository, tar
- tcp, many protocols, nfs protocol versions
- tcpdump, network sniffing, tcpdump
- telinit(8), changing the runlevel
- telnet, secure shell, the superdaemon
- time(1), make bzImage
- timeout(grub), timeout
- title(grub), title
- top, top
- top(1), top, memory management, top, top
- track, platter, head, track, cylinder, sector
- tune2fs(1), creating ext2 and ext3, tuning a file system, tune2fs
U
- udf, udf
- udp, many protocols, nfs protocol versions
- uefi, GUID partition table
- uname(1), uname -r
- universally unique identifier, introduction to uuid's
- update-grub, update-grub
- update-rc.d, starting and stopping daemons
- update-rc.d(8), about update-rc.d
- upstart, init and runlevels
- usrquota, About Disk Quotas
- uuid, introduction to uuid's
V
- vanilla, open source
- vfat, vfat
- vgchange(1), vgchange
- vgcreate(1), example: using lvm, example: extend a logical volume, vgcreate
- vgdisplay(1), vgdisplay
- vgextend(1), vgextend
- vgmerge(1), vgmerge
- vgreduce(1), vgreduce
- vgremove(1), vgremove
- vgs(1), vgs
- vgscan(1), vgscan
- vi, tracing with strace
- virtual memory, memory management
- vmlinuz, vmlinuz
- vmstat, vmstat, monitoring memory with vmstat
- vmstat(1), vmstat
- vnc, About VNC
- vncviewer(1), VNC Client
- vol_id(1), about unique objects