11. Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions
by Matt Welsh, Matthias Kalle Dalheimer
Running Linux, 5th Edition
- Running Linux, 5th Edition
- Preface
- I. Enjoying and Being Productive on Linux
- 1. Introduction to Linux
- 1.1. About This Book
- 1.2. Who’s Using Linux?
- 1.3. System Features
- 1.3.1. A Bag of Features
- 1.3.2. Kernel
- 1.3.3. Commands and Shells
- 1.3.4. Text Processing and Word Processing
- 1.3.5. Commercial Applications
- 1.3.6. Programming Languages and Utilities
- 1.3.7. The X Window System
- 1.3.8. KDE and GNOME
- 1.3.9. Networking
- 1.3.10. Laptop Support
- 1.3.11. Interfacing with Windows
- 1.3.12. Other Applications
- 1.4. About Linux’s Copyright
- 1.5. Open Source and the Philosophy of Linux
- 1.6. Sources of Linux Information
- 1.7. Getting Help
- 2. Preinstallation and Installation
- 3. Desktop Environments
- 4. Basic Unix Commands and Concepts
- 4.1. Logging In
- 4.2. Setting a Password
- 4.3. Virtual Consoles
- 4.4. Popular Commands
- 4.5. Shells
- 4.6. Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work
- 4.7. Typing Shortcuts
- 4.8. Filename Expansion
- 4.9. Saving Your Output
- 4.10. What Is a Command?
- 4.11. Putting a Command in the Background
- 4.12. Remote Logins and Command Execution
- 4.13. Manual Pages
- 4.14. Startup Files
- 4.15. Important Directories
- 4.16. Basic Text Editing
- 4.17. Advanced Shells and Shell Scripting
- 5. Web Browsers and Instant Messaging
- 6. Electronic Mail Clients
- 7. Games
- 8. Office Suites and Personal Productivity
- 8.1. Using OpenOffice
- 8.1.1. “OpenOffice” Versus "OpenOffice.org"
- 8.1.2. The Modules of OpenOffice
- 8.1.3. OpenDocument and OpenOffice 2
- 8.1.4. OpenOffice Writer
- 8.1.4.1. Launching OOoWriter
- 8.1.4.2. Opening files
- 8.1.4.3. Saving files
- 8.1.4.4. Exporting and sending files
- 8.1.4.5. Identifying the toolbars
- 8.1.4.6. Basic formatting
- 8.1.4.7. Printing a document
- 8.1.4.8. Advanced formatting
- 8.1.4.9. Templates
- 8.1.4.10. Styles
- 8.1.4.11. Collaboration with documents
- 8.1.4.12. Navigator
- 8.1.4.13. Keyboard shortcuts
- 8.1.4.14. Searching a document with Find & Replace
- 8.1.4.15. Inserting hyperlinks
- 8.1.4.16. Word count
- 8.1.4.17. Password-protecting documents
- 8.1.5. OOoWriter Customization
- 8.1.6. OpenOffice Calc
- 8.1.6.1. Managing files
- 8.1.6.2. Entering labels (text)
- 8.1.6.3. Autofill
- 8.1.6.4. Entering simple formulas
- 8.1.6.5. Summing a column of numbers
- 8.1.6.6. Moving cell contents
- 8.1.6.7. Adjusting column widths and row heights
- 8.1.6.8. Merging cells
- 8.1.6.9. Freezing and splitting windows
- 8.1.6.10. Page Break View
- 8.1.6.11. Setting the print range
- 8.1.6.12. Functions
- 8.1.6.13. Worksheets, or sheets
- 8.1.6.14. Sorting data
- 8.1.6.15. Data sources
- 8.1.6.16. Macros
- 8.1.7. OpenOffice Impress
- 8.1.7.1. Creating a presentation from scratch with AutoPilot
- 8.1.7.2. Opening an existing presentation
- 8.1.7.3. Saving a presentation
- 8.1.7.4. Export formats
- 8.1.7.5. OOoImpress workspace views
- 8.1.7.6. OOoImpress modes
- 8.1.7.7. Editing a presentation
- 8.1.7.8. The presentation palette
- 8.1.7.9. Putting on a slide show
- 8.1.8. Customizing OpenOffice
- 8.2. KOffice
- 8.3. Other Word Processors
- 8.4. Synching PDAs
- 8.5. Groupware
- 8.6. Managing Your Finances
- 8.1. Using OpenOffice
- 9. Multimedia
- 9.1. Multimedia Concepts
- 9.2. Kernel and Driver Issues
- 9.3. Embedded and Other Multimedia Devices
- 9.4. Desktop Environments
- 9.5. Windows Compatibility
- 9.6. Multimedia Applications
- 9.6.1. Sound Mixers
- 9.6.2. Multimedia Players
- 9.6.3. CD and DVD Burning Tools
- 9.6.4. Speech Tools
- 9.6.5. Image, Sound, and Video Editing and Management Tools
- 9.6.6. Imaging Tools
- 9.6.7. Recording Tools
- 9.6.8. Music Composition Tools
- 9.6.9. Internet Telephony and Conferencing Tools
- 9.6.10. Browser Plug-ins
- 9.6.11. Putting It All Together
- 9.7. Multimedia Toolkits and Development Environments
- 9.8. Solutions to Common Problems
- 9.9. References
- 1. Introduction to Linux
