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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="drakx-MNF" ><info><title xml:id="drakx-title">Installation with DrakX</title></info>
<section><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti1">Deprecated - Introduction to the MandrakeSecurity
Installer</title></info>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa1"> <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it31">
<primary>DrakX</primary> </indexterm> <application>DrakX</application> is
<application>Mandrakesecurity</application>'s installation program. Its ease of use
has been enhanced with a graphical user interface, allowing you to
move forward and backward through the installation and prompting
you when required. With <application>DrakX</application>, it doesn't matter whether
you're a new user to <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> or an old pro –
<application>DrakX</application>'s job is to give you a smooth installation and an
easy transition into <application>Mandrakesecurity</application>.</para>
<figure xml:id="dx-welcome"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti2">Very First Installation Welcome Screen</title></info>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="../dx-MNF-welcome.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-im1" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa2" revision="2">When you begin, the first screen
that comes up will present some information and give you
installation options. (<xref linkend="dx-welcome"/>). Doing
nothing will simply begin the installation in normal or
<quote>linux</quote> mode. The next few paragraphs will go over
some options and parameters that you can pass to the install
program if you run into problems.</para>
<para condition="expert" xml:id="drakx-pa3a" revision="2">Pressing
<keycap>F1</keycap> will open a help screen. Here are some useful
options to choose from:</para>
<itemizedlist condition="expert" xml:id="dx-help-options" revision="1">
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa3" revision="2"><literal>vgalo</literal>: <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it32"> <primary>installation
options</primary><secondary>vgalo</secondary> </indexterm>if
you tried a default installation and did not see the graphical
interface as shown below in <xref linkend="drakxid-selectLanguage"/>, you can try to run the
installation in low resolution mode. This happens with certain
types of graphics cards, so with <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> we
give you a number of options to work around problems with older
hardware. To try the installation in low resolution mode, type
<userinput>vgalo</userinput> at the prompt.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa4"><literal>text</literal>: <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it33"> <primary>installation
options</primary><secondary>text</secondary> </indexterm>if
your video card is very old and graphical installation does
not work at all, you can always choose the text mode
installation. Because all video cards can display text, this
is the <quote>installation of last resort</quote>. Don't worry
though – it's not likely that you'll need to use the
text install.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa5" revision="1"><literal>expert</literal>: <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it34"> <primary>installation
options</primary><secondary>expert</secondary>
</indexterm><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it35"><primary>installation
options </primary><secondary>linux</secondary></indexterm>in
some rare cases, your PC may appear to freeze or lock-up during
the hardware detection phase. If that happens, then adding the
word <literal>expert</literal> as a parameter will tell the
install program to bypass hardware detection. Because
<application>DrakX</application> will not scan for hardware, you will need to
manually specify hardware parameters later in the installation.
The <literal>expert</literal> parameter can be added to the
previous modes, so you may end up specifying
<screen xml:id="drakx-scRK">boot: vgalo expert</screen>
to perform a low resolution graphical install without <application>DrakX</application>
performing a hardware scan.</para>
<note>
<para xml:id="drakx-pa5a">Selecting the <literal>expert</literal>
mode will ask you for more details about the installation
process, letting you perform a more customized
installation.</para>
</note>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa6"><literal>kernel options</literal>:
<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it36"><primary>installation
options</primary><secondary>kernel
options</secondary></indexterm>Kernel options usually aren't
required for most machines. There are a few cases of
motherboards incorrectly reporting the amount of memory
installed due to bugs in the design or in the BIOS. If you
need to manually specify the amount of DRAM installed in your
PC, use the <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it37">
<primary>commands</primary> <secondary>mem= xxxM</secondary>
</indexterm> <command>mem= xxxM</command> parameter. For
example, to start the installation in normal mode with a
computer having 256 <acronym>MB</acronym> of memory, your command line
would look like this:
<screen xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-sc1">boot: linux mem=256M</screen></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa7" revision="1">Now that we've gone over what
<emphasis>might</emphasis> go wrong, let's move on to the actual
installation process. When the installer starts, you'll see a
nice graphical interface ( <xref linkend="selectLanguage-fig"/>
). On the left will be the various installation steps. Depending
on the installation's progress level, some stages may or may not
be available. If a particular stage is available it will be
highlighted when you move the mouse pointer over it.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa8">The colors of the buttons on the left side of
the screen let you quickly see what's going on with the
installation:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa9">red: this installation phase has not yet been
carried out</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa10">orange: the installation stage that
is currently being processed</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa11">green: this installation stage has
already been configured. However, nothing stops you from going
back to a stage that has already been completed if you need to
reconfigure something.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa12" revision="1">This guide assumes that you
are performing a standard, step-by-step installation, as described
below.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-selectLanguage"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti3">Choosing Your Language</title></info>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa13">The first step is to choose your preferred
