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| 6 | <sections> |
6 | <sections> |
| 7 | <section> |
7 | <section> |
| 8 | <title>Timezone</title> |
8 | <title>Timezone</title> |
| 9 | <body> |
9 | <body> |
| 10 | |
10 | |
| 11 | <p> |
11 | <p> |
| 12 | You now need to select your timezone so that your system knows where it is |
12 | You now need to select your timezone so that your system knows where it is |
| 13 | located. Look for your timezone in <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path>, then make a |
13 | located. Look for your timezone in <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path>, then make a |
| 14 | symlink to <path>/etc/localtime</path> using <c>ln</c>: |
14 | symlink to <path>/etc/localtime</path> using <c>ln</c>: |
| 15 | </p> |
15 | </p> |
| 16 | |
16 | |
| 17 | <pre caption="Setting the timezone information"> |
17 | <pre caption="Setting the timezone information"> |
| 18 | # <i>ls /usr/share/zoneinfo</i> |
18 | # <i>ls /usr/share/zoneinfo</i> |
| 19 | <comment>(Suppose you want to use GTM:)</comment> |
19 | <comment>(Suppose you want to use GTM:)</comment> |
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| 32 | Under Linux, all partitions used by the system must be listed in |
32 | Under Linux, all partitions used by the system must be listed in |
| 33 | <path>/etc/fstab</path>. This file contains the mountpoints of those partitions |
33 | <path>/etc/fstab</path>. This file contains the mountpoints of those partitions |
| 34 | (where they are seen in the file system structure), how they should be mounted |
34 | (where they are seen in the file system structure), how they should be mounted |
| 35 | (special options) and when (automatically or not, can users mount those or not, |
35 | (special options) and when (automatically or not, can users mount those or not, |
| 36 | etc.). |
36 | etc.). |
| 37 | </p> |
37 | </p> |
| 38 | |
38 | |
| 39 | </body> |
39 | </body> |
| 40 | </subsection> |
40 | </subsection> |
| 41 | <subsection> |
41 | <subsection> |
| 42 | <title>Creating /etc/fstab</title> |
42 | <title>Creating /etc/fstab</title> |
| 43 | <body> |
43 | <body> |
| 44 | |
44 | |
| 45 | <p> |
45 | <p> |
| 46 | <path>/etc/fstab</path> uses a special syntaxis. Every line consists of six |
46 | <path>/etc/fstab</path> uses a special syntaxis. Every line consists of six |
| 47 | fields, seperated by whitespace (space(s), tabs or a mixture). Each field has |
47 | fields, separated by whitespace (space(s), tabs or a mixture). Each field has |
| 48 | its own meaning: |
48 | its own meaning: |
| 49 | </p> |
49 | </p> |
| 50 | |
50 | |
| 51 | <ul> |
51 | <ul> |
| 52 | <li> |
52 | <li> |
| 53 | The first field shows the <b>partition</b> described (the path to the device |
53 | The first field shows the <b>partition</b> described (the path to the device |
| 54 | file) |
54 | file) |
| 55 | </li> |
55 | </li> |
| 56 | <li> |
56 | <li> |
| 57 | The second field shows the <b>mountpoint</b> at which the partition should be |
57 | The second field shows the <b>mountpoint</b> at which the partition should be |
| 58 | mounted |
58 | mounted |
| 59 | </li> |
59 | </li> |
| 60 | <li> |
60 | <li> |
| 61 | The third field shows the <b>filesystem</b> used by the partition |
61 | The third field shows the <b>filesystem</b> used by the partition |
| 62 | </li> |
62 | </li> |
| 63 | <li> |
63 | <li> |
| 64 | The fourth field shows the <b>mountoptions</b> used by <c>mount</c> when it |
64 | The fourth field shows the <b>mountoptions</b> used by <c>mount</c> when it |
| 65 | wants to mount the partition. As every filesystem has its own mountoptions, |
65 | wants to mount the partition. As every filesystem has its own mountoptions, |
| 66 | you are encouraged to read the mount manpage (<c>man mount</c>) for a full |
66 | you are encouraged to read the mount manpage (<c>man mount</c>) for a full |
| 67 | listing. Multiple mountoptions are comma-seperated. |
67 | listing. Multiple mountoptions are comma-separated. |
| 68 | </li> |
68 | </li> |
| 69 | <li> |
69 | <li> |
| 70 | The fifth field is used by <c>dump</c> to determine if the partition needs to |
70 | The fifth field is used by <c>dump</c> to determine if the partition needs to |
| 71 | be <b>dump</b>ed or not. You can generally leave this as <c>0</c> (zero). |
71 | be <b>dump</b>ed or not. You can generally leave this as <c>0</c> (zero). |
| 72 | </li> |
72 | </li> |
| 73 | <li> |
73 | <li> |
| 74 | The sixth field is used by <c>fsck</c> the order in which filesystems should |
74 | The sixth field is used by <c>fsck</c> the order in which filesystems should |
| 75 | be <b>check</b>ed if the system wasn't shut down properly. The root filesystem |
75 | be <b>check</b>ed if the system wasn't shut down properly. The root filesystem |
| 76 | should have <c>1</c> while the rest should have <c>2</c> (or <c>0</c> in case |
76 | should have <c>1</c> while the rest should have <c>2</c> (or <c>0</c> in case |
| 77 | a filesystem check isn't necessary). |
77 | a filesystem check isn't necessary). |
| 78 | </li> |
78 | </li> |
| 79 | </ul> |
79 | </ul> |
| 80 | |
80 | |
| 81 | <p> |
81 | <p> |
| 82 | So start <c>nano</c> (or your favorite editor) to create your |
82 | So start <c>nano</c> (or your favorite editor) to create your |
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