On 08/20/05 11:23 PM, Andrew L. Gould sat at the `puter and typed: > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 07:09:52 +0300 > Ovidiu Ene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > is this a joke? > > > > Kent Hauser wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > > > > >I've been a Unix sysadmin (SunOS 3.x, 4.x, Solaris, FreeBSD) for 15 > > >years, but am now being forced to learn how to run a collection of > > >XP boxes. > > > > > >Can anyone recommend a book which explains this confusing beast? I'm > > >talking about a book which explains where things are put (equiv of / > > >var/mail, /etc/passwd, /etc/rc.conf), where application data is > > >stored, how printers, disks, etc are shared, how to book in "fixit > > >disk" mode, how to backup/restore, how to configure swap space. And > > >also questions like why XP is "professional", etc. > > > > > >I know it's a bit off topic, but I'm having a hard time figuring the > > >system to what's what in XP. > > > > > >Thanks, Kent > > There are lots of WinXP administration books in the bookstores. > Although there are several books for Windows users moving to Unix, > I've not seen one for the other direction. > > There is an O'Reilly book called "Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks". It > may not help; but at least it has a cool title. ;-)
Does it tell you why XP requires any user wishing to print to a network printer must have administrator privileges? Stupid XP. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) Please send off-list email to: leblanc at keyslapper d.t net Key fingerprint = C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 enhance, v.: To tamper with an image, usually to its detriment.
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