language.</para>
<figure xml:id="selectLanguage-fig" revision="2"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti4">Choosing the Default Language</title></info>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-MNF-selectLanguage.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-im2" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa14"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it38"><primary>language</primary></indexterm> Your
choice of preferred language will affect the language of the
documentation, the installer and the system in general.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa15">Clicking on the
<guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> button will allow you to select
other languages to be installed on your workstation, thereby
installing the language-specific files for system documentation
and applications. For example, if you will host users from Spain
on your machine, select English as the default language in the
tree view and <guilabel>Spanish|Spain</guilabel> in the Advanced
section.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa16">Note that you're not limited to choosing a
single additional language. Once you have selected additional
locales, click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button to
continue.</para>
<note>
<para xml:id="drakx-pa18a" revision="2"><indexterm xml:id="drakx-it8a">
<primary>language</primary> <secondary>setting</secondary>
</indexterm>Not all languages listed here are supported in
the <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> Web interface.</para>
</note>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-acceptLicense"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti5">License Terms of the Distribution</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-MNF-license.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-im3" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa17"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it39"><primary>license</primary></indexterm>Before
continuing, you should carefully read the terms of the license. It
covers the entire <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> distribution, and if you
do not agree with all the terms in it you should click on the
<guibutton>Refuse </guibutton> button. This will immediately
terminate the installation. Clicking on the
<guibutton>Accept</guibutton> button will continue the
installation.</para>
</section>
<section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-setupSCSI"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti6">Disk Detection and Configuration</title></info>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-MNF-setupSCSI.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-im4" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa18"><application>DrakX</application> will first detect any
<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it40"><primary>IDE</primary><secondary>detection
</secondary> </indexterm> IDE devices present in your computer. It
will also scan for one or more <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it41"><primary>PCI SCSI</primary>
</indexterm><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it42"><primary>SCSI</primary></indexterm> PCI SCSI
cards on your system. If a SCSI card is found, <application>DrakX</application> will
automatically install the appropriate driver.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa19">Because hardware detection is not foolproof,
<application>DrakX</application> will ask you if you have a PCI SCSI
installed. Clicking <guibutton>Yes</guibutton> will display a
list of SCSI cards to choose from. Click <guibutton>No</guibutton>
if you know that you have no SCSI hardware in your machine. If
you're not sure, you can check the list of hardware detected in
your machine by selecting <guilabel>See hardware info </guilabel>
and clicking the <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. Examine the list of
hardware and then click on the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button to
return to the SCSI interface question.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa20">If you had to manually specify your PCI SCSI
adapter, <application>DrakX</application> will ask if you want to configure options
for it. You should allow <application>DrakX</application> to probe the hardware for
the card-specific options which are needed to initialize the
adapter. Most of the time, <application>DrakX</application> will get through this step
without any issues.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa21" revision="1">If <application>DrakX</application> is not able to
probe for the options to automatically determine which parameters
need to be passed to the hardware, you'll need to manually
configure the driver.</para>
<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it43">
<primary>hard disk</primary>
<secondary>detection</secondary>
</indexterm>
</section>
<section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-selectMouse"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti7">Configuring your Mouse</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-MNF-selectMouse.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-im5" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa22" revision="11"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it44"><primary>mouse</primary> </indexterm>
Usually, <application>DrakX</application> has no problems detecting the number of
buttons on your mouse. If it does, it assumes you have a
two-button mouse and will configure it for third-button
emulation. The third-button mouse button of a two-button mouse
can be <quote>pressed </quote> by simultaneously clicking the
left and right mouse buttons. <application>DrakX</application> will automatically
know whether your mouse uses a <acronym>PS/2</acronym>, serial or <acronym>USB</acronym>
interface.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa23">If for some reason you wish to specify a
different type of mouse, select it from the provided list.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa24" revision="10">If you choose a mouse other
than the default, a test screen will be displayed. Use the buttons
and wheel to verify that the settings are correct and that the
mouse is working correctly. If the mouse is not working well,
press the space bar or <keycap> Return</keycap> key to
<guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> the test and to go back to the list
of choices.</para>
<note>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa25" revision="1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it45"><primary>mouse</primary>
<secondary>wheel</secondary> </indexterm>Wheel mice are
occasionally not detected automatically, so you will need to
select your mouse from a list. Be sure to select the one
corresponding to the port that your mouse is attached to.
