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Gr0x0rd: /* Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings */

2011-06-01T00:51:27Z

Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings

Gr0x0rd: /* /etc/hosts */

2010-12-02T00:13:22Z

/etc/hosts

Gr0x0rd: /* /etc/conf.d/net */

2010-12-02T00:12:34Z

/etc/conf.d/net

Gr0x0rd: /* /etc/conf.d/net */

2010-12-02T00:09:48Z

/etc/conf.d/net

Gr0x0rd: /* Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings */

2010-12-02T00:07:06Z

Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings

Gr0x0rd: /* Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings */

2010-12-02T00:06:01Z

Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings

Gr0x0rd: /* Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings */

2010-11-18T06:24:38Z

Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings

Gr0x0rd: /* Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings */

2010-11-18T02:32:45Z

Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings

Gr0x0rd: /* Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings */

2010-11-18T02:31:46Z

Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings

Gr0x0rd: /* Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings */

2010-11-18T02:31:06Z

Installing Gentoo - Configure System Settings

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 There are many options in Linux for setting the system clock. By setting the clock to ''local'', it will read the time from the system BIOS. Set the timezone here as well.
-  '''#''' nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock
+  '''#''' nano -w /etc/conf.d/hwclock
-===/etc/conf.d/clock===
+===/etc/conf.d/hwclock===
   CLOCK="local"
 To finish setting the system time zone, you can create a symbolic link to the file relating to your region stored in ''/usr/share/zoneinfo/''. In this example I use the Canada Pacific (Vancouver) setting.
   '''#''' unlink /etc/localtime

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 ===/etc/hosts===
 .0.0.1	''yourcomputersname.domain.com''	''yourcomptuersname''	localhost
 ===root password===

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   dns_domain_lo="''yourdomain''"
   ...
-To complete the networking configuration we'll configure our ''/etc/hosts'' file. This is the same as the ''C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts'' file in Windows. You can also use this file to create aliases for other computers and devices on your network.
+To complete the networking configuration we'll configure our ''/etc/hosts'' file. This is the same as the ''C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts'' file in Windows. You can also use this file to create aliases for other computers and devices on your network. In this example, we'll create an alias for another computer on the network called ''smack'', located at ''192.168.1.65'', and a network printer called ''laserbeak'' located at ''192.168.0.104''.
   '''#''' nano -w /etc/hosts

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   dns_domain_lo="''yourdomain''"
   ...
-To complete the networking configuration we'll configure our ''/etc/hosts'' file. This is the same as the ''C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts'' file in Windows.
+To complete the networking configuration we'll configure our ''/etc/hosts'' file. This is the same as the ''C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts'' file in Windows. You can also use this file to create aliases for other computers and devices on your network.
   '''#''' nano -w /etc/hosts
 ===/etc/hosts===
 .0.0.1	''yourcomputersname.domain.com''	''yourcomptuersname''	localhost

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 There are many options in Linux for setting the system clock. By setting the clock to ''local'', it will read the time from the system BIOS. Set the timezone here as well.
   '''#''' nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock
-===file: /etc/conf.d/clock===
+===/etc/conf.d/clock===
   CLOCK="local"
   ...
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 For your system to be recognized by name by others on the network you'll need to set the hostname. Your system's hostname is stored in the file ''/etc/conf.d/hostname''. Simply replace ''yourcomputersname'' with your computer's name.
   '''#''' nano -w /etc/conf.d/hostname
-===file: /etc/conf.d/hostname===
+===/etc/conf.d/hostname===
   HOSTNAME="''yourcomputersname''"
 The system domain is set in the file ''/etc/conf.d/net''. Simply replace ''yourdomain'' with your domain.
   '''#''' nano -w /etc/conf.d/net
-===file: /etc/conf.d/net===
+===/etc/conf.d/net===
   ...
   dns_domain_lo="''yourdomain''"
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 To complete the networking configuration we'll configure our ''/etc/hosts'' file. This is the same as the ''C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts'' file in Windows.
   '''#''' nano -w /etc/hosts
-===file: /etc/hosts===
+===/etc/hosts===
 .0.0.1	''yourcomputersname.domain.com''	''yourcomptuersname''	localhost
+===root password===
 To complete the basic system settings, we'll set the root password. This will be the most important password in your Gentoo Linux system, and if you're fortunate you'll never have to use it: however, make a note of not forgetting it. You'll need to enter it twice to set it successfully.
   '''#''' passwd
 Now that your root password has been set, you can [[Configure make.conf]].

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 Windows users will be familiar the registry, which stores system settings in a proprietary database spanned across two files named ''system.dat'' and ''user.dat''. Both of these files are susceptible to corruption, tampering and security issues, and a Windows system cannot boot without them. Almost every setting in a Linux system is stored in a text-based configuration file stored somewhere within the filesystem. All of these files are accessible from a command prompt and can be modified using a simple text editor such as [http://www.nano-editor.org/ nano].
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 * Save the file and exit nano using '''Ctrl-x'''
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 There are many options in Linux for setting the system clock. By setting the clock to ''local'', it will read the time from the system BIOS. Set the timezone here as well.

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   /dev/sda3		/		ext3		noatime		0 1
   /dev/sda2		none		swap		sw		0 0
-  /dev/cdrom		/mnt/cdrom	auto		noauto,user	0 0
+  #/dev/cdrom		/mnt/cdrom	auto		noauto,user	0 0
   #/dev/fd0		/mnt/floppy	auto		noauto		0 0