Contents

 

About This Document...................................................................................

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Intended Audience..................................................................................................................

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Document Organization..........................................................................................................

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Typographic Conventions.........................................................................................................

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Related Information.................................................................................................................

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Reading the Documentation.....................................................................................................

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Reading Documentation Using the Administration Utility..........................................................

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Reading Documentation Using the Public Web Server.............................................................

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Reading Documentation from the Internet Express CD–ROM ...................................................

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On a Tru64 UNIX System...............................................................................................

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On a PC......................................................................................................................

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Reading Reference Pages for Internet Express Components......................................................

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Reading the Open Source Software Component Documentation...............................................

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Reader's Comments................................................................................................................

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1 Using the Administration Utility...................................................................

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Using the Administration Utility Main Menu...............................................................................

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Registering Your Internet Express Installation..........................................................................

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Navigating the Administration Utility....................................................................................

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Using Administration Utility Forms........................................................................................

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Accessing Administration Servers..............................................................................................

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Accessing the Internet Express Login Account.............................................................................

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Accessing and Managing the Internet Monitor...........................................................................

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Managing Internet Express in a TruCluster Environment................................................................

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Using Internet Express Services in a Cluster...........................................................................

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TruCluster Impact on Internet Express Administration...............................................................

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Installing and Removing Components........................................................................................

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Accessing Web-Based System Management Tools.......................................................................

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Performing Web-Based System Management.........................................................................

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Tuning Kernel Attribute Values..............................................................................................

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2 Where to Find More Information.................................................................

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Internet Express and AlphaServer Products Web Sites..................................................................

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Open Source Software Web Sites.............................................................................................

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System Security Web Sites.......................................................................................................

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Other Useful Web Sites...........................................................................................................

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Encompass............................................................................................................................

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3 User Administration..................................................................................

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Overview of User Accounts......................................................................................................

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Specifying User Names......................................................................................................

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Assigning Passwords to User Accounts..................................................................................

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Purging Obsolete Passwords................................................................................................

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Searching for User Accounts................................................................................................

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Assigning Users to Groups..................................................................................................

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Creating Captive Accounts for Named Users..............................................................................

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Creating Captive Accounts for Generic Users.............................................................................

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Creating a Noncaptive Account for a UNIX System User..............................................................

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Creating Groups....................................................................................................................

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