After selecting a mouse and pressing the
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> button, a mouse image is displayed
on-screen. Scroll the mouse wheel to ensure that it is
activated correctly. Once you see the on-screen scroll wheel
moving as you scroll your mouse wheel, test the buttons and
check that the mouse pointer moves on-screen as you move
your mouse.</para>
</note>
</section>
<section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-selectKeyboard"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti8">Configuring the Keyboard</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-MNF-selectKeyboard.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-im6" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa26" revision="1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it46">
<primary>keyboard</primary></indexterm>Depending on the default
language you chose in <xref linkend="drakxid-selectLanguage"/>,
<application>DrakX</application> will automatically select a particular type of
keyboard configuration. However, you might not have a keyboard
that corresponds exactly to your language: for example, if you
are an English speaking Swiss person, you may have a Swiss
keyboard. Or if you speak English but are located in Québec, you
may find yourself in the same situation where your native
language and keyboard do not match. In either case, this
installation step will allow you to select an appropriate
keyboard from a list.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa27">Click on the <guibutton revision="1">More</guibutton> button to be presented with the
complete list of supported keyboards.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-doPartitionDisks"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti9">Selecting the Mount Points</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="dx-MNF-doPartitionDisks.png" format="PNG" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-im7" revision="1" width="11.5cm"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa28"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it47"><primary>mount
points</primary></indexterm>At this point, you need to decide where
you want to install the <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> operating system on
your hard drive. If your hard drive is empty or if an existing
operating system is using all the available space you will have to
partition the drive. Basically, partitioning a hard drive consists
of logically dividing it to create the space needed to install your
new <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> system.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa29" revision="2">Because the process of
partitioning a hard drive is usually irreversible and can lead to
lost data if there is an existing operating system already
installed on the drive, partitioning can be intimidating and
stressful if you are an inexperienced user. Fortunately,
<application>DrakX</application> includes a wizard which simplifies this
process. Before continuing with this step, read through the rest
of this section and above all, take your time.</para>
<para condition="expert" xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa30" revision="5"/>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa31">If your hard drive has already been
partitioned, either from a previous installation of <application>GNU/Linux</application> or
by another partitioning tool, select the appropriate partitions
that you want to install your Linux system into.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa32">If partitions haven't been configured, you
will need to create them using the wizard. Depending on your hard
drive configuration, several options are available:<itemizedlist revision="2">
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa33"><guibutton>Use free space</guibutton>:
this option will perform an automatic partitioning of your
blank drive(s). If you use this option there will be no
further prompts. </para></listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa34" revision="1"><guibutton>Use existing
partition</guibutton>: the wizard has detected one or more
existing Linux partitions on your hard drive. If you want to use
them, choose this option. You will then be asked to choose the
mount points associated with each of the partitions. The legacy
mount points are selected by default, and for the most part it's
a good idea to keep them.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa35" revision="12"><guibutton>Use the
free space on the Windows partition</guibutton>: if
<application>Microsoft</application><superscript>®</superscript>
<application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application><superscript>©</superscript> is installed on
your hard drive and takes all the space available on it, you
have to create free space for Linux data. To do so, you can
delete your <application>Microsoft</application> <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> partition and data
(see <quote> Erase entire disk</quote> or <quote>Expert
mode</quote> solutions) or resize your <application>Microsoft</application>
<application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> FAT partition. Resizing can be performed without
the loss of any data, <emphasis>provided you previously
defragment the <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> partition and that it uses the FAT
format. Backing up your data is strongly
recommended.</emphasis>. Using this option is recommended if you
want to use both <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> and <application>Microsoft</application>
<application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> on the same computer.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa36">Before choosing this option, please
understand that after this procedure, the size of your
<application>Microsoft</application> <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> partition will be smaller
then when you started. You will have less free space under
<application>Microsoft</application> <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> to store your data or to
install new software.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa37"><guibutton>Erase entire
disk</guibutton>: if you want to delete all data and all
partitions present on your hard drive and replace them with
your new <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> system, choose this
option. Be careful, because you will not be able to undo
your choice after you confirm.</para>
<warning>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa38">If you choose this option,
<emphasis>all</emphasis> data on your disk will be deleted.
