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Perl for System Administration
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Index: A
Access Control List (ACL): 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
account creation/deletion, programs for
Unix: 3.3.2.1. Unix account creation and deletion routines
Windows NT/2000: 3.3.2.2. Windows NT/2000 account creation and
deletion routines
account systems: 3.3.1. The Backend Database
building: 3.3. Building an Account System to Manage Users
databases, use in: 3.3.1. The Backend Database
Active Directory: 6.5. ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces)
Active Directory Service Interfaces (see ADSI)
ActiveState repository: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
ActiveX Data Objects (see ADO)
adcomplain program: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
ADO (ActiveX Data Objects): 6.5.6. Searching
ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces): 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity
Storage and Access
6.5. ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces)
6.5.1. ADSI Basics
resources for using: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
searches in: 6.5.6. Searching
system administration with: 6.5.8. Working with Users via ADSI
using from Perl: 6.5.2. Using ADSI from Perl
ADSIDump program: 6.5.5. So How Do You Know Anything About an Object?
ADsPaths: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
6.5.5. So How Do You Know Anything About an Object?
6.5.7. Performing Common Tasks Using the WinNT and LDAP
Namespaces
algorithm, message-digest: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN): 8.3.3.2. Checking against
Internet-wide blacklists
APNIC (Asia Pacific Address Allocations): 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internetwide blacklists
Apple Events: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
AppleScript: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
@ARGV, retrieving under Mac OS: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the
File::Find Module
ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers): 8.3.3.2. Checking against
Internet-wide blacklists
Asia Pacific Address Allocations (APNIC): 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internetwide blacklists
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base DN (LDAP): 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
Berkeley DB
format: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
module: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
Berkeley Fast File System: 2.2.1. Unix
bigbuffy program: 9.4.2. Circular Buffering
bind DN (LDAP): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
blacklists, checking spam against
Internet-wide: 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
local: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
blat program: 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport Agent)
bots: 4.4.2. Tracking Operations in Unix
security and: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
BSD 4.4 password files: 3.1.3. Binary Database Format in BSD 4.4
building account systems: 3.3. Building an Account System to Manage Users
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chpasswd command (BSD 4.4): 3.1.3. Binary Database Format in BSD 4.4
ci command (RCS): A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
CIM (Common Information Model): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
CIM Schema: 4.2.4. Using Window Management Instrumentation (WMI)
clog program: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
closure programming construct: 8.2.1.1. Controlling the frequency of mail
co command (RCS): A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
Collaborative Data Objects Library: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC
Framework.
COM (Component Object Model): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
6.5.1. ADSI Basics
Common Information Model (CIM): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
Component Object Model (see COM)
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (see CPAN)
configuration files
DNS
administrative header: 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
generating multiple: 5.3.1.2. Generating multiple configuration files
reading, security of: 1.6.3. Be Careful When Reading Data
container objects (COM): 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
6.5.3. Dealing with Container/Collection Objects
identifying: 6.5.4. Identifying a Container Object
CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network): 1.5. Locating and Installing
Modules
modules, installing on Unix: 1.5.1. Installing Modules on Unix
CPAN Search: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
Crack program: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
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Data Source Name (DSN): 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
data structures, transforming: 3.3.1.4. Writing XML using XML::Simple
database handle, DBI: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
Database Interface (see DBI)
databases
analyzing log files with: 9.5.4. Using Databases
generating DNS configuration files from: 5.3.1. Generating DNS
Configuration Files
generating host files from: 5.1.1. Generating Host Files
error checking while: 5.1.2. Error Checking the Host File Generation
Process
improving output while: 5.1.3. Improving the Host File Output
MySQL: D. The Fifteen-Minute SQL Tutorial
relational: D.5. Relating Tables to Each Other
SAM: 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and Access
SQL
creating/deleting: D.1. Creating /Deleting Databases and Tables
documenting from Perl: 7.4. Server Documentation
interacting with from Perl: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from
Perl
managing logins from Perl: 7.5. Database Logins
manipulating data in: D.3.3. Simple Manipulation of Data Returned by
Queries
monitoring from Perl: 7.6. Monitoring Server Health
Perl-cliented: 9.5.4.2. Using Perl-cliented SQL databases
querying information: D.3. Querying Information
stored procedures: D.6.3. Stored Procedures
using DBI: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
using ODBC: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
tracking network host data with: 5.1.1. Generating Host Files
use in account systems: 3.3.1. The Backend Database
DBAs (database administrators): 7. SQL Database Administration
DBD modules: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
DBD\:\:ODBC module: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
DBD\:\:Sybase module: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
DB_File module: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
DBI (Database Interface)
module for documenting
MySQL server: 7.4.1. MySQL Server via DBI
Sybase server: 7.4.2. Sybase Server via DBI
architecture of: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
database handle: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
placeholders: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
statement handle: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
using from Perl: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
denial-of-service attack: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Dial-Up User List: 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
Digest\:\:MD5 module: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
10.1.2. Network Service Changes
directories: 6.1. What's a Directory?
auditing: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
entries in
adding/deleting: 6.4.6. Adding Entries with Standard LDAP
Operations
modifying: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
hidden, searching for: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
searches of
ADSI: 6.5.6. Searching
LDAP: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
Directory Information Tree (DIT): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
directory services: 6. Directory Services
Finger: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
LDAP: 6.4. LDAP: A Sophisticated Directory Service
WHOIS: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
Net\:\:Whois, using with: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
X.500: 6.4. LDAP: A Sophisticated Directory Service
directory tree: B.1. LDAP Data Organization
disks, full
alleviating: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
of logging output: 9.4. Disk Space Problems
Distinguished Name (DN): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF): 4.2.4. Using Window
Management Instrumentation (WMI)
DIT (Directory Information Tree): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force): 4.2.4. Using Window
Management Instrumentation (WMI)
DN (Distinguished Name): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
root: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
DNS (Domain Name Service): 5.3. Domain Name Service (DNS)
configuration files
administrative header: 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
generating multiple: 5.3.1.2. Generating multiple configuration files
packets: 5.3.2.2. Working with raw network sockets
querying from Perl
using Net\:\:DNS: 5.3.2.3. Using Net::DNS
using nslookup: 5.3.2.1. Using nslookup
using raw sockets: 5.3.2.2. Working with raw network sockets
Document Type Definition (DTD): C.2. XML Is Picky
documenting databases
with DBI module
MySQL server: 7.4.1. MySQL Server via DBI
Sybase server: 7.4.2. Sybase Server via DBI
with Win32\:\:ODBC module, MS-SQL server: 7.4.3. MS-SQL Server via
ODBC
Domain Name Service (see DNS)
driver, Linux: 2.1. Perl to the Rescue
DSN (Data Source Name): 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
DTD (Document Type Definition): C.2. XML Is Picky
dynamically linked libraries (DLLs), used by processes: 4.2.2. Using the
Win32::IProc Module
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edquota command (Unix): 2.5.1. Editing Quotas with edquota Trickery
eggdrop bot: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
ElDump program: 9.5.1. Stream Read-Count
electronic mail (see email)
email
as support medium: 8.3.4. Support Mail Augmentation
dissecting mailboxes/messages: 8.3. Receiving Mail
log file parsing: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
relaying: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
sending from Perl: 8.1. Sending Mail
limiting frequncy and amount of: 8.2.1.1. Controlling the frequency of
mail
Mac OS: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
mistakes in: 8.2. Common Mistakes in Sending Email
Windows NT/2000: 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport
Agent)
8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
spam (see spam)
subject line of, writing useful: 8.2.2. Subject Line Waste
support mail, augmenting: 8.3.4. Support Mail Augmentation
tool for system administration: 8. Electronic Mail
/etc/hosts: 5.1. Host Files
5.1. Host Files
5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
/etc/passwd: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
security and: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
