136

P

root partition

(See partition, root)

packages

root password, 61

groups, 66

selecting, 66

individual, 67

S

installing, 66

selecting, 66

selecting

partition

packages, 66

/boot, 116

SMP motherboards

extended, 109

GRUB, 55, 83

root, 116

LILO, 55, 83

swap, 116

starting

Partition Magic, 54, 83

installation, 30, 33

partitioning, 45

steps

automatic, 43, 44

choosing an installation class, 16

basic concepts, 105

disk space, 12

creating new, 48

hardware compatibility, 12

file system type, 49

installing with CD ROM, 14

destructive, 111

Red Hat Linux components, 11

extended partitions, 109

support, technical

GRUB issues related to, 116

(See technical support)

how many partitions, 116

swap, 47

introduction to, 107

custom auto partition, 19

LILO issues related to, 116

personal desktop auto partition, 17

making room for partitions, 110

workstation auto partition, 18

mount points and, 115

swap file

naming partitions, 114

upgrade, 77

non destructive, 112

swap partition

numbering partitions, 114

(See partition, swap)

other operating systems, 115

SYSLINUX, 54, 83

recommended, 47

System Commander, 54, 83

types of partitions, 108

system requirements table, 24

using free space, 110

using in use partition, 111

using unused partition, 111

T

with fdisk, 50

password

tables

boot loader, 52, 81

reference, 21

setting root, 61

system requirements, 24

user accounts, 63

technical support, 91

how to send questions for, 95

how to state problems for, 94

R

not provided for other companies' products, 93

policy overview, 91

rawrite

registering online, 93

creating installation diskette, 15

signing up for, 93

recursion

time zone

(See recursion)

configuration, 60

Red Hat FAQ, x

troubleshooting, 97

registering your product, 12

after the installation

removing

Apache based httpd service hangs during

GRUB, 89

startup, 104

LILO, 89

after the installation, 101

Red Hat Linux, 89

booting into a graphical environment, 101

rescue mode, 53, 82

booting into GNOME or KDE, 101

root / partition, 48

booting into the X Window System, 101