Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:28:47 -0700 From: Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> Cc: kent.hauser@verizon.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WinXP administration guide for unix guru Message-ID: <4308F20F.8060103@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BA12D43056C6740F0FD3761A@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local> References: <0ILK009VC0K1DD6B@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> <BA12D43056C6740F0FD3761A@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local>
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Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On August 20, 2005 6:02:18 PM -1000 Kent Hauser > <kent.hauser@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> 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. >> > First I'll say a prayer for you. Having been a long time Windows expert > and now a competent journeyman on *nix, I can tell you that your > learning curve will be high. > > I'm afraid I don't know any books that I can recommend. I can tell you > that your biggest frustration will be the strong emphasis on the GUI for > management and the almost complete lack of the tools you're used to > using (find, grep, awk, sed, cut, tail, vi, etc.) If that's the worst of his worries, he'll be doing just fine. All he has to do is visit a couple of web sites: http://unxutils.sourceforge.net - many of the unixish tools you lament. http://www.sysinternals.com - all sorts of nifty tools for Windows http://www.vim.org - VIM for Windows But, for more complete knowledge, a visit to another web site might be in order: http://www.bookpool.com - perhaps one or both of the following: http://www.bookpool.com/sm/0596008988 http://www.bookpool.com/sm/0735621675 Kurt
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