Eudora program: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
event handlers: 3.3.1.2. Reading XML using XML::Parser
Event Log Service: 9.2.3. Using the OS's Logging API
Event Viewer program: 9.2.3. Using the OS's Logging API
Extensible Markup Language (see XML)
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FAT filesystems: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
file operations: 4. User Activity
tracking
Unix: 4.4.2. Tracking Operations in Unix
Windows NT/2000: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
file shares, managing with ADSI: 6.5.10. Working with File Shares via ADSI
File\:\:Find module: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
on Mac OS: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
on Unix: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
on Windows NT: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
finding hidden directories with: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
when not to use: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
filenames, long, finding: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find
Module
files
auditing on Windows NT/2000: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows
NT/2000
changes to, detecting: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
finding
core: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
damaged: 2.1. Perl to the Rescue
2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
extraneous: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
Windows NT/2000 hidden: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the
File::Find Module
locking: 3.3.4. Account System Wrap-Up
log (see log files)
open, tracking: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
writing to, security of: 1.6.4. Be Careful When Writing Data
9.4.2.2. Security in log processing programs
File\:\:Spec module: 2.2.5. Dealing with Filesystem Differences from Perl
File\:\:Stat module: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
Filesys\:\:Df module: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
Filesys\:\:DiskFree module: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
Filesys\:\:DiskSpace module: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
filesystems
Berkeley Fast File System: 2.2.1. Unix
differences between: 2.2. Filesystem Differences
FAT: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
Mac OS: 2.2.3. MacOS
NTFS: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
querying usage: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
traversing/walking: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
Mac OS: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
Unix: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
Windows NT/2000: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
Unix: 2.2.1. Unix
VFAT: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
Windows NT/2000: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
finding damaged files on: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
find2perl command: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
Finger: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
fping program: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
FreeTDS libraries: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
FreezeThaw module: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
10.1.2. Network Service Changes
FTP transfers, correlating: 9.5.2. Read-Remember-Process
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GCOS field (Unix): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
GetFileInfo function (MacPerl): 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the
File::Find Module
Getopt\:\:Std module: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
GetWindowProperties function (Windows NT/2000): 4.2.3. Using the
Win32::Setupsup Module
GID (group ID): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
GNU RCS 5.7: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
GO command (SQL): D.1. Creating /Deleting Databases and Tables
group ID (GID): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
groups, managing with ADSI: 6.5.9. Working with Groups via ADSI
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help desk, using email for: 8.3.4. Support Mail Augmentation
HFS (Hierarchical File System): 2.2.3. MacOS
2.2.3. MacOS
home directory field (Unix): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
host files: 5.1. Host Files
\\\\$systemroot$\\\\system32\\\\drivers\\\\etc\\\\hosts file: 5.1. Host Files
generating from a database: 5.1.1. Generating Host Files
error checking while: 5.1.2. Error Checking the Host File Generation
Process
improving output while: 5.1.3. Improving the Host File Output
generating, modules for: 6.4.10. Putting It All Together
Macintosh HD\:System Folder\:Preferences\:hosts: 5.1. Host Files
parsing: 5.1. Host Files
reading from Perl: 5.1. Host Files
source control systems and: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control
System
Unix: 5.1. Host Files
hostnames, mapping to IP addresses
Unix: 5.1. Host Files
Windows NT: 5.2.2. Windows Internet Name Server ( WINS)
h2xs program: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
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INSERT command (SQL): D.2. Inserting Data into a Table
interface-defined properties: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
Internet Protocol (see TCP/IP)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), complaining to: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
InterNIC/Network Solutions WHOIS server, contacting: 6.3. The WHOIS
Directory Service
interprocess communication (IPC): 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC
Framework.
IO\:\:Socket module: 8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
IP addresses: 5. TCP/IP Name Services
5.1. Host Files
(see also host files)
checking to find source of spam: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
contacting owners of: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
looking up: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
mapping to names
Unix: 5.1. Host Files
Windows NT: 5.2.2. Windows Internet Name Server ( WINS)
IPC (interprocess communication): 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC
Framework.
IRC bots, finding while running: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
ISPs (Internet Service Providers), complaining to: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
iterative development: 5.3.2. DNS Checking: An Iterative Approach
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John the Ripper program: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
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kernel process structures, examining: 4.3.2. Examining the Kernel Process
Structures
kill.exe (Windows NT/2000): 4.2.1. Using the Microsoft Resource Kit Binaries
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last command (Unix): 9.2.2. Calling an OS (or Someone Else's) Binary
9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
9.5.4.2. Using Perl-cliented SQL databases
LDAP Data Interchange Format (see LDIF)
LDAP entries
attributes
in search operations: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
methods for retrieving: 6.4.4. Entry Representation in Perl
modifying: 6.4.9. Modifying Entry Attributes
separators: 6.4.10. Putting It All Together
values, quoting: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
modifying with Perl: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
representation in Perl: 6.4.4. Entry Representation in Perl
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol): 6.4. LDAP: A Sophisticated
Directory Service
anonymous authentication: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
data organization of: B.1. LDAP Data Organization
objectClass attribute: B. The Ten-Minute LDAP Tutorial
Perl modules, comparing: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
tutorial: B. The Ten-Minute LDAP Tutorial
LDAP operations
adding/deleting: 6.4.6. Adding Entries with Standard LDAP Operations
binding: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
searching: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format): 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
6.4.10. Putting It All Together
reading/writing
directory entries with: 6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
from Perl: 6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
leaf objects (LDAP): 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
6.5.3. Dealing with Container/Collection Objects
libcrack library: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
libnet package: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
libpcap library: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (see LDAP)
LIKE wildcards (SQL): D.3.2. Retrieving a Subset of the Rows in a Table
Linux
directories, hidden: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
driver: 2.1. Perl to the Rescue
NIS+ and: 5.2.1. NIS+
privileges on, dropping: 1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
Sybase OpenClient libraries and: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from
Perl
lockfile program: 3.3.4. Account System Wrap-Up
log files: 9. Log Files
analyzing: 9.5. Log Analysis
black box approach: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
database approach: 9.5.4. Using Databases
read-remember-process: 9.5.2. Read-Remember-Process
stream read-count: 9.5.1. Stream Read-Count
binary: 9.2. Binary Log Files
Event Log Service: 9.2.3. Using the OS's Logging API
wtmp: 9.2. Binary Log Files
circular buffering of: 9.4.2. Circular Buffering
disk space problems and: 9.4. Disk Space Problems
mail log data, summarizing: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
rotating: 9.4.1. Log Rotation
security of, when processing: 9.4.2.2. Security in log processing programs
stateful vs. stateless: 9.3. Stateful and Stateless Data
text: 9.1. Text Logs
Logfile\:\:Rotate module: 9.4.1. Log Rotation
L0phtCrack program: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
lsof program: 4.4.2. Tracking Operations in Unix
lstat() function (Perl): 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
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Mac OS
email, sending: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
filesystem: 2.2.3. MacOS
querying usage on: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
traversing/walking: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find
Module
modules for: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
installing: 1.5.3. Installing Modules on MacOS
process control: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
reading @ARGV from a dialog: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the
File::Find Module
Mac\:\:Apps\:\:Launch module: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
Mac\:\:Glue module: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
MacPerl Module Porters: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
Mac\:\:Processes module: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
Mail Abuse Prevention System Realtime Blackhole List (RBL): 8.3.3.2.
Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
mail transport agent (MTA): 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport
Agent)
mailboxes, components of: 8.3.2. Dissecting a Whole Mailbox
Mail\:\:Folder module: 8.3.2. Dissecting a Whole Mailbox
Mail\:\:Header module: 8.3.1. Dissecting a Single Message
8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
Mail\:\:Internet module: 8.3.1. Dissecting a Single Message
Mail\:\:Mailer module: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
Mail\:\:POP3Client module: 8.3. Receiving Mail
Mail\:\:Sendmail module: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
MailTools package: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
Makefile (in /var/yp): 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
Managed Object Format (MOF): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
Management Information Base (see MIB)
manager DN (LDAP): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
managing
file shares: 6.5.10. Working with File Shares via ADSI
groups: 6.5.9. Working with Groups via ADSI
printers: 6.5.11. Working with Print Queues and Print Jobs via ADSI
user accounts, scripts for: 3.3.3. The Process Scripts
MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface): 8.1.2. Using the OSSpecific IPC Framework.
mapping hostnames to IP addresses: 5.1. Host Files
5.2.2. Windows Internet Name Server ( WINS)
message-digest algorithms: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI): 8.1.2. Using the OSSpecific IPC Framework.
MIB (Management Information Base): 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
E.1. SNMP in Practice
E.1. SNMP in Practice
Microsoft SQL Server
communicating with Unix machines: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server
from Perl
documenting via ODBC module: 7.4.3. MS-SQL Server via ODBC
modules
for log files
Windows NT/2000: 9.2.3. Using the OS's Logging API
analyzing: 9.5.1. Stream Read-Count
rotating: 9.4.1. Log Rotation
choosing: 3.3.2.2. Windows NT/2000 account creation and deletion routines
command-line parsing: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
comparing: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
CPAN: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
data structures, encoding as strings: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
10.1.2. Network Service Changes
databases, documenting: 7.4.1. MySQL Server via DBI
7.4.2. Sybase Server via DBI
date/time, converting to Unix epoch: 9.5.2. Read-Remember-Process
DBI, driver for: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
directories
current working, finding: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
hidden, finding: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
recursive, deleting: 3.3.2.2. Windows NT/2000 account creation and
deletion routines
disk quotas, manipulating: 2.5. Manipulating Disk Quotas
DNS, querying from Perl: 5.3.2.3. Using Net::DNS
email
dissecting mailboxes/messages: 8.3. Receiving Mail
filtering addresses: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
sending on Mac OS using AppleEvents: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific
IPC Framework.
sending on Unix: 8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
sending on Windows NT: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC
Framework.
tracking statistics: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
transferring: 8.3. Receiving Mail
event-based: 3.3.1.2. Reading XML using XML::Parser
file operations, tracking on Windows NT/2000: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations
on Windows NT/2000
files
detecting changes to: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
finding: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
locking: 3.3.4. Account System Wrap-Up
filesystems
querying usage: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
traversing/walking: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find
Module
Finger operations, performing: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
hostname, retrieving: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
installing
on Mac OS: 1.5.3. Installing Modules on MacOS
on Unix: 1.5.1. Installing Modules on Unix
on Windows NT/2000: 1.5.2. Installing Modules on Win32
installing software with: 4.2.3. Using the Win32::Setupsup Module
interprocess: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
IO\:\:Socket: 8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
launching processes from: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
LDAP
programming: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
providing SSL-encrypted sessions: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP
Connection
locating: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
networks
detecting changes to: 10.1.2. Network Service Changes
establishing connection to: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
monitoring: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
scripting communication: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols
Directly
testing connectivity to hosts: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
NIS data, getting: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
open ports on Windows NT/2000, listing: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on
Windows NT/2000
owner of host, finding: 6.4.10. Putting It All Together
packets, dissecting: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
passwords, reading: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
pathnames, parsing: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find
Module
process control
on Mac OS: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
on Unix: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
on Windows NT/2000: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
switch processing: 2.5.1. Editing Quotas with edquota Trickery
SYN packets, finding: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
user accounts
adding/removing: 3.3.2.2. Windows NT/2000 account creation and
deletion routines
checking: 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
Windows NT/2000, managing: 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage
and Access
3.2.5. NT/2000 User Rights
for using
ADSI from Perl: 6.5.2. Using ADSI from Perl
Berkeley libraries: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
DBI: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
ODBC: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
sockets: 8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
WHOIS clients, creating: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
writing your own: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
XML
debugging output: 3.3.1.2. Reading XML using XML::Parser
reading/writing: 3.3.1.1. Writing XML from Perl
MOF (Managed Object Format): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
monitoring
networks
using Perl: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
using SNMP from Perl: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
security
detecting changes: 10.1. Noticing Unexpected or Unauthorized
Changes
suspicious activities: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
Mozilla\:\:LDAP module: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
directory entries
adding/deleting: 6.4.6. Adding Entries with Standard LDAP
Operations
modifying: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
searching: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
generating host file with: 6.4.10. Putting It All Together
msgina.dll file, security and: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
MTA (mail transport agent): 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport
Agent)
MySQL
database: D. The Fifteen-Minute SQL Tutorial
server, documenting via DBI module: 7.4.1. MySQL Server via DBI
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name services (see TCP/IP, name services)
namespaces
ADSI: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
LDAP: 6.5.7. Performing Common Tasks Using the WinNT and LDAP
Namespaces
WinNT: 6.5.7. Performing Common Tasks Using the WinNT and LDAP
Namespaces
needspace script: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
net command (Windows NT/2000): 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and
Access
3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and Access
Net\:\:DNS module: 5.3.2.3. Using Net::DNS
10.1.2. Network Service Changes
Net\:\:Finger module: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
Net\:\:LDAP module: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
directory entries
adding/deleting: 6.4.6. Adding Entries with Standard LDAP
Operations
modifying: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
netmail95 program: 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport Agent)
Net\:\:NIS module: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
Net\:\:NISPlus module: 5.2.1. NIS+
NetPacket modules: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:Pcap module: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:PcapUtils module: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:Ping module: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:SMTP module: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
Net\:\:SNMP module: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
Net\:\:Telnet module: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
8.3.3.2. Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
Net\:\:Whois module: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
Network Information Center (NIC): 5.1. Host Files
Network Information Service (see NIS)
network operations, tracking
Unix: 4.4.2. Tracking Operations in Unix
Windows NT/2000: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
network ports, listing open: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
networks: 4. User Activity
administering with NIS: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
changes to, detecting: 10.1.2. Network Service Changes
directory services and: 6.1. What's a Directory?
