On 20-Oct-97 A. M. Varon wrote: > >Example, to change the hostname, you could do that with lisa. But the >truth is, you could easily edit /etc/HOSTNAME and it would give you the >same effect. Please note that this apply not only to linux but other >variants of unix as well. So knowing this is a very big advantage for you. > >Although it would be a bit hard to learn linux system administration at >first, it would really pay off in the long run. If you have any questions, >search for it in the web or ask it here.
That is just the point. There are people that WANT and NEED to be shielded from the nitty-gritty details of Unix. That is the entire point of develpoing tools and scripts ... so you don't HAVE to remember all the little tweaks that need to be done to change things. If your hobby is administration of the system, fine, but there are some folks out there that get their most enjoyment out of USING it. Solaris has administrative GUI's, so does HP-UX. It saves the admin time. I have scripts for new users at work, all I need to do is add them to the mail alias and a prototype passwd file and create a home directory. A script moves the dot-files, makes the NIS maps, does the shadow thing, etc. The more operations that you need to perform, the better your chances of making a mistake or forgetting something. I, for one, would much rather have some sort of a tool so I can get back to enjoying my system and not spend as much time configuring it. --- George Bonser Debian/GNU Linux See http://www.debian.org Linux ... It isn't just for breakfast anymore! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
