Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 08:59:24 +0200 (CEST) From: "P.U.Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de> To: Kent Hauser <kent.hauser@verizon.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WinXP administration guide for unix guru Message-ID: <20050821084832.G69489@www.pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <0ILK009VC0K1DD6B@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> References: <0ILK009VC0K1DD6B@vms042.mailsrvcs.net>
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2005, 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. You should have a look at microsoft press http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/findabook/list/title.asp for general information. For specific problems the microsoft knowledge base http://support.microsoft.com/ will be quite helpful. Of course there also exist mailing lists and forums and don't forget google. Regards, Uli. > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > ********************************************* * Peter Ulrich Kruppa - Wuppertal - Germany * *********************************************
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