</para></warning>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa39"><guibutton>Remove Windows</guibutton>:
this will simply erase everything on the drive and begin fresh,
partitioning everything from scratch. <emphasis>All</emphasis>
data on your disk will be lost.</para>
<warning>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa40">If you choose this option,
<emphasis>all</emphasis> data on your disk will be lost.</para>
</warning>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa41" revision="3"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it48"><primary>partitions</primary>
<secondary>manual formatting</secondary></indexterm>
<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it49">
<primary>partitioning</primary> </indexterm> <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it50"><primary>DiskDrake</primary></indexterm>
<guibutton>Custom disk partitioning</guibutton>: choose
this option if you want to manually partition your hard
drive. Be careful –– it is a powerful
but dangerous choice and you can very easily lose all
your data. That's why this option is really only
recommended if you have done something like this before
and have some experience. For more instructions on how
to use the <application>DiskDrake</application> utility, refer to the <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/doc/82/en/user.html/diskdrake.html">online
documentation for
<application>DiskDrake</application></link>.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>
</section>
<section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-formatPartitions"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti10">Choose Partitions to Be Formatted</title></info>
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<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa42"> <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it51"><primary>partitions</primary>
<secondary>formatting</secondary></indexterm>Any partitions
that have been newly defined must be formatted for use
(formatting means creating a file system).</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa43">At this time, you may wish to reformat some
already existing partitions to erase any data they contain. If you
wish to do that, please select those partitions as well.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa44">Please note that it is not necessary to
reformat all <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it52"><primary>partitions</primary>
<secondary>pre-existing</secondary></indexterm>pre-existing
partitions. You must reformat the partitions containing the
operating system (such as <literal>/</literal>,
<literal>/usr</literal> or <literal>/var</literal>) but you do not
have to reformat partitions containing data that you wish to keep
(typically <literal>/home</literal>).</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa45">Please be careful when selecting
partitions. After formatting, all data on the selected partitions
will be deleted and you will not be able to recover it.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa46">Click on <guibutton>OK</guibutton> when you
are ready to format partitions.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa47">Click on <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> if
you want to choose another partition for your new <application>Mandrakesecurity</application>
operating system installation.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa48">Click on <guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> if
you wish to select partitions that will be checked for <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it53"><primary>partitions</primary><secondary>bad
blocks</secondary></indexterm>bad blocks on the disk.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-installPackages"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti11">Actual Packages Installation</title></info>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa49" revision="2">Then comes the actual system
installation. The packages list is predefined and cannot be
changed at this time. The time required to complete the
installation depends on the speed of your hardware. An estimate of
the remaining time-to-go will be displayed on-screen to help gauge
if there is sufficient time to enjoy a cup of coffee.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-setRootPassword"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti12">Root Password</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
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</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa50">This is the most crucial decision point for
the security of your <application>GNU/Linux</application> system: you have to enter the
<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it54"><primary>root</primary>
<secondary>password</secondary></indexterm> <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it55"><primary>password</primary>
