Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 Reference Manual

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Introduction viireplaceableText used for examples which is meant to be replaced with data provided by the user is displayedin this style. In the following example, version-number is displayed in this style:The directory for the kernel source is /usr/src/ version-number /, whereversion-number is the version of the kernel installed on this system.Additionally, we use several different strategies to draw your attention to certain pieces of informa-tion. In order of how critical the information is to your system, these items are marked as note, tip,important, caution, or a warning. For example:NoteRemember that Linux is case sensitive. In other words, a rose is not a ROSE is not a rOsE.TipThe directory /usr/share/doc/ contains additional documentation for packages installed on yoursystem.ImportantIf you modify the DHCP configuration file, the changes will not take effect until you restart the DHCPdaemon.CautionDo not perform routine tasks as root — use a regular user account unless you need to use the rootaccount for system administration tasks.WarningBe careful to remove only the necessary Red Hat Enterprise Linux partitions. Removing other parti-tions could result in data loss or a corrupted system environment.