Re: Redhat installation requires brain

[Kevin Colby <kevinc grainsystems com>]

TaeWoo Kim wrote:
> 
> 1) When I boot, the system hangs for a while when loading sendmail...
> how do I disable this service so that this won't happen? (What is
> sendmail anyways?) And if I disable it, will I be getting rid of it
> permanently?

sendmail is needed if you ever plan on mailing anyone or getting
mail locally.  I suggest _not_ turning it off, actually.
I do so mostly because sendmail isn't actually your problem at all.
Your DNS is screwed up, and sendmail is simply complaining about it.
This will, in all likelyhood, simply go away if you fix the DHCP.

> 2) how do I install programs? I beelive I download the correct
> "rpm"s? (redhat packet managers?)

"RedHat Package Manager", actually.

> And what do I do with these?
> Is there a command for "releasing" their installation steps?

Yes, "rpm".  "man rpm" will explain, but "rpm -i" is for installing.
"rpm -U" is for upgrading.

> BUt I can't seem to browse or telnet or anything. Since my school
> supports dynamic IP addressing, I checked off "use DHCP".
> BUt nothing.

I wish I could help, but I've never setup a DHCP client system.
You might try reading the HOWTO on this, or perhaps someone else
here knows more about that.

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc grainsystems com