monitoring
with Perl: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
using SNMP from Perl: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
suspicious activities: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
pinging/sniffing from Perl: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:XWhois module: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
NIC (Network Information Center): 5.1. Host Files
NIS+: 5.2.1. NIS+
5.2.1. NIS+
(see also NIS)
NIS (Network Information Service): 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
DNS and: 5.3. Domain Name Service (DNS)
querying from Perl: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
nslookup program: 5.3.2.1. Using nslookup
ntrights.exe (Windows NT/2000): 3.2.5. NT/2000 User Rights
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Object Identifier (OID): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
ODBC Driver Manager: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity): 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from
Perl
DSN (Data Source Name): 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
using from Perl: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
OID (Object Identifier): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
Open Database Connectivity (see ODBC)
ORBS (Open Relay Behaviour-Modification System): 8.3.3.2. Checking against
Internet-wide blacklists
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passwd command (Unix): 3.3.2.1. Unix account creation and deletion routines
Passwd\:\:Solaris module: 3.1.4. Shadow Passwords
password field (Unix): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
password files
BSD 4.4: 3.1.3. Binary Database Format in BSD 4.4
shadow: 3.1.4. Shadow Passwords
Unix: 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
passwords
program for setting/changing: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
security and: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
Unix: 3.3.2.1. Unix account creation and deletion routines
Windows NT/2000: 3.2.3. NT/2000 Passwords
PDUs (protocol data units): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
Perl
advantages/disadvantages of: 1.2. How Perl Can Help
databases
managing logins: 7.5. Database Logins
monitoring from: 7.6. Monitoring Server Health
DBI, using: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
disk quotas, editing: 2.5.1. Editing Quotas with edquota Trickery
DNS, querying
Net\:\:DNS: 5.3.2.3. Using Net::DNS
nslookup: 5.3.2.1. Using nslookup
raw sockets: 5.3.2.2. Working with raw network sockets
edquota command, calling: 2.5.1. Editing Quotas with edquota Trickery
email
dissecting mailboxes/messages: 8.3.1. Dissecting a Single Message
sending: 8.1. Sending Mail
filesystems, dealing with differences in: 2.2.5. Dealing with Filesystem
Differences from Perl
functions, detecting file changes: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
host files, reading: 5.1. Host Files
LDAP
modifying entries: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
programming: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
LDIF, reading/writing: 6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
log files
analyzing: 9.5. Log Analysis
rotating: 9.4.1. Log Rotation
scanning: 9.1. Text Logs
using unpack(): 9.2.1. Using unpack( )
modules (see modules)
networks, pinging/sniffing: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
NIS, querying: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
ODBC, using: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
repositories: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
security of: 1.6. It's Not Easy Being Omnipotent
SNMP, using: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
spam, finding source of: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
SQL commands, sending: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
SQL databases, documenting: 7.4. Server Documentation
SQL Server, interacting with: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
SYN attacks, detecting: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
system administration, as language for: 1.2. How Perl Can Help
using Finger: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
using WHOIS: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
using WMI: 4.2.4. Using Window Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Perl Package Manager (see PPM)
placeholders, DBI: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
Poison Null Byte exploit: 1.6.3. Be Careful When Reading Data
PPM (Perl Package Manager): 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
1.5.2. Installing Modules on Win32
printers, managing with ADSI: 6.5.11. Working with Print Queues and Print Jobs
via ADSI
privileges: 1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
dropping: 1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
/proc filesystem: 4.3.3. Using the /proc Filesystem
process control
Mac OS: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
Unix: 4.3. Unix Process Control
Windows NT/2000: 4.2. NT/2000 Process Control
process handles: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
processes: 4. User Activity
DLLs used by: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
executables used by: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
killing
Unix: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
Windows NT/2000: 4.2.1. Using the Microsoft Resource Kit Binaries
4.2.3. Using the Win32::Setupsup Module
listing
Mac: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
Unix: 4.3. Unix Process Control
Windows NT/2000: 4.2.1. Using the Microsoft Resource Kit Binaries
4.2.3. Using the Win32::Setupsup Module
windows open, interacting with: 4.2.3. Using the Win32::Setupsup Module
procmail program: 3.3.4. Account System Wrap-Up
Proc\:\:ProcessTable module: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
programming, secure: 1.6. It's Not Easy Being Omnipotent
programs
for setting/changing passwords: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
password-cracking: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
properties, interface-/schema-defined: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
protocol data units (PDUs): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
providers (ADSI): 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
ps program (Unix): 4.3.1. Calling an External Program
pulist.exe (Windows NT/2000): 4.2.1. Using the Microsoft Resource Kit
Binaries
pwd_mkdb command (BSD 4.4): 3.1.3. Binary Database Format in BSD 4.4
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qmail program: 8.3.2. Dissecting a Whole Mailbox
QuitApps function (Mac OS): 4.1. MacOS Process Control
quota command: 2.5. Manipulating Disk Quotas
Quota module: 2.5.2. Editing Quotas Using the Quota Module
quotas, disk (see disks, full)
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race conditions, avoiding: 1.6.5. Avoid Race Conditions
RBL (Mail Abuse Prevention System Realtime Blackhole List): 8.3.3.2.
Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
Rcs module: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
RCS (Revision Control System): 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control
System
commands: A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
GNU RCS 5.7: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
keywords: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
tutorial: A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
rcsdiff command (Unix): 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
RDN (Relative Distinguished Name): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
recursion, using: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
regular expressions: 9.5.2. Read-Remember-Process
security and: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
Relative Distinguished Name (RDN): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
relative identifier (RID): 3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
(see also users, identity of, Windows NT/2000)
relaying email: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
repositories for prebuilt packages: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
Revision Control System (see RCS)
RID (relative identifier): 3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
(see also users, identity of, Windows NT/2000)
root directories on FAT filesystems: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
RunAs feature (Windows 2000): 1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
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SAM (Security Accounts Manager): 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and
Access
SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP
Connection
schema-defined properties: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
6.5.5. So How Do You Know Anything About an Object?
6.5.5. So How Do You Know Anything About an Object?
scopes of searches: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
scripts: 7.8.1. SQL
(see also Perl)
for sending email: 8.2.1. Overzealous Message Sending
message body of: 8.2.3. Insufficient Information in the Message Body
for user administration processes: 3.3.3. The Process Scripts
search base: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
search filters: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
secondary servers: 5.3. Domain Name Service (DNS)
DNS: 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
Secure Socket Layer (SSL): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
security
of bots: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
of SNMP: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
breaches in, documenting: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
denial-of-service attacks: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
detecting changes
to files: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
to networks: 10.1.2. Network Service Changes
of Perl: 1.6. It's Not Easy Being Omnipotent
suspicious activities, noticing: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
SYN attacks, detecting from Perl: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Security Accounts Manager (SAM): 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and
Access
security identifier (SID): 3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
(see also users, identity of, Windows NT/2000)
SELECT command (SQL): D.3. Querying Information
D.3.3. Simple Manipulation of Data Returned by Queries
Sendmail for NT program: 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport
Agent)
sendmail program: 8.1. Sending Mail
8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
blacklists, local: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
services
directory (see directory services)
TCP/IP (see TCP/IP, name services)
shadow password files (Unix): 3.1.4. Shadow Passwords
shell field (Unix): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
SID (security identifier): 3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
(see also users, identity of, Windows NT/2000)
Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP
Connection
Simple Mail Transport Protocol (see SMTP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (see SNMP)
slave servers: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
5.3. Domain Name Service (DNS)
DNS: 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
SMI RFCs: E.1. SNMP in Practice
SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol): 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols
Directly
SNMP Extension Module for the UCD SNMPv3 Library: 10.3.1. Using SNMP
from Perl
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP
Tutorial
access policy: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
communities: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
modules, comparing: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
monitoring networks with: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
security of: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
theory: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
tutorial: E.1. SNMP in Practice
using from Perl: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
variables: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
SNMP\:\:MIB module: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
SNMP_Session module: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
SNMP_utility module: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
SOA (Start of Authority): 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
software metering: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
source control systems: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
RCS (see RCS)
spam, finding source of: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
blacklists, checking against
Internet-wide: 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
local: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
split() function (Unix): 5.1.1. Generating Host Files
SQL databases
creating/deleting: D.1. Creating /Deleting Databases and Tables
data in, manipulating: D.3.3. Simple Manipulation of Data Returned by
Queries
Perl-cliented: 9.5.4.2. Using Perl-cliented SQL databases
querying information: D.3. Querying Information
stored procedures: D.6.3. Stored Procedures
SQL (Structured Query Language): 7. SQL Database Administration
commands, sending from Perl: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
databases
documenting from Perl: 7.4. Server Documentation
interacting with from Perl: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from
Perl
managing logins from Perl: 7.5. Database Logins
monitoring from Perl: 7.6. Monitoring Server Health
using DBI: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
using ODBC: 7.3. Using
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Index: A
Access Control List (ACL): 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
account creation/deletion, programs for
Unix: 3.3.2.1. Unix account creation and deletion routines
Windows NT/2000: 3.3.2.2. Windows NT/2000 account creation and
deletion routines
account systems: 3.3.1. The Backend Database
building: 3.3. Building an Account System to Manage Users
databases, use in: 3.3.1. The Backend Database
Active Directory: 6.5. ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces)
Active Directory Service Interfaces (see ADSI)
ActiveState repository: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
ActiveX Data Objects (see ADO)
adcomplain program: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
ADO (ActiveX Data Objects): 6.5.6. Searching
ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces): 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity
Storage and Access
6.5. ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces)
6.5.1. ADSI Basics
resources for using: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
searches in: 6.5.6. Searching
system administration with: 6.5.8. Working with Users via ADSI
using from Perl: 6.5.2. Using ADSI from Perl
ADSIDump program: 6.5.5. So How Do You Know Anything About an Object?
