Issue #91 / Jun 2008

COVER STORY: Access Control Lists

Working with Access Control Lists

The ancient Linux permission system is often insufficient for complex production environments. Access Control Lists offer a flexible alternative.

COVER STORY: SE Linux

Mandatory Access Control (MAC) with SELinux

SELinux provides a safer system through the powerful concept of mandatory access controls.

REVIEWS: Books

 

REVIEWS: Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 3

The next generation: Mozilla Firefox 3

The next major release of Firefox promises changes to the user interface and serious speed benefits. Firefox 3 seamlessly integrates the Gtk environment and offers a plethora of new features.

KNOW-HOW: Freenet

Free communications on the Freenet network.

The Free Network Project provides a safe environment for free speech – even for users who fear censorship.

KNOW-HOW: Liferay CMS

Enterprise Collaboration with Liferay

Liferay is a powerful and easily customizable CMS that is ideal for community collaboration – once you get it configured.

KNOW-HOW: Ask Klaus!

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of the LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com

SYSADMIN: Charly's Column

The sys admin's daily grind: RSyslog

Well-used services write reams of log information to disk, which is not only bothersome from a storage perspective but also pushes grep and the usual group of statistics tools to their limits. Will hitching the syslog daemon up to a database help?

SYSADMIN: Sandboxing

 

SYSADMIN: Configuring a Virtual Web Server

Dynamic DNS with a virtual web server

A virtual server with a dynamic DNS service might just be the easiest way for a home user to implement an Internet website.