Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11, Manual

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About This Guide
This manual introduces the basic concepts of system security on SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server. It covers extensive documentation about authentication mechanisms available
on Linux, such as NIS or LDAP. It also deals with aspects of local security like access
control lists, encryption and intrusion detection. In the network security part you learn
how to secure your computers with a firewall and masquerading and how to set up
virtual private networks (VPN). This manual also shows how to make use of the product
inherent security software like Novell AppArmor (which lets you specify per program
which files the program may read, write, and execute) or the auditing system that reliably
collects information about any security-relevant events.
Many chapters in this manual contain links to additional documentation resources. This
includes additional documentation that is available on the system as well as documen-
tation available on the Internet.
For an overview of the documentation available for your product and the latest docu-
mentation updates, refer to
http://www.novell.com/documentation
or to
the following section.
1 Available Documentation
We provide HTML and PDF versions of our books in different languages. The following
manuals for users and administrators are available on this product:
Deployment Guide (↑Deployment Guide)
Shows how to install single or multiple systems and how to exploit the product
inherent capabilities for a deployment infrastructure. Choose from various approach-
es, ranging from a local installation or a network installation server to a mass de-
ployment using a remote-controlled, highly-customized, and automated installation
technique.
Administration Guide (↑Administration Guide)
Covers system administration tasks like maintaining, monitoring and customizing
an initially installed system.