6.1. MCC's Components

The Mandriva Linux Control Center (MCC) allows the system administrator to configure the hardware and the services used by all users in a friendly way.

Access the Mandriva Linux Control Center through the main menu (ToolsSystem ToolsConfigure Your Computer). As with all system configuration tools under Linux, you must provide the system administrator's password.

[Note] Text Mode Configuration

Some of the Mandriva Linux Control Center components are also available from the command line in text mode by running drakconf.

Figure 6.1. The Network Sharing Section of the Control Center

The Network Sharing Section of the Control Center

Here are some of the available menu entries:

The tools are sorted into categories. The following table lists them all and refers to the corresponding sections of this manual.

Table 6.1. Overview of Graphical Tools

Software Management Chapter 7, Package Management
Online Administration Chapter 8, Controlling a Remote Machine
Hardware Section 9.2, “Configuring Your Hardware”
  Section 9.1, “Sound System Configuration”
  Section 9.3, “Configuring a 3D Desktop”
  Section 9.4, “Controlling the Graphical Configuration”
  Section 9.5, “Changing Your Keyboard Layout”
  Section 9.6, “Changing Your Mouse”
  Section 9.7, “Configuring Printers”
  Section 9.8, “Installing and Sharing Scanners”
  Section 9.9, “Configuring a Fax Server”
  Section 9.10, “Setting up your UPS”
Network & Internet Section 10.1, “Network and Internet Connection Management”
  Section 10.2, “Proxies Configuration”
  Section 10.3, “Sharing an Internet Connection”
  Section 10.5, “Activating and Managing Network Profiles”
  Section 10.6, “Configure VPN Connections”
  Section 10.7, “Manage Hosts Definitions”
System Section 11.1, “Users Authentication”
  Section 11.2, “Menu Style”
  Section 11.3, “Configuring Start-Up Services”
  Section 11.4, “Managing Fonts on your System with DrakFont”
  Section 11.5, “Setting your Machine's Date and Time”
  Section 11.6, “System Localization”
  Section 11.7, “Monitoring System Activity”
  Section 11.8, “Access to the Console”
  Section 11.9, “Managing Users and Groups”
  Section 11.10, “Import Windows® Settings and Documents”
  Section 11.11, “Backing Up and Restoring your Files”
  Section 11.12, “System Snapshots”
Network Sharing Section 12.1, “Importing Remote SMB Directories”
  Section 12.2, “Samba Shares Managements”
  Section 12.3, “Importing Remote NFS Directories”
  Section 12.4, “Share Drives and Folders using NFS”
  Section 12.5, “Setting up WebDAV Mount Points”.
Local Disks Section 13.1, “Managing your Hard Drive Partitions with DiskDrake”
  Section 13.2, “Managing Removable Devices”
  Section 13.3, “Allowing Users to Share Folders”
Security Section 14.1, “Securing your Machine with DrakSec”
  Section 14.2, “Setting up Rights Delegation”
  Section 14.3, “Securing your Internet Access via DrakFirewall”
  Section 14.4, “Network Interface and Firewall Failover”
  Section 14.5, “Parental Controls”
Boot Section 15.1, “Configuring the Login Mode”
  Section 15.2, “Changing your Boot-up Configuration”
  Section 15.3, “Display Manager Setup”

[Note] Note

Some other categories and tools appear if the drakwizard package is installed. The documentation for those server wizards is available in the Server Administration Guide. Those wizards enable you to do basic configuration of common LAN services such as web, FTP, mail and database servers.