Create User Web Directory on Fedora using Apache Web Server

   These step by step procedures to create web directory for user in Linux Fedora core using the Apache web server.  The step by step procedure below edit the setting of Apache web server configuration file httpd.conf to enable user on Fedora Core have their own web directory and this enable them to have their web pages publish on the internet.

Open and edit the Apache web server configuration file httpd.conf that located in the /etc/httpd/conf/ directory.  Inside the directory open httpd.conf with the editor you like.

Setup Mail Server Sendmail

Setup sendmail  and configure imap and pop3 on Fedora Core operating system server.

Sendmail Installation Confirmation.

[root@fedora ~]# rpm -q sendmail

sendmail-8.9.3-20

Access Samba share from Windows 2000 or Windows XP computer.

The step by step accessing Samba share below is done on Windows 2000 Professional. The procedure shown below also can be use on Windows XP or other Windows family operating system.

1. Double click My Network Places icon on your Windows system desktop.

Figure: smb/netwok_places.png

Example of samba smbpasswd file and samba smbusers configuration file.

Below show the example of Samba smbpasswd configuration file and Samba smbusers configuration file that located on /etc/samba/ directory.

Example of smbpasswd configuration file:

[root@localhost samba]# cat /etc/samba/smbpasswd

Samba server smb.conf configuration file.

Example of Samba Server Configuration file on Fedora server, smb.conf located in /etc/samba/smb.conf directory.

Example of smb.conf config file:

Step by step configure and using SAMBA server on Fedora using system-config-samba configuration tool.

   Samba is the utility for file and printer sharing for both Linux and Windows operating system.  In order to allow Windows user to access and grab files from your Linux Fedora Core system, you need to work on Samba server. 

Fedora Core DNS Server using BIND

Setting and configure BIND as and Domain Name Sever (DNS) on Fedora Core Linux machine.

1. DNS (domain name system)

Correspondence of IP address and hostname

The  /etc/hosts file example

# IP Address Hostname Alias

Configure NFS server and Configure NFS client - Network File System

   NFS offers service which can use the file which other remote hosts have as well as the file which a local host has.  Portmapper should should be install and configure in order to start NFS service.  The article below show the step by step NFS installation, the NFS server configuration and NFS client configuration.

Installation of NFS server

Setup and configure NIS server and NIS client on Fedora Core Linux operating system.

   NIS required only when NIS (Network Information Service) is used, Nis involve only with the user registration etc. only to the server.  The article below the step by step setup and configure the NIS server and NIS client on Fedora operating system, the article also include the setup of portmap, nsswitch and using tools such as ypwhich, ypcat and ypmatch.

Setting of NIS domain server and client

Fedora Core Telnet, Rlogin and Ftp Server Configuration.

   Setup and configure Remote Server on fedora core Linux, the step by step configuration focus on configure the Telnet, Rlogin and Ftp server.