- II. System Administration
- 10. System Administration Basics
- 10.1. Maintaining the System
- 10.2. Managing Filesystems
- 10.3. Managing Swap Space
- 10.4. The /proc Filesystem
- 10.5. Device Files
- 10.6. Scheduling Recurring Jobs Using cron
- 10.7. Executing Jobs Once
- 10.8. Managing System Logs
- 10.9. Processes
- 10.10. Programs That Serve You
- 11. Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions
- 12. Installing, Updating, and Compiling Programs
- 13. Networking
- 14. Printing
- 14.1. Printing
- 14.2. Managing Print Services
- 14.2.1. Linux Printing Software
- 14.2.2. Configuring Printer Hardware
- 14.2.3. Configuring CUPS Security
- 14.2.4. Defining Printers in CUPS
- 14.2.5. Fine-Tuning Printer Definitions
- 14.2.6. Managing Printer Queues
- 14.2.7. Maintaining LPD Compatibility
- 14.2.8. Printer Troubleshooting
- 14.2.9. Behind the Scenes: CUPS Files and Directories
- 15. File Sharing
- 15.1. Sharing Files with Windows Systems (Samba)
- 15.1.1. Protocols and Things Windows-Related
- 15.1.2. Linux System Preparation and Installing Samba
- 15.1.3. Accessing Remote Windows Files and Printers
- 15.1.4. Sharing Linux Files and Printers with Windows Users
- 15.1.5. An Office File- and Print-Sharing Solution Using Samba
- 15.1.6. Automatic Printer Driver Download
- 15.1.7. Using smbsh for Direct File Manipulation on Remote Systems
- 15.2. NFS Configuration and NIS
- 15.1. Sharing Files with Windows Systems (Samba)
- 16. The X Window System
- 17. System Start and Shutdown
- 18. Configuring and Building the Kernel
- 19. Text Editing
- 19.1. Editing Files Using vi
- 19.1.1. Starting vi
- 19.1.2. Inserting Text and Moving Around
- 19.1.3. Deleting Text and Undoing Changes
- 19.1.4. Changing Text
- 19.1.5. Moving Around the File
- 19.1.6. Saving Files and Quitting vi
- 19.1.7. Editing Another File
- 19.1.8. Including Other Files
- 19.1.9. Running Shell Commands
- 19.1.10. Global Searching and Replacing
- 19.1.11. Moving Text and Using Registers
- 19.1.12. Extending vi
- 19.2. The (X)Emacs Editor
- 19.2.1. Firing It Up
- 19.2.2. Simple Editing Commands
- 19.2.3. Tutorial and Online Help
- 19.2.4. Deleting, Copying, and Moving Text
- 19.2.5. Searching and Replacing
- 19.2.6. Macros
- 19.2.7. Running Commands and Programming Within Emacs
- 19.2.8. Tailoring Emacs
- 19.2.9. Regular Expressions
- 19.2.10. Emacs and the X Window System
- 19.1. Editing Files Using vi
- 20. Text Processing
- 10. System Administration Basics
- III. Programming
- 21. Programming Tools
- 21.1. Programming with gcc
- 21.2. Makefiles
- 21.3. Debugging with gdb
- 21.4. Useful Utilities for C Programmers
- 21.5. Using Perl
- 21.6. Java
- 21.7. Python
- 21.8. Other Languages
- 21.9. Introduction to OpenGL Programming
- 21.10. Integrated Development Environments
- 22. Running a Web Server
- 23. Transporting and Handling Email Messages
- 24. Running an FTP Server
- 21. Programming Tools
- IV. Network Services
- 25. Running Web Applications with MySQL and PHP
- 26. Running a Secure System
- 26.1. A Perspective on System Security
- 26.2. Initial Steps in Setting Up a Secure System
- 26.3. TCP Wrapper Configuration
- 26.4. Firewalls: Filtering IP Packets
- 26.5. SELinux
- 27. Backup and Recovery
- 28. Heterogeneous Networking and Running Windows Programs
- 28.1. Sharing Partitions
- 28.2. Emulation and Virtual Operating Systems
- 28.3. Remote Desktop Access to Windows Programs
- 28.4. FreeNX: Linux as a Remote Desktop Server
- A. Sources of Linux Information
- A.1. Linux Documentation Project
- A.2. FTP Sites
- A.3. World Wide Web Sites
- A.3.1. General Documentation
- A.3.2. Open Source Projects
- A.3.3. Programming Languages and Tools
- A.3.4. News and Information Sites
- A.3.5. Linux Software Directories and Download Sites
- A.3.6. Linux Distributions
- A.3.7. Commercial Linux Software Companies
- A.3.8. Internet RFCs and Other Standards
- A.3.9. Miscellaneous
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Copyright
-
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