Welcome aboard, Buck! Yes, it is possible to configure Windows to do things that can often approximate or sometimes match what is usually the normal way of doing things in Linux. You have given an excellent example of something I see as an instructor all the time. Learning Linux system administration well will also make you a better Windows systems administrator. As you do more with Red Hat 8.0, you will notice it does several things better than Win2K and others that it, frankly, does not. Often, many perceived shortcomings of Red Hat actually come from a lack of knowledge or training. Be sure to ask lots of questions! Despite the rantings of some, we are here to help. Cheers, Chris Williams On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 08:11, Buck wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I found this thread interesting reading. I am one of those "ordinary > Win*DOH*s" users referred to earlier in the thread. I started using > windows with vs 1.0 or so. I think I skipped 2.x and then used 3.0 and > every version since then as well as every version of nt since 4.0. > > I manage a small network that is served by Windows 2000 Pro (not server) > and will have to upgrade it to handle more users in the next 6 months or > so. In the meantime I am trying to learn enough to setup a Linux server > instead of continuing with m$. > > One of the contributors mentioned earlier about not running things as > "root". The only book I have for Linux is Red Hat Linux 7.2 Bible. > Well, I haven't learned very much about Linux yet, but the book taught > me to create a user account and do all work from the user account and > not to use the root user at all. It says, rather, to use the superuser > command as needed. As a result of what I learned from the book, I have > gone back to all my XP/2000 computers and changed all users back to > "user" and setup special admin accounts for those occasions when it is > required to use admin privileges. I discussed this issue on the NT > listserv and learned that while it isn't a perfect solution, using > "user" privileges offers a lot of protection even in NT based windows. > There is definitely a learning curve to cross over from windoze to > Linux. > > As I have 8.0 questions, I will be posting them here. > > Buck > > > ==================================== "If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' someone else's dog around." --Cowboy Wisdom -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
