Introduction

Welcome to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide contains information on how to customize your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system to fit your needs. If you are looking for a step-by-step, task-oriented guide for configuring and customizing your system, this is the manual for you. This manual discusses many intermediate topics such as the following:

• Setting up a network interface card (NIC)

• Performing a Kickstart installation

• Configuring Samba shares

• Managing your software with RPM

• Determining information about your system

• Upgrading your kernel

This manual is divided into the following main categories:

• Installation-Related Reference

• Network-Related Reference

• System Configuration

• Package Management

This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. If you need help installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide. For more general information about system administration, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Introduction to System Administration. If you need more advanced documentation such as an overview of file systems, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference Guide. If you need security information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide.

HTML, PDF, and RPM versions of the manuals are available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Documentation CD and online at http://www.redhat.com/docs/.

	Note
	Although this manual reflects the most current information possible, read the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Notes for information that may not have been available prior to our documentation being finalized. They can be found on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1 and online at http://www.redhat.com/docs/.