ADsPaths: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
6.5.5. So How Do You Know Anything About an Object?
6.5.7. Performing Common Tasks Using the WinNT and LDAP
Namespaces
algorithm, message-digest: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN): 8.3.3.2. Checking against
Internet-wide blacklists
APNIC (Asia Pacific Address Allocations): 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internetwide blacklists
Apple Events: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
AppleScript: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
@ARGV, retrieving under Mac OS: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the
File::Find Module
ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers): 8.3.3.2. Checking against
Internet-wide blacklists
Asia Pacific Address Allocations (APNIC): 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internetwide blacklists
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base DN (LDAP): 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
Berkeley DB
format: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
module: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
Berkeley Fast File System: 2.2.1. Unix
bigbuffy program: 9.4.2. Circular Buffering
bind DN (LDAP): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
blacklists, checking spam against
Internet-wide: 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
local: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
blat program: 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport Agent)
bots: 4.4.2. Tracking Operations in Unix
security and: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
BSD 4.4 password files: 3.1.3. Binary Database Format in BSD 4.4
building account systems: 3.3. Building an Account System to Manage Users
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chpasswd command (BSD 4.4): 3.1.3. Binary Database Format in BSD 4.4
ci command (RCS): A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
CIM (Common Information Model): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
CIM Schema: 4.2.4. Using Window Management Instrumentation (WMI)
clog program: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
closure programming construct: 8.2.1.1. Controlling the frequency of mail
co command (RCS): A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
Collaborative Data Objects Library: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC
Framework.
COM (Component Object Model): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
6.5.1. ADSI Basics
Common Information Model (CIM): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
Component Object Model (see COM)
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (see CPAN)
configuration files
DNS
administrative header: 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
generating multiple: 5.3.1.2. Generating multiple configuration files
reading, security of: 1.6.3. Be Careful When Reading Data
container objects (COM): 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
6.5.3. Dealing with Container/Collection Objects
identifying: 6.5.4. Identifying a Container Object
CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network): 1.5. Locating and Installing
Modules
modules, installing on Unix: 1.5.1. Installing Modules on Unix
CPAN Search: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
Crack program: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
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Data Source Name (DSN): 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
data structures, transforming: 3.3.1.4. Writing XML using XML::Simple
database handle, DBI: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
Database Interface (see DBI)
databases
analyzing log files with: 9.5.4. Using Databases
generating DNS configuration files from: 5.3.1. Generating DNS
Configuration Files
generating host files from: 5.1.1. Generating Host Files
error checking while: 5.1.2. Error Checking the Host File Generation
Process
improving output while: 5.1.3. Improving the Host File Output
MySQL: D. The Fifteen-Minute SQL Tutorial
relational: D.5. Relating Tables to Each Other
SAM: 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and Access
SQL
creating/deleting: D.1. Creating /Deleting Databases and Tables
documenting from Perl: 7.4. Server Documentation
interacting with from Perl: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from
Perl
managing logins from Perl: 7.5. Database Logins
manipulating data in: D.3.3. Simple Manipulation of Data Returned by
Queries
monitoring from Perl: 7.6. Monitoring Server Health
Perl-cliented: 9.5.4.2. Using Perl-cliented SQL databases
querying information: D.3. Querying Information
stored procedures: D.6.3. Stored Procedures
using DBI: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
using ODBC: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
tracking network host data with: 5.1.1. Generating Host Files
use in account systems: 3.3.1. The Backend Database
DBAs (database administrators): 7. SQL Database Administration
DBD modules: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
DBD\:\:ODBC module: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
DBD\:\:Sybase module: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
DB_File module: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
DBI (Database Interface)
module for documenting
MySQL server: 7.4.1. MySQL Server via DBI
Sybase server: 7.4.2. Sybase Server via DBI
architecture of: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
database handle: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
placeholders: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
statement handle: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
using from Perl: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
denial-of-service attack: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Dial-Up User List: 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
Digest\:\:MD5 module: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
10.1.2. Network Service Changes
directories: 6.1. What's a Directory?
auditing: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
entries in
adding/deleting: 6.4.6. Adding Entries with Standard LDAP
Operations
modifying: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
hidden, searching for: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
searches of
ADSI: 6.5.6. Searching
LDAP: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
Directory Information Tree (DIT): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
directory services: 6. Directory Services
Finger: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
LDAP: 6.4. LDAP: A Sophisticated Directory Service
WHOIS: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
Net\:\:Whois, using with: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
X.500: 6.4. LDAP: A Sophisticated Directory Service
directory tree: B.1. LDAP Data Organization
disks, full
alleviating: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
of logging output: 9.4. Disk Space Problems
Distinguished Name (DN): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF): 4.2.4. Using Window
Management Instrumentation (WMI)
DIT (Directory Information Tree): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force): 4.2.4. Using Window
Management Instrumentation (WMI)
DN (Distinguished Name): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
root: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
DNS (Domain Name Service): 5.3. Domain Name Service (DNS)
configuration files
administrative header: 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
generating multiple: 5.3.1.2. Generating multiple configuration files
packets: 5.3.2.2. Working with raw network sockets
querying from Perl
using Net\:\:DNS: 5.3.2.3. Using Net::DNS
using nslookup: 5.3.2.1. Using nslookup
using raw sockets: 5.3.2.2. Working with raw network sockets
Document Type Definition (DTD): C.2. XML Is Picky
documenting databases
with DBI module
MySQL server: 7.4.1. MySQL Server via DBI
Sybase server: 7.4.2. Sybase Server via DBI
with Win32\:\:ODBC module, MS-SQL server: 7.4.3. MS-SQL Server via
ODBC
Domain Name Service (see DNS)
driver, Linux: 2.1. Perl to the Rescue
DSN (Data Source Name): 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
DTD (Document Type Definition): C.2. XML Is Picky
dynamically linked libraries (DLLs), used by processes: 4.2.2. Using the
Win32::IProc Module
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edquota command (Unix): 2.5.1. Editing Quotas with edquota Trickery
eggdrop bot: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
ElDump program: 9.5.1. Stream Read-Count
electronic mail (see email)
as support medium: 8.3.4. Support Mail Augmentation
dissecting mailboxes/messages: 8.3. Receiving Mail
log file parsing: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
relaying: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
sending from Perl: 8.1. Sending Mail
limiting frequncy and amount of: 8.2.1.1. Controlling the frequency of
Mac OS: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
mistakes in: 8.2. Common Mistakes in Sending Email
Windows NT/2000: 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport
Agent)
8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
spam (see spam)
subject line of, writing useful: 8.2.2. Subject Line Waste
support mail, augmenting: 8.3.4. Support Mail Augmentation
tool for system administration: 8. Electronic Mail
/etc/hosts: 5.1. Host Files
5.1. Host Files
5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
/etc/passwd: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
security and: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
Eudora program: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
event handlers: 3.3.1.2. Reading XML using XML::Parser
Event Log Service: 9.2.3. Using the OS's Logging API
Event Viewer program: 9.2.3. Using the OS's Logging API
Extensible Markup Language (see XML)
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FAT filesystems: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
file operations: 4. User Activity
tracking
Unix: 4.4.2. Tracking Operations in Unix
Windows NT/2000: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
file shares, managing with ADSI: 6.5.10. Working with File Shares via ADSI
File\:\:Find module: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
on Mac OS: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
on Unix: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
on Windows NT: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
finding hidden directories with: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
when not to use: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
filenames, long, finding: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find
Module
files
auditing on Windows NT/2000: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows
NT/2000
changes to, detecting: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
finding
core: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
damaged: 2.1. Perl to the Rescue
2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
extraneous: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
