Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 19:13:41 -0700 From: John Michelini <johnmichelini@alum.calberkeley.org> To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Handbook suggestions Message-ID: <396D25D5.67B663B3@ibm.net>
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Greetings, During my process of reading the Handbook, I wrote some additions which might be useful changes. Please let me know if these suggestions are not formatted correctly according to the group's specifications. I would be glad to reformat or make additional changes. John Suggested text: Section 15.2.1.2 Preparing the Kernel As previously mentioned, ppp uses the tun device, and whichever kernel you are using must have tun configured. The tun device is preconfigured for the default GENERIC kernel that ships with FreeBSD. However, if you have installed a custom kernel or have a /sys directory, you must make sure your kernel is configured for ppp. To check, go to your kernel directory and examine your configuration file (/sys/i386/conf or /sys/pc98/conf). It should have... Suggested text: 2.2.1.7. Check the drive number scheme in your BIOS If you have used your BIOS to renumber your disk drives (without recabling them), read Section 10.2 to avoid confusion. Suggested text: 6.2. The Superuser Account The Superuser account, typically named root, comes preconfigured and should only be used for special tasks such as system administration. As the Superuser, the safeguards of your standard user account no longer apply. Misuse of this account for user tasks such as sending and receiving mail, general exploration of the system, or programming may result in spectacular disasters like accidentally destroying the system. The Superuser should always double and triple-check commands before issuing them. After reading this chapter, create an standard user account for general use; this applies to multiuser and single-user machines. Later in this chapter, we discuss how to create additional accounts, and how to switch between the user and the Superuser. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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