Chapter 19. Network Services

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Xinetd: The Master ServiceThis section covers the xinetd service and how it interacts with network services.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)This section covers the DHCP service and how to give out IP addresses.

Network Time Protocol (NTP)This section looks at the NTP protocol and how to keep the time on your network synced.

The following RHCE exam objectives are covered:

• Install the packages needed to provide the service

• Configure SELinux to support the service

• Configure the service to start when the system is booted

• Configure the service for basic operation

• Configure host-based and user-based security for the service

• Synchronize time using ...

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