Windows NT/2000 hidden: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the
File::Find Module
locking: 3.3.4. Account System Wrap-Up
log (see log files)
open, tracking: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
writing to, security of: 1.6.4. Be Careful When Writing Data
9.4.2.2. Security in log processing programs
File\:\:Spec module: 2.2.5. Dealing with Filesystem Differences from Perl
File\:\:Stat module: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
Filesys\:\:Df module: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
Filesys\:\:DiskFree module: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
Filesys\:\:DiskSpace module: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
filesystems
Berkeley Fast File System: 2.2.1. Unix
differences between: 2.2. Filesystem Differences
FAT: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
Mac OS: 2.2.3. MacOS
NTFS: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
querying usage: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
traversing/walking: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
Mac OS: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
Unix: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
Windows NT/2000: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
Unix: 2.2.1. Unix
VFAT: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
Windows NT/2000: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
finding damaged files on: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
find2perl command: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
Finger: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
fping program: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
FreeTDS libraries: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
FreezeThaw module: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
10.1.2. Network Service Changes
FTP transfers, correlating: 9.5.2. Read-Remember-Process
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GCOS field (Unix): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
GetFileInfo function (MacPerl): 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the
File::Find Module
Getopt\:\:Std module: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
GetWindowProperties function (Windows NT/2000): 4.2.3. Using the
Win32::Setupsup Module
GID (group ID): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
GNU RCS 5.7: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
GO command (SQL): D.1. Creating /Deleting Databases and Tables
group ID (GID): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
groups, managing with ADSI: 6.5.9. Working with Groups via ADSI
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Index: H
help desk, using email for: 8.3.4. Support Mail Augmentation
HFS (Hierarchical File System): 2.2.3. MacOS
2.2.3. MacOS
home directory field (Unix): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
host files: 5.1. Host Files
\\\\$systemroot$\\\\system32\\\\drivers\\\\etc\\\\hosts file: 5.1. Host Files
generating from a database: 5.1.1. Generating Host Files
error checking while: 5.1.2. Error Checking the Host File Generation
Process
improving output while: 5.1.3. Improving the Host File Output
generating, modules for: 6.4.10. Putting It All Together
Macintosh HD\:System Folder\:Preferences\:hosts: 5.1. Host Files
parsing: 5.1. Host Files
reading from Perl: 5.1. Host Files
source control systems and: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control
System
Unix: 5.1. Host Files
hostnames, mapping to IP addresses
Unix: 5.1. Host Files
Windows NT: 5.2.2. Windows Internet Name Server ( WINS)
h2xs program: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
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INSERT command (SQL): D.2. Inserting Data into a Table
interface-defined properties: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
Internet Protocol (see TCP/IP)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), complaining to: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
InterNIC/Network Solutions WHOIS server, contacting: 6.3. The WHOIS
Directory Service
interprocess communication (IPC): 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC
Framework.
IO\:\:Socket module: 8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
IP addresses: 5. TCP/IP Name Services
5.1. Host Files
(see also host files)
checking to find source of spam: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
contacting owners of: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
looking up: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
mapping to names
Unix: 5.1. Host Files
Windows NT: 5.2.2. Windows Internet Name Server ( WINS)
IPC (interprocess communication): 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC
Framework.
IRC bots, finding while running: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
ISPs (Internet Service Providers), complaining to: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
iterative development: 5.3.2. DNS Checking: An Iterative Approach
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John the Ripper program: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
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kernel process structures, examining: 4.3.2. Examining the Kernel Process
Structures
kill.exe (Windows NT/2000): 4.2.1. Using the Microsoft Resource Kit Binaries
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last command (Unix): 9.2.2. Calling an OS (or Someone Else's) Binary
9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
9.5.4.2. Using Perl-cliented SQL databases
LDAP Data Interchange Format (see LDIF)
LDAP entries
attributes
in search operations: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
methods for retrieving: 6.4.4. Entry Representation in Perl
modifying: 6.4.9. Modifying Entry Attributes
separators: 6.4.10. Putting It All Together
values, quoting: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
modifying with Perl: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
representation in Perl: 6.4.4. Entry Representation in Perl
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol): 6.4. LDAP: A Sophisticated
Directory Service
anonymous authentication: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
data organization of: B.1. LDAP Data Organization
objectClass attribute: B. The Ten-Minute LDAP Tutorial
Perl modules, comparing: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
tutorial: B. The Ten-Minute LDAP Tutorial
LDAP operations
adding/deleting: 6.4.6. Adding Entries with Standard LDAP Operations
binding: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
searching: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format): 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
6.4.10. Putting It All Together
reading/writing
directory entries with: 6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
from Perl: 6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
leaf objects (LDAP): 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
6.5.3. Dealing with Container/Collection Objects
libcrack library: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
libnet package: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
libpcap library: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (see LDAP)
LIKE wildcards (SQL): D.3.2. Retrieving a Subset of the Rows in a Table
Linux
directories, hidden: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
driver: 2.1. Perl to the Rescue
NIS+ and: 5.2.1. NIS+
privileges on, dropping: 1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
Sybase OpenClient libraries and: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from
Perl
lockfile program: 3.3.4. Account System Wrap-Up
log files: 9. Log Files
analyzing: 9.5. Log Analysis
black box approach: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
database approach: 9.5.4. Using Databases
read-remember-process: 9.5.2. Read-Remember-Process
stream read-count: 9.5.1. Stream Read-Count
binary: 9.2. Binary Log Files
Event Log Service: 9.2.3. Using the OS's Logging API
wtmp: 9.2. Binary Log Files
circular buffering of: 9.4.2. Circular Buffering
disk space problems and: 9.4. Disk Space Problems
mail log data, summarizing: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
rotating: 9.4.1. Log Rotation
security of, when processing: 9.4.2.2. Security in log processing programs
stateful vs. stateless: 9.3. Stateful and Stateless Data
text: 9.1. Text Logs
Logfile\:\:Rotate module: 9.4.1. Log Rotation
L0phtCrack program: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
lsof program: 4.4.2. Tracking Operations in Unix
lstat() function (Perl): 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
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Mac OS
email, sending: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
filesystem: 2.2.3. MacOS
querying usage on: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
traversing/walking: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find
Module
modules for: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
installing: 1.5.3. Installing Modules on MacOS
process control: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
reading @ARGV from a dialog: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the
File::Find Module
Mac\:\:Apps\:\:Launch module: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
Mac\:\:Glue module: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
MacPerl Module Porters: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
Mac\:\:Processes module: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
Mail Abuse Prevention System Realtime Blackhole List (RBL): 8.3.3.2.
Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
mail transport agent (MTA): 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport
Agent)
mailboxes, components of: 8.3.2. Dissecting a Whole Mailbox
Mail\:\:Folder module: 8.3.2. Dissecting a Whole Mailbox
Mail\:\:Header module: 8.3.1. Dissecting a Single Message
8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
Mail\:\:Internet module: 8.3.1. Dissecting a Single Message
Mail\:\:Mailer module: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
Mail\:\:POP3Client module: 8.3. Receiving Mail
Mail\:\:Sendmail module: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
MailTools package: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
Makefile (in /var/yp): 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
Managed Object Format (MOF): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
Management Information Base (see MIB)
manager DN (LDAP): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
managing
file shares: 6.5.10. Working with File Shares via ADSI
groups: 6.5.9. Working with Groups via ADSI
printers: 6.5.11. Working with Print Queues and Print Jobs via ADSI
user accounts, scripts for: 3.3.3. The Process Scripts
MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface): 8.1.2. Using the OSSpecific IPC Framework.
mapping hostnames to IP addresses: 5.1. Host Files
5.2.2. Windows Internet Name Server ( WINS)
message-digest algorithms: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI): 8.1.2. Using the OSSpecific IPC Framework.
