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Part III. System Configuration

Part of a system administrator's job is configuring the system for various tasks, types of users, and hardware configurations. This section explains how to configure a Fedora system.

Table of Contents

16. Console Access
16.1. Disabling Shutdown Via Ctrl+Alt+Del
16.2. Disabling Console Program Access
16.3. Defining the Console
16.4. Making Files Accessible From the Console
16.5. Enabling Console Access for Other Applications
16.6. The floppy Group
17. The sysconfig Directory
17.1. Files in the /etc/sysconfig/ Directory
17.1.1. /etc/sysconfig/arpwatch
17.1.2. /etc/sysconfig/authconfig
17.1.3. /etc/sysconfig/autofs
17.1.4. /etc/sysconfig/clock
17.1.5. /etc/sysconfig/desktop
17.1.6. /etc/sysconfig/dhcpd
17.1.7. /etc/sysconfig/firstboot
17.1.8. /etc/sysconfig/i18n
17.1.9. /etc/sysconfig/init
17.1.10. /etc/sysconfig/ip6tables-config
17.1.11. /etc/sysconfig/keyboard
17.1.12. /etc/sysconfig/named
17.1.13. /etc/sysconfig/network
17.1.14. /etc/sysconfig/ntpd
17.1.15. /etc/sysconfig/radvd
17.1.16. /etc/sysconfig/samba
17.1.17. /etc/sysconfig/selinux
17.1.18. /etc/sysconfig/sendmail
17.1.19. /etc/sysconfig/spamassassin
17.1.20. /etc/sysconfig/squid
17.1.21. /etc/sysconfig/system-config-users
17.1.22. /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
17.1.23. /etc/sysconfig/xinetd
17.2. Directories in the /etc/sysconfig/ Directory
17.3. Additional Resources
17.3.1. Installed Documentation
18. Date and Time Configuration
18.1. Time and Date Properties
18.2. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Properties
18.3. Time Zone Configuration
19. Keyboard Configuration
20. The X Window System
20.1. The X11R7.1 Release
20.2. Desktop Environments and Window Managers
20.2.1. Desktop Environments
20.2.2. Window Managers
20.3. X Server Configuration Files
20.3.1. xorg.conf
20.4. Fonts
20.4.1. Fontconfig
20.4.2. Core X Font System
20.5. Runlevels and X
20.5.1. Runlevel 3
20.5.2. Runlevel 5
20.6. Additional Resources
20.6.1. Installed Documentation
20.6.2. Useful Websites
21. Users and Groups
21.1. User and Group Configuration
21.1.1. Adding a New User
21.1.2. Modifying User Properties
21.1.3. Adding a New Group
21.1.4. Modifying Group Properties
21.2. User and Group Management Tools
21.2.1. Command Line Configuration
21.2.2. Adding a User
21.2.3. Adding a Group
21.2.4. Password Aging
21.2.5. Explaining the Process
21.3. Standard Users
21.4. Standard Groups
21.5. User Private Groups
21.5.1. Group Directories
21.6. Shadow Passwords
21.7. Additional Resources
21.7.1. Installed Documentation
22. Printer Configuration
22.1. Adding a Local Printer
22.2. Adding an IPP Printer
22.3. Adding a Samba (SMB) Printer
22.4. Adding a JetDirect Printer
22.5. Selecting the Printer Model and Finishing
22.5.1. Confirming Printer Configuration
22.6. Printing a Test Page
22.7. Modifying Existing Printers
22.7.1. The Settings Tab
22.7.2. The Policies Tab
22.7.3. The Access Control Tab
22.7.4. The Printer and Job OptionsTab
22.8. Managing Print Jobs
22.9. Additional Resources
22.9.1. Installed Documentation
22.9.2. Useful Websites
23. Automated Tasks
23.1. Cron
23.1.1. Configuring Cron Tasks
23.1.2. Controlling Access to Cron
23.1.3. Starting and Stopping the Service
23.2. At and Batch
23.2.1. Configuring At Jobs
23.2.2. Configuring Batch Jobs
23.2.3. Viewing Pending Jobs
23.2.4. Additional Command Line Options
23.2.5. Controlling Access to At and Batch
23.2.6. Starting and Stopping the Service
23.3. Additional Resources
23.3.1. Installed Documentation
24. Log Files
24.1. Locating Log Files
24.2. Viewing Log Files
24.3. Adding a Log File
24.4. Monitoring Log Files