<secondary>root</secondary></indexterm> <literal>root</literal>
password. <literal>Root</literal> is the system administrator and
is the only one authorized to make updates, add users, change the
overall system configuration, and so on. In short,
<literal>root</literal> can do everything! That is why you must
choose a password that is difficult to guess – <application>DrakX</application>
will tell you if the password that you chose is too easy. As you can
see, you are not forced to enter a password, but we strongly advise
you against. <application>GNU/Linux</application> is as prone to operator error as any other
operating system. Since <literal>root</literal> can overcome all
limitations and unintentionally erase all data on partitions by
carelessly accessing the partitions themselves, it is important
that it be difficult to become <literal>root</literal>.</para>
<note>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa51" revision="1">The <application>msec</application> security
level is set to <literal>4</literal> (<quote>high</quote>) by
default. The password should be a mixture of alphanumeric
characters and must be at least 8 characters long. Never write down
the <literal>root</literal> password –– it makes
it too easy to compromise a system.</para>
</note>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa52">One caveat –– do not make
the password too long or complicated because you must be able to
remember it!</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa53">The password will not be displayed on screen
as you type it in. To reduce the chance of a blind typing error
you will need to enter the password twice. If you do happen to
make the same typing error twice, this <quote>incorrect</quote>
password will have to be used the first time you connect.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-setAdminPassword"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti13">Administrator Password</title></info>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa54">You are then asked to enter the password
for the system administrator (login: <literal>admin</literal>). It
is differentiated from the <literal>root</literal> user, for security reasons,
and also because it may not be the same person. It is that
<literal>admin</literal> account that will be required to access
the <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> Web interface. The criterion for
choosing this password are the same as for the <literal>root</literal>
password.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-addUser"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti14">Adding a User</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
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</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa55" revision="2">All necessary users have
already been added, and you shouldn't need adding more users for
normal <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> operations. However, if you plan to
use the <application>squid</application> <acronym>PAM</acronym>
authentication feature, you can add here the users that will be
authorized.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa56">The first field asks you for a real name. Of
course, this is not mandatory –– you can actually
enter whatever you like. <application>DrakX</application> will use the first word you
typed in and copy it to the <guimenu>User name</guimenu> field,
which is the name this user will enter to log onto the system. If
you like, you may override the default and change the
username. The next step is to enter a password. From a security
point of view, a non-privileged (regular) user password is not as
crucial as the <literal>root</literal> password, but that is no
reason to neglect it by making it blank or too simple: after all,
<emphasis>your</emphasis> files could be the ones at risk.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa57" revision="2">You can then choose to make
that user member of one or more special groups that will give him
special priviledges. Check the button for the priviledges you want
for that user.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa58" revision="1">Once you click on
<guimenu>Accept user</guimenu>, you can add additional
users. Select <guimenu>Done</guimenu> when you have finished
adding users.</para>
<tip>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa59">Clicking the
<guibutton>Advanced</guibutton> button allows you to change the
default <literal>shell</literal> for that user
(<application>bash</application> by default).</para>
</tip>
</section>
<section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-configureNetwork"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti15">Configure your Local Network</title></info>
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</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa60" revision="1">You will now set up your local
network connection (<acronym>LAN</acronym>).