MIB (Management Information Base): 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
E.1. SNMP in Practice
E.1. SNMP in Practice
Microsoft SQL Server
communicating with Unix machines: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server
from Perl
documenting via ODBC module: 7.4.3. MS-SQL Server via ODBC
modules
for log files
Windows NT/2000: 9.2.3. Using the OS's Logging API
analyzing: 9.5.1. Stream Read-Count
rotating: 9.4.1. Log Rotation
choosing: 3.3.2.2. Windows NT/2000 account creation and deletion routines
command-line parsing: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
comparing: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
CPAN: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
data structures, encoding as strings: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
10.1.2. Network Service Changes
databases, documenting: 7.4.1. MySQL Server via DBI
7.4.2. Sybase Server via DBI
date/time, converting to Unix epoch: 9.5.2. Read-Remember-Process
DBI, driver for: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
directories
current working, finding: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
hidden, finding: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
recursive, deleting: 3.3.2.2. Windows NT/2000 account creation and
deletion routines
disk quotas, manipulating: 2.5. Manipulating Disk Quotas
DNS, querying from Perl: 5.3.2.3. Using Net::DNS
dissecting mailboxes/messages: 8.3. Receiving Mail
filtering addresses: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
sending on Mac OS using AppleEvents: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific
IPC Framework.
sending on Unix: 8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
sending on Windows NT: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC
Framework.
tracking statistics: 9.5.3. Black Boxes
transferring: 8.3. Receiving Mail
event-based: 3.3.1.2. Reading XML using XML::Parser
file operations, tracking on Windows NT/2000: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations
on Windows NT/2000
files
detecting changes to: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
finding: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
locking: 3.3.4. Account System Wrap-Up
filesystems
querying usage: 2.6. Querying Filesystem Usage
traversing/walking: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find
Module
Finger operations, performing: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
hostname, retrieving: 9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
installing
on Mac OS: 1.5.3. Installing Modules on MacOS
on Unix: 1.5.1. Installing Modules on Unix
on Windows NT/2000: 1.5.2. Installing Modules on Win32
installing software with: 4.2.3. Using the Win32::Setupsup Module
interprocess: 8.1.2. Using the OS-Specific IPC Framework.
8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
IO\:\:Socket: 8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
launching processes from: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
LDAP
programming: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
providing SSL-encrypted sessions: 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP
Connection
locating: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
networks
detecting changes to: 10.1.2. Network Service Changes
establishing connection to: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
monitoring: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
scripting communication: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols
Directly
testing connectivity to hosts: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
NIS data, getting: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
open ports on Windows NT/2000, listing: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on
Windows NT/2000
owner of host, finding: 6.4.10. Putting It All Together
packets, dissecting: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
passwords, reading: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
pathnames, parsing: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find
Module
process control
on Mac OS: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
on Unix: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
on Windows NT/2000: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
switch processing: 2.5.1. Editing Quotas with edquota Trickery
SYN packets, finding: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
user accounts
adding/removing: 3.3.2.2. Windows NT/2000 account creation and
deletion routines
checking: 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
Windows NT/2000, managing: 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage
and Access
3.2.5. NT/2000 User Rights
for using
ADSI from Perl: 6.5.2. Using ADSI from Perl
Berkeley libraries: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
9.5.4.1. Using Perl-only databases
DBI: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
ODBC: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
sockets: 8.2.1.2. Controlling the amount of mail
WHOIS clients, creating: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
writing your own: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
XML
debugging output: 3.3.1.2. Reading XML using XML::Parser
reading/writing: 3.3.1.1. Writing XML from Perl
MOF (Managed Object Format): 4.2.4. Using Window Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
monitoring
networks
using Perl: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
using SNMP from Perl: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
security
detecting changes: 10.1. Noticing Unexpected or Unauthorized
Changes
suspicious activities: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
Mozilla\:\:LDAP module: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
directory entries
adding/deleting: 6.4.6. Adding Entries with Standard LDAP
Operations
modifying: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
searching: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
generating host file with: 6.4.10. Putting It All Together
msgina.dll file, security and: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
MTA (mail transport agent): 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport
Agent)
MySQL
database: D. The Fifteen-Minute SQL Tutorial
server, documenting via DBI module: 7.4.1. MySQL Server via DBI
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name services (see TCP/IP, name services)
namespaces
ADSI: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
LDAP: 6.5.7. Performing Common Tasks Using the WinNT and LDAP
Namespaces
WinNT: 6.5.7. Performing Common Tasks Using the WinNT and LDAP
Namespaces
needspace script: 2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
2.4. Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module
net command (Windows NT/2000): 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and
Access
3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and Access
Net\:\:DNS module: 5.3.2.3. Using Net::DNS
10.1.2. Network Service Changes
Net\:\:Finger module: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
Net\:\:LDAP module: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
directory entries
adding/deleting: 6.4.6. Adding Entries with Standard LDAP
Operations
modifying: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
netmail95 program: 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport Agent)
Net\:\:NIS module: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
Net\:\:NISPlus module: 5.2.1. NIS+
NetPacket modules: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:Pcap module: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:PcapUtils module: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:Ping module: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:SMTP module: 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
Net\:\:SNMP module: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
Net\:\:Telnet module: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
8.3.3.2. Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
Net\:\:Whois module: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
Network Information Center (NIC): 5.1. Host Files
Network Information Service (see NIS)
network operations, tracking
Unix: 4.4.2. Tracking Operations in Unix
Windows NT/2000: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
network ports, listing open: 4.4.1. Tracking Operations on Windows NT/2000
networks: 4. User Activity
administering with NIS: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
changes to, detecting: 10.1.2. Network Service Changes
directory services and: 6.1. What's a Directory?
monitoring
with Perl: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
using SNMP from Perl: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
suspicious activities: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
pinging/sniffing from Perl: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Net\:\:XWhois module: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
NIC (Network Information Center): 5.1. Host Files
NIS+: 5.2.1. NIS+
5.2.1. NIS+
(see also NIS)
NIS (Network Information Service): 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
DNS and: 5.3. Domain Name Service (DNS)
querying from Perl: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
nslookup program: 5.3.2.1. Using nslookup
ntrights.exe (Windows NT/2000): 3.2.5. NT/2000 User Rights
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Object Identifier (OID): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
ODBC Driver Manager: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity): 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from
Perl
DSN (Data Source Name): 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
using from Perl: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
OID (Object Identifier): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
Open Database Connectivity (see ODBC)
ORBS (Open Relay Behaviour-Modification System): 8.3.3.2. Checking against
Internet-wide blacklists
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passwd command (Unix): 3.3.2.1. Unix account creation and deletion routines
Passwd\:\:Solaris module: 3.1.4. Shadow Passwords
password field (Unix): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
password files
BSD 4.4: 3.1.3. Binary Database Format in BSD 4.4
shadow: 3.1.4. Shadow Passwords
Unix: 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
passwords
program for setting/changing: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
security and: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
Unix: 3.3.2.1. Unix account creation and deletion routines
Windows NT/2000: 3.2.3. NT/2000 Passwords
PDUs (protocol data units): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
Perl
advantages/disadvantages of: 1.2. How Perl Can Help
databases
managing logins: 7.5. Database Logins
monitoring from: 7.6. Monitoring Server Health
DBI, using: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
