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Part IV. Infrastructure Services

This part provides information how to configure services and daemons, configure authentication, and enable remote logins.

Table of Contents

9. Services and Daemons
9.1. Configuring the Default Runlevel
9.2. Configuring the Services
9.2.1. Using the Service Configuration Utility
9.2.2. Using the ntsysv Utility
9.2.3. Using the chkconfig Utility
9.3. Running the Services
9.3.1. Checking the Service Status
9.3.2. Running the Service
9.3.3. Stopping the Service
9.3.4. Restarting the Service
9.4. Additional Resources
9.4.1. Installed Documentation
9.4.2. Related Books
10. Configuring Authentication
10.1. Configuring System Authentication
10.1.1. Launching the Authentication Configuration Tool UI
10.1.2. Selecting the Identity Store for Authentication
10.1.3. Configuring Alternative Authentication Features
10.1.4. Configuring Authentication from the Command Line
10.1.5. Using Custom Home Directories
10.2. Using and Caching Credentials with SSSD
10.2.1. About the sssd.conf File
10.2.2. Starting and Stopping SSSD
10.2.3. Configuring Services
10.2.4. Creating Domains
10.2.5. Configuring Access Control for SSSD Domains
10.2.6. Configuring Domain Failover
10.2.7. Deleting Domain Cache Files
10.2.8. Using NSCD with SSSD
10.2.9. Troubleshooting SSSD
11. OpenSSH
11.1. The SSH Protocol
11.1.1. Why Use SSH?
11.1.2. Main Features
11.1.3. Protocol Versions
11.1.4. Event Sequence of an SSH Connection
11.2. Configuring OpenSSH
11.2.1. Configuration Files
11.2.2. Starting an OpenSSH Server
11.2.3. Requiring SSH for Remote Connections
11.2.4. Using a Key-Based Authentication
11.3. OpenSSH Clients
11.3.1. Using the ssh Utility
11.3.2. Using the scp Utility
11.3.3. Using the sftp Utility
11.4. More Than a Secure Shell
11.4.1. X11 Forwarding
11.4.2. Port Forwarding
11.5. Additional Resources
11.5.1. Installed Documentation
11.5.2. Useful Websites