<application>Mandrakesecurity</application> will attempt to autodetect network devices
and modems. If this detection fails, uncheck the <guilabel>Use
auto detection</guilabel> box.</para>
<warning>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa61" revision="1">Even though many connection
types are offered here, do not configure your Internet connection
now. You should now limit yourself to configuring the
<literal>Ethernet</literal> <acronym>LAN</acronym> access, so that you
can later connect to the administration interface and configure other
connections easily through it.</para>
</warning>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa62">We will not detail each configuration
option – just make sure that you have all the
parameters, such as IP address, default gateway, DNS servers,
etc. from your Internet Service Provider or system
administrator.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa63" revision="1">You will be able to
configure all your other network interfaces (Internet,
<acronym>DMZ</acronym>, etc.) later on through
<application>Mandrakesecurity</application> interface.</para>
</section>
<section condition="extended" xml:id="drakxid-setupBootloaderBeginner"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti16">Where Should You Place the Bootloader</title></info>
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</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa64">You must indicate where you wish to place the
information the bootloader requires to boot to <application>GNU/Linux</application>.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa65">Unless you know exactly what you are doing,
choose <guibutton>First sector of drive (MBR)</guibutton>.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa66" revision="1">You are then presented the
different boot entries that will be proposed at system boot. You
can modify them here.</para>
</section>
<section condition="expert" xml:id="drakxid-createBootdisk"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti17">Boot Disk</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
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</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa67">The <application>Mandrakesecurity</application> <acronym>CD-ROM</acronym> has a
built-in rescue mode. You can access it by booting the <acronym>CD-ROM</acronym>,
pressing the <userinput>F1</userinput> key at boot and typing
<userinput>rescue</userinput> at the prompt. If your computer
cannot boot from the <acronym>CD-ROM</acronym>, there are at least two situations
where having a boot floppy is critical:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa68" revision="1">when installing the
<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it56"><primary>bootloader</primary>
</indexterm>bootloader, <application>DrakX</application> will rewrite the boot
sector (<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it57">
<primary>MBR</primary></indexterm><acronym>MBR</acronym>) of
your main disk (unless you are using another boot manager), to
allow you to start up with either <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> or <application>GNU/Linux</application>
(assuming you have <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application> on your system). If at some
point you need to reinstall <application>Windows<superscript>®</superscript></application>, the
<application>Microsoft</application> install process will rewrite the boot
sector and remove your ability to start <application>GNU/Linux</application>!</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa69">if a problem arises and you cannot
start <application>GNU/Linux</application> from the hard disk, this <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it58"> <primary>boot
disk</primary></indexterm>floppy will be the only means of
starting up <application>GNU/Linux</application>. It contains a fair number of system
tools for restoring a system that has crashed due to a power
failure, an unfortunate typing error, a forgotten root
password, or any other reason.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>If you say <guibutton>Yes</guibutton>, you will
be asked to insert a disk in the drive. The floppy disk must be
blank or have non-critical data on it – <application>DrakX</application> will
format the floppy and will rewrite the whole disk.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-installUpdates"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti18" revision="1">Installing Updates from the Internet</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
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</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa70" revision="1">At the time you are installing
<application>Mandrakesecurity</application>, it is likely that some packages have been
updated since the initial release. Bugs may have been fixed,
security issues resolved. To allow you to benefit from these
updates, you are now able to download them from the Internet.
Choose <guibutton>Yes</guibutton> if you have a working Internet
connection, or <guibutton>No</guibutton> if you prefer to install
updated packages later.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa71">Choosing <guibutton>Yes</guibutton>
displays a list of places from which updates can be
retrieved. Choose the one nearest you. A package-selection tree
will appear: review the selection, and press
<guibutton>Install</guibutton> to retrieve and install the
selected package(s), or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to
abort.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="drakxid-exitInstall"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti19">It's Finished!</title></info>
<mediaobject condition="expert">
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</mediaobject>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa72" revision="1"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it59"><primary>boot</primary>
<secondary>dual-boot</secondary></indexterm>There you
are. Installation is now complete and your <application>GNU/Linux</application> system
is ready to use. Carefully write down the
<acronym>URL</acronym> given in that dialog, it's the address
you'll have to use in your Web browser to access the
<application>Mandrakesecurity</application> Web interface with
<literal>admin</literal> account. Now, just click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> twice to reboot the system.</para>
</section>
<section><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-ti20">How to Uninstall Linux</title></info>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa73">The uninstallation process consists of two
steps:</para>
<orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts">
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa74">Delete all partitions on your hard drive
and replace them by a single <acronym>FAT</acronym> partition with
<application>DiskDrake</application>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa75">Uninstall the <indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-it30"><primary>bootloader</primary>
<secondary>uninstall</secondary> </indexterm> bootloader (generally
<application>GRUB</application>) from the Master Boot Record (<acronym>MBR</acronym>). To do so, boot under
<application>DOS</application> and run the <command>fdisk /mbr</command> command.</para>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa76">If you have another <acronym>OS</acronym>, please
consult its documentation to determine how to perform the same
step.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para xml:id="BId-drakx-MNF-pa77" revision="1">Goodbye, and thank you for
using <application>Mandrakesecurity</application>!</para>
</section>
</chapter>
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