LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (OReilly))

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dash interpreter

data categories 2nd

datagram delivery service (IP)

dates and times

     attacks using malevolent date programs

     hardware clock, configuring

     hours, specifying in cron facility

     maintaining system time

     NTP (Network Time Protocol)

     synchronizing time on all systems

     times for crontab command execution

db (database) entries, named files

dd utility

     burning copy of data CD

     creating boot floppy

     facilitating I/O with block devices

DDoS (distributed denial of service attacks), using echo broadcasts

.deb file extension

debhelper programs

Debian-based systems

     building packages

         signing packages

     configuring as DHCP client

     creating boot floppy

     initrd and /linuxrc

     keeping Debian up to date

     mkinitrd command

     modifying packages

     NIS master server

     package management 2nd 3rd

         alien command

         apt-get command

         dpkg command

         dselect command

     pcmcia-cs module

     pcnetconfig command

     pppconfig tool

     runlevels, customizing

         update-rc.d command

     security information

     system initialization techniques

     wireless NIC card

debugfs command 2nd

debuild command

default gateway

default runlevel

default shell

.deny files

dependencies

     kernel modules

     Makefile

     Perl packages

     shared libraries

depfile directive, modules.conf

depmod command 2nd

desktop environments 2nd

/dev directory 2nd 3rd

     /null

development kernels

device drivers, activitation

device files 2nd

     backups to tape and other removable media

     device field, /etc/fstab file

     IDE

     SCSI

     serial port

     tape drives

         nonrewinding

device settings, common 2nd

devices

    network

         configuration files

         failed

     review questions and exercises

df command 2nd

DH_ variables

dhclient

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) 2nd 3rd

     clients

         Debian, configuring as client

         dhclient

         pump

         Red Hat, configuring as client

     configuring system for

     dhcpd 2nd

     Ethernet (eth0) interface

     ifconfig utility and

     leases

     relay

     releasing lease before removing PCMCIA card

     server daemon, launching

     server, setting up

         bootp support

         DHCP options

         dhcpd fixed IP assignment

         dhcpd random IP assignment

         dhcpd.leases

     subnets and relays

dial-up connections

     checking

     configuration files

     configuration tools

     connecting with a modem

     IP routing configuration

     ISDN

     multi-homed systems

     poff command

     pon and poff scripts

     protocols

     wvdial command

     wvdial.conf file (examples)

     wvdialconf command

         examples

diff command

differential backup

dig command 2nd 3rd

digital devices, synchronous connections

directives

     awk programs

     slapd.conf file

directories

     backup recommended for

     creating

     current working directory

     hierarchy

     removing

     root filesystem

     RPM packages

     workgroup directory, setting up

disaster planning

discard service

disk blocks

disk drives

     filesystems, creating

     hard disk devices

    interfaces

         IDE (Integrated Device Electronics)

         SCSI 2nd

     partitioning 2nd 3rd

         fdisk command

         guidelines for Linux system

         swap partitions

         swap space

         system considerations

     partitions

     supported under Linux

disk quotas 2nd 3rd

     enabling

     quota commands

     quota limits

disk space

     free, monitoring with df command

     monitoring usage with du command

disks

     external, detecting

     fragmentation

DISPLAY environment variable 2nd

display managers 2nd 3rd

     xdm, configuring

DMA (Direct Memory Access) 2nd

dmesg command

     troubleshooting hardware

DNS (Domain Name System) 2nd 3rd

     BIND v4 vs. v8 configuration files

     BIND, basic configuration

         named.conf file

         primary DNS server

         secondary and tertiary DNS server

     domain name registration

     errors

     Exam 202 review

     module supporting requests in Perl

     name resolution with Net::DNS Perl module

     problems with, route command and

     query utiilities

     resolver

     securing DNS server

         dedicated servers

         recursive queries

         restricting zone transfers

         running BIND in chroot jail/reduced privileges

         transaction signatures (TSIGs)

     servers, querying commands

     smart host-based mail delivery vs.

     SMTP delivery based on

     system hanging during DNS lookups

     zones, creating and maintaining

         forward zones

         reverse DNS files

         tools

dnsdomainname command

documentation 2nd

     Apache

         mod_rewrite module

         mod_status module

     highlighter's index

     local system

         info pages

         information in /usr/share/doc

         manpages

         text files and paging

     notifying users on system-related issues

     resources on the Internet

         LDP

         mailing lists

         Usenet newsgroups

         web sites

     review questions and exercises

     RPM package build

     Squid

     tutorials

domain controller for Windows PCs, Samba server as

domain names

     NIS 2nd

     resolving to IP records

domainname command

domaintable file (Sendmail)

DoS (denial of service) attacks

     DNS cache poisioning

dotted quad decimal notation

downstream clients (INN)

dpkg command 2nd 3rd

dpkg-buildpackage command

DS directive

dselect command 2nd

DSOs (Dynamically Shared Objects)

     checking compilation of

     loading at Apache startup

du command 2nd

dump frequency (etc/fstab)

dumpe2fs command 2nd

dynamic routing

dynamically linked programs 2nd