Device Files
The MAKEDEV Script
The mknod command
Device List
Using Disks and Other Storage Media
Types of storage device
Hard disks
CD/DVD-ROMs and CD/DVD Recorders
Formatting
Partitions
Filesystems
Disks without filesystems
Allocating disk space
Memory Management
What is virtual memory?
Creating a swap space
Using a swap space
Sharing swap spaces with other operating systems
Allocating swap space
The buffer cache
Boots And Shutdowns
An overview of boots and shutdowns
A closer look at the boot process
More about shutdowns
Rebooting
Single user mode
init
init comes first
Configuring init to start getty: the /etc/inittab file
Run levels
Special configuration in /etc/inittab
Booting in single user mode
Logging In And Out
Logins via terminals
Logins via the network
What login does
X and xdm
Access control
Shell startup
Managing user accounts
What is a user account?
Creating a user
Changing user properties
Removing a user
Temporarily disabling a user
Backups
The importance of backing up
Selecting the backup medium
Selecting the backup tool
Simple backups
Compressed backups