disk quotas, editing: 2.5.1. Editing Quotas with edquota Trickery
DNS, querying
Net\:\:DNS: 5.3.2.3. Using Net::DNS
nslookup: 5.3.2.1. Using nslookup
raw sockets: 5.3.2.2. Working with raw network sockets
edquota command, calling: 2.5.1. Editing Quotas with edquota Trickery
dissecting mailboxes/messages: 8.3.1. Dissecting a Single Message
sending: 8.1. Sending Mail
filesystems, dealing with differences in: 2.2.5. Dealing with Filesystem
Differences from Perl
functions, detecting file changes: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
host files, reading: 5.1. Host Files
LDAP
modifying entries: 6.4.8. Modifying Entry Names
programming: 6.4.1. LDAP Programming with Perl
LDIF, reading/writing: 6.4.5. Adding Entries with LDIF
log files
analyzing: 9.5. Log Analysis
rotating: 9.4.1. Log Rotation
scanning: 9.1. Text Logs
using unpack(): 9.2.1. Using unpack( )
modules (see modules)
networks, pinging/sniffing: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
NIS, querying: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
ODBC, using: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
repositories: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
security of: 1.6. It's Not Easy Being Omnipotent
SNMP, using: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
spam, finding source of: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
SQL commands, sending: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
SQL databases, documenting: 7.4. Server Documentation
SQL Server, interacting with: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from Perl
SYN attacks, detecting: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
system administration, as language for: 1.2. How Perl Can Help
using Finger: 6.2. Finger: A Simple Directory Service
using WHOIS: 6.3. The WHOIS Directory Service
using WMI: 4.2.4. Using Window Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Perl Package Manager (see PPM)
placeholders, DBI: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
Poison Null Byte exploit: 1.6.3. Be Careful When Reading Data
PPM (Perl Package Manager): 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
1.5.2. Installing Modules on Win32
printers, managing with ADSI: 6.5.11. Working with Print Queues and Print Jobs
via ADSI
privileges: 1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
dropping: 1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
/proc filesystem: 4.3.3. Using the /proc Filesystem
process control
Mac OS: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
Unix: 4.3. Unix Process Control
Windows NT/2000: 4.2. NT/2000 Process Control
process handles: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
processes: 4. User Activity
DLLs used by: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
executables used by: 4.2.2. Using the Win32::IProc Module
killing
Unix: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
Windows NT/2000: 4.2.1. Using the Microsoft Resource Kit Binaries
4.2.3. Using the Win32::Setupsup Module
listing
Mac: 4.1. MacOS Process Control
Unix: 4.3. Unix Process Control
Windows NT/2000: 4.2.1. Using the Microsoft Resource Kit Binaries
4.2.3. Using the Win32::Setupsup Module
windows open, interacting with: 4.2.3. Using the Win32::Setupsup Module
procmail program: 3.3.4. Account System Wrap-Up
Proc\:\:ProcessTable module: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
programming, secure: 1.6. It's Not Easy Being Omnipotent
programs
for setting/changing passwords: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
password-cracking: 10.5. Preventing Suspicious Activities
properties, interface-/schema-defined: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
protocol data units (PDUs): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
providers (ADSI): 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
ps program (Unix): 4.3.1. Calling an External Program
pulist.exe (Windows NT/2000): 4.2.1. Using the Microsoft Resource Kit
Binaries
pwd_mkdb command (BSD 4.4): 3.1.3. Binary Database Format in BSD 4.4
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qmail program: 8.3.2. Dissecting a Whole Mailbox
QuitApps function (Mac OS): 4.1. MacOS Process Control
quota command: 2.5. Manipulating Disk Quotas
Quota module: 2.5.2. Editing Quotas Using the Quota Module
quotas, disk (see disks, full)
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race conditions, avoiding: 1.6.5. Avoid Race Conditions
RBL (Mail Abuse Prevention System Realtime Blackhole List): 8.3.3.2.
Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
Rcs module: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
RCS (Revision Control System): 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control
System
commands: A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
GNU RCS 5.7: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
keywords: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
tutorial: A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
rcsdiff command (Unix): 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
A. The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial
RDN (Relative Distinguished Name): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
recursion, using: 2.3. Walking or Traversing the Filesystem
regular expressions: 9.5.2. Read-Remember-Process
security and: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
Relative Distinguished Name (RDN): B.1. LDAP Data Organization
relative identifier (RID): 3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
(see also users, identity of, Windows NT/2000)
relaying email: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
repositories for prebuilt packages: 1.5. Locating and Installing Modules
Revision Control System (see RCS)
RID (relative identifier): 3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
(see also users, identity of, Windows NT/2000)
root directories on FAT filesystems: 2.2.2. Microsoft Windows NT/2000
RunAs feature (Windows 2000): 1.6.2. Drop Your Privileges as Soon as Possible
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SAM (Security Accounts Manager): 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and
Access
SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP
Connection
schema-defined properties: 6.5.1. ADSI Basics
6.5.5. So How Do You Know Anything About an Object?
6.5.5. So How Do You Know Anything About an Object?
scopes of searches: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
scripts: 7.8.1. SQL
(see also Perl)
for sending email: 8.2.1. Overzealous Message Sending
message body of: 8.2.3. Insufficient Information in the Message Body
for user administration processes: 3.3.3. The Process Scripts
search base: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
search filters: 6.4.3. Performing LDAP Searches
secondary servers: 5.3. Domain Name Service (DNS)
DNS: 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
Secure Socket Layer (SSL): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP Connection
security
of bots: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
of SNMP: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
breaches in, documenting: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
denial-of-service attacks: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
detecting changes
to files: 10.1.1. Local Filesystem Changes
to networks: 10.1.2. Network Service Changes
of Perl: 1.6. It's Not Easy Being Omnipotent
suspicious activities, noticing: 10.2.1. Local Signs of Peril
SYN attacks, detecting from Perl: 10.4.1. Perl Saves the Day
Security Accounts Manager (SAM): 3.2.1. NT/2000 User Identity Storage and
Access
security identifier (SID): 3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
(see also users, identity of, Windows NT/2000)
SELECT command (SQL): D.3. Querying Information
D.3.3. Simple Manipulation of Data Returned by Queries
Sendmail for NT program: 8.1.1. Getting sendmail (or Similar Mail Transport
Agent)
sendmail program: 8.1. Sending Mail
8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols Directly
blacklists, local: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
services
directory (see directory services)
TCP/IP (see TCP/IP, name services)
shadow password files (Unix): 3.1.4. Shadow Passwords
shell field (Unix): 3.1.1. The Classic Unix Password File
SID (security identifier): 3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
3.2.2. NT/2000 User ID Numbers
(see also users, identity of, Windows NT/2000)
Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL): 6.4.2. The Initial LDAP
Connection
Simple Mail Transport Protocol (see SMTP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (see SNMP)
slave servers: 5.2. NIS, NIS+, and WINS
5.3. Domain Name Service (DNS)
DNS: 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
SMI RFCs: E.1. SNMP in Practice
SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol): 8.1.3. Speaking to the Mail Protocols
Directly
SNMP Extension Module for the UCD SNMPv3 Library: 10.3.1. Using SNMP
from Perl
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol): E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP
Tutorial
access policy: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
communities: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
modules, comparing: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
monitoring networks with: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
security of: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
theory: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
tutorial: E.1. SNMP in Practice
using from Perl: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
variables: E. The Twenty-Minute SNMP Tutorial
SNMP\:\:MIB module: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
SNMP_Session module: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
SNMP_utility module: 10.3.1. Using SNMP from Perl
SOA (Start of Authority): 5.3.1.1. Creating the administrative header
software metering: 4.3.4. Using the Proc::ProcessTable Module
source control systems: 5.1.4. Incorporating a Source Code Control System
RCS (see RCS)
spam, finding source of: 8.3.3. Tracking Down Spam
blacklists, checking against
Internet-wide: 8.3.3.2. Checking against Internet-wide blacklists
local: 8.3.3.1. Checking against a local blacklist
split() function (Unix): 5.1.1. Generating Host Files
SQL databases
creating/deleting: D.1. Creating /Deleting Databases and Tables
data in, manipulating: D.3.3. Simple Manipulation of Data Returned by
Queries
Perl-cliented: 9.5.4.2. Using Perl-cliented SQL databases
querying information: D.3. Querying Information
stored procedures: D.6.3. Stored Procedures
SQL (Structured Query Language): 7. SQL Database Administration
commands, sending from Perl: 7.3. Using the ODBC Framework
databases
documenting from Perl: 7.4. Server Documentation
interacting with from Perl: 7.1. Interacting with an SQL Server from
Perl
managing logins from Perl: 7.5. Database Logins
monitoring from Perl: 7.6. Monitoring Server Health
using DBI: 7.2. Using the DBI Framework
using ODBC: 7.3. Using