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<p><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-pa1"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakconf-intro-it1"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakconf-intro-it2"></a> The <span class="application">Mandriva Linux Control Center</span>
(<acronym class="acronym">MCC</acronym>) enables the system administrator to configure the
hardware and the services used by all users in a friendly way.
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<p><a name="BId-controlcenter-icon1"></a><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/controlcenter-icon.png" align="middle"></span> Access the <span class="application">Mandriva Linux Control
Center</span> through the main menu (<span class="guimenu">Tools</span> → <span class="guisubmenu">System Tools</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Configure Your Computer</span>). As with all system configuration tools under Linux, you
must provide the system administrator's password.
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<p><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-pa2"></a>Some of the
<span class="application">Mandriva Linux Control Center</span> components are
also available from the command line in text mode by running <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakconf-intro-it3"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakconf-intro-it4"></a> <span class="command"><strong>drakconf</strong></span>.
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<p><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-pa13"></a>Some of the Control Center tools
will be shown only when they are actually installed on the system.
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<div class="figure"><a name="controlcenter-main"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 6.1. The Network Sharing
Section of the Control Center</b></p>
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<div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/controlcenter-main.png" align="middle" alt="The Network Sharing Section of the Control Center"></div>
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<p><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-pa4"></a>Here are some of the
available menu entries:
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<li>
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<b><span class="guimenu">Options</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Display Logs</span>. </b>
When activated this
option displays a <span class="guilabel">Mandriva Linux Tools Logs</span>
window. It shows all system modifications made by the configuration
tools launched from within <span class="application">Mandriva Linux Control
Center</span>.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<b><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Help</span>. </b>
Opens the help browser
which displays documentation about the active configuration
tool.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<b><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Release Notes</span> and <span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Errata</span>. </b>
Opens the web browser displaying
the release notes and errata for your <span class="application">Mandriva
Linux</span> system. Here you may find tips for solving issues
with certain hardware.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<b><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Report Bug</span>. </b>
Allows you to
report a bug to the development team. See <a class="xref" href="drakbug.html" title="2. Raise an Issue">Section 2, “Raise an Issue”</a>.
</p>
</li>
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<p><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-pa8"></a>The tools are sorted into
categories. The following table lists them all and refers to the
corresponding sections of this manual.
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<div class="table"><a name="d5e4394"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 6.1. Overview of
Graphical Tools</b></p>
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<table summary="Overview of
 Graphical Tools" border="1">
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en63"></a>Software Management
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en64"></a><a class="xref" href="software-management.html" title="Chapter 7. Package Management">Chapter 7, <i>Package
Management</i></a></td>
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<td align="left">Online Administration</td>
<td align="left"><a class="xref" href="remote-control.html" title="Chapter 8. Controlling a Remote Machine">Chapter 8, <i>Controlling a Remote
Machine</i></a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en7"></a>Hardware
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en8"></a><a class="xref" href="harddrake.html" title="1. Configuring Your Hardware">Section 1, “Configuring Your Hardware”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en76a"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en77a"></a><span class="guilabel">Sound
Configuration</span>: use this tool to configure your
sound card: switch from one driver to another, and other
options related to the <span class="application">PulseAudio</span>
sound server.
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en76"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en77"></a><a class="xref" href="drak3d.html" title="2. Configuring a 3D Desktop">Section 2, “Configuring a 3D Desktop”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en13"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en14"></a><a class="xref" href="xfdrake.html" title="3. Controlling the Graphical Configuration">Section 3, “Controlling the Graphical
Configuration”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en17"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en18"></a><a class="xref" href="keyboarddrake.html" title="4. Changing Your Keyboard Layout">Section 4, “Changing Your Keyboard
Layout”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en19"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en20"></a><a class="xref" href="mousedrake.html" title="5. Changing Your Mouse">Section 5, “Changing Your
Mouse”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en21"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en22"></a><a class="xref" href="printerdrake.html" title="6. Configuring Printers with PrinterDrake">Section 6, “Configuring Printers with
PrinterDrake”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="drakconf-intro22a"></a><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en23"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en24"></a><a class="xref" href="scannerdrake.html" title="7. Installing and Sharing Scanners">Section 7, “Installing and Sharing
Scanners”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="drakconf-faxdrake"></a><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en23a"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en24a"></a><a class="xref" href="drakfax.html" title="8. Configuring a Fax Server">Section 8, “Configuring a Fax Server”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en70"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en71"></a><a class="xref" href="ups-section.html" title="9. Setting up your UPS">Section 9, “Setting up your UPS”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en37"></a>Network &
Internet
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en38"></a><a class="xref" href="internet-connection.html" title="1. Network and Internet Connection Management">Section 1, “Network and Internet
Connection Management”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en39"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en40"></a><a class="xref" href="drakconnect-proxy.html" title="2. Proxies Configuration">Section 2, “Proxies
Configuration”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en41"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en42"></a><a class="xref" href="drakgw.html" title="4. Sharing an Internet Connection">Section 4, “Sharing an Internet
Connection”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en78"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en79"></a><a class="xref" href="drakprofiles-sect1.html" title="3. Activating and Managing Network Profiles">Section 3, “Activating and
Managing Network Profiles”</a></td>
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</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en83"></a>Configure VPN
Connections: Allows you to setup a Virtual Private Network with a
remote VPN server. Protocols supported are <span class="application">Cisco VPN
Concentrator</span> and
<span class="application">OpenVPN</span>.
</td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en84"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en85"></a>Manage host definitions:
If you have fixed <acronym class="acronym">IP</acronym> addresses on your network,
this tool allows you to associate names to those
<acronym class="acronym">IP</acronym>s, easier to remember.
