Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 15:13:23 -0500 (CDT) From: Tom Duffey <tduffey@wi.rr.com> To: keith@mail.telestream.com Cc: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com>, "Frederick J Polsky v1.0" <fred@fredbox.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD guide for Linux admins Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009121509500.13211-100000@linuxpower.p00t.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10009121234050.26871-100000@mail.telestream.com>
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Sorry guys, but I must point out that a couple things mentioned here are incorrect: > > BSD doesn't have the 128MB swap partition limit. Neither does Linux, since kernel 2.2 anyway. From /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes : "Among other changes made in the development of Linux kernel 2.2, the 128 meg limit on IA32 swap partition sizes has been eliminated..." > > Redhat will add a new group with each new users name by default. BSD will > > not. No big deal, just be careful to check your user adds after your done > > to see if they are what you expected. I must admit that I have only been using FreeBSD since 4.0, but every single installation I've done HAS added a new group for each user, an integral part to my style of security. Best Regards, Tom Duffey To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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