Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

Table of ContentsIntroduction 1Part I Installation and Configuration 71 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Choosing an Installation Method .......................................................9Creating the Installation Source........................................................11Creating the Installation CDs ...................................................11Creating a Boot Disc ...............................................................12Using the ISO Files .................................................................13Adding Updates to Installation Media or Source ..........................14Starting the Installation ..................................................................15Starting a CD Installation ........................................................15Starting a Network or Hard Drive Installation..............................16Starting a Kickstart or PXE Installation.......................................17Performing the Installation ..............................................................17Deciding on a Partitioning Method and Type ..............................23Installing with Kickstart ..................................................................30Creating the Kickstart File........................................................31Making the Kickstart File Accessible...........................................47Starting the Kickstart Installation ..............................................49Installing with PXE ........................................................................51Configuring the tftp Server ......................................................52Configuring the DHCP Server...................................................55Starting the PXE Network Installation........................................55Performing an Upgrade ...................................................................55Red Hat Network Provisioning .........................................................56Summary ......................................................................................562 Post-Installation Configuration 57Red Hat Setup Agent.......................................................................57Logging In for the First Time............................................................64Network Configuration ...................................................................65Network Configuration Files ....................................................65Starting and Stopping the Network............................................68Printer Configuration .....................................................................69Adding a Printer.....................................................................69Adding a Printer Class .............................................................72