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en47"></a>System
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en88"></a>Select the authentication
method: Allows you to change the way users are authenticated on your
computer. If you select a method
other than <span class="guilabel">Local file</span>, you have to provide
parameters which vary from one method to the other: ask your network
administrator.
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en87"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en86"></a>Menu style
configuration: This utility allows you to switch the menu style from
the “<span class="quote">Original</span>” one, to the more complete
“<span class="quote">Mandriva</span>” one.
</td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en49"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en50"></a><a class="xref" href="drakxservices.html" title="1. Configuring Start-Up Services">Section 1, “Configuring Start-Up
Services”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en51"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en52"></a><a class="xref" href="drakfont.html" title="2. Managing Fonts on your System with DrakFont">Section 2, “Managing Fonts on your
System with DrakFont”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en53"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en54"></a><a class="xref" href="draktime.html" title="3. Setting your Machine's Date and Time">Section 3, “Setting your Machine's Date
and Time”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en89"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en90"></a>Select the language and
the country or region: This utility allows you to switch the main
language of the system, as well as local settings. First choose the
language to be used, then the country or region.
</td>
</tr>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en55"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en56"></a><a class="xref" href="logdrake.html" title="4. Monitoring System Activity">Section 4, “Monitoring System
Activity”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en57"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en58"></a><a class="xref" href="drakconsole.html" title="5. Access to the Console">Section 5, “Access to the Console”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en59"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en60"></a><a class="xref" href="userdrake.html" title="6. Managing Users and Groups">Section 6, “Managing Users and
Groups”</a></td>
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</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en90a"></a><a class="xref" href="transfugdrake.html" title="8. Import Windows® Settings and Documents">Section 8, “Import Windows<sup>®</sup> Settings and
Documents”</a></td>
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</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en62"></a><a class="xref" href="drakbackup.html" title="7. Backing Up and Restoring your Files">Section 7, “Backing Up and Restoring
your Files”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en25"></a>Network
Sharing
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en32"></a><a class="xref" href="diskdrake-smb.html" title="1. Importing Remote SMB Directories">Section 1, “Importing Remote SMB
Directories”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en94"></a>Manage Samba
configuration: This tool allows you to manage the folders and
printers of your machine shared with <span class="application">Windows
<sup>®</sup></span> machines on the local
network. It also allows you to manage Samba users for share access
control.
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</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en30"></a><a class="xref" href="diskdrake-nfs.html" title="2. Importing Remote NFS Directories">Section 2, “Importing Remote NFS
Directories”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en92"></a>Manage NFS Shares: Allows
you to create and maintain shares to be mounted by other
<span class="application">UNIX <sup>®</sup></span>
machines on the local network.
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</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en34"></a><a class="xref" href="diskdrake-webdav.html" title="3. Setting up WebDAV Mount Points">Section 3, “Setting up WebDAV Mount
Points”</a>. This utility allows you to mount
remote <span class="application">WebDAV</span> directories.
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en35"></a>Local
Disks
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en26"></a><a class="xref" href="diskdrake.html" title="1. Managing your Hard Drive Partitions with DiskDrake">Section 1, “Managing your Hard Drive
Partitions with DiskDrake”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en28"></a><a class="xref" href="diskdrake-removable.html" title="2. Managing Removable Devices">Section 2, “Managing Removable
Devices”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en36"></a><a class="xref" href="diskdrake-fileshare.html" title="3. Allowing Users to Share Folders">Section 3, “Allowing Users to
Share Folders”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="drakconf-intro-cond4"></a><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en43"></a>Security
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en44"></a><a class="xref" href="draksec.html" title="1. Securing your Machine with DrakSec">Section 1, “Securing your Machine with
DrakSec”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en66"></a><a class="xref" href="drakperm.html" title="2. Controlling File Permissions with DrakPerm">Section 2, “Controlling File Permissions with
DrakPerm”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en46"></a><a class="xref" href="tinyfirewall.html" title="3. Securing your Internet Access via DrakFirewall">Section 3, “Securing your Internet
Access via DrakFirewall”</a></td>
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</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en96"></a><a class="xref" href="drakinvictus.html" title="4. Network Interface and Firewall Failover">Section 4, “Network Interface and Firewall Failover”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en1"></a>Boot
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en67"></a><a class="xref" href="drakautologin.html" title="1. Configuring the Login Mode">Section 1, “Configuring the Login Mode”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en3"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-en4"></a><a class="xref" href="drakboot.html" title="2. Changing Your Boot-up Configuration">Section 2, “Changing Your Boot-up
Configuration”</a></td>
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<td align="left"><a name="drakconf-drakedm1"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="drakconf-drakedm"></a><span class="application">Display
manager chooser</span>: allows you to choose the graphical
display manager for users to log onto the machine. Basically, all
display managers offer the same features, it's only a question of
taste.
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<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en68"></a>
</td>
<td align="left"><a name="BIdNEW-drakconf-intro-en69"></a><a class="xref" href="drakboot-theme.html" title="3. Customizing your Boot Theme">Section 3, “Customizing your Boot
Theme”</a></td>
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<p><a name="BId-drakconf-intro-pa9"></a>Some other categories
and tools appear if the <span class="application">drakwizard</span> package is
installed. The documentation for those server wizards is available in
the <em class="citetitle">Server Administration Guide</em>. Those wizards
enable you to do basic configuration of common <acronym class="acronym">LAN</acronym>
services such as web, <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym>, mail and database
servers.
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