On Thursday 07 October 2004 15:36, Damien Hull wrote:
> Look, I'm not trying to put down Linux. I'm only trying to explain what
> I did and what I found.
Oh, I know. And I realize Linux still doesn't have polish in some areas. I
was just doing my defending part. :)
> On the terminal server I setup there are different users for each thin
> client. This makes things simple. We don't have to create an account for
> everyone that wants to get on the Internet.
Oh...I see. Personally, I wouldn't like this approach, but if that's what's
needed, sure. How about root owned, read-only .bash_logouts that would run a
script that reset everything?
> I was told about the kiosk tool for kde. I gave it a try and found that
> it didn't work well. I may give it another try but at the time I made a
> quick decision to go with Gnome. Since then I have found other problems
> with kde.
IIRC it is under active development, so it's probably getting better.
> Why did I chose to use slack? It's up to date, has what I want, and it
> works.
>
> I've never been a fan of Mandrake.
Well, I like Mandrake because it's up to date, allows you to install *just*
what you want, and has some great admin tools. Makes admin'ing Linux much
easier.
>
> Windows 2003 server gives you the tools and the control that one needs
> on a large network. If I'm maintaining a network of 100 workstations I
> can quickly add users, configure their desktops, and give them access to
> the files and folders they should have access to. All with a few mouse
> clicks. Try that in Linux.
The add users and configure their desktops, pretty much. The folders and
files, that would require an ACL system on Linux.
> As far as I know the only one that comes close is
> Webmin.
Yes, Webmin is nice.
> My conclusion is that any one who wants to be a Linux/Unix admin needs
> to create them selves a bag of tricks for maintaining systems. With out
> your own bag of tricks there is know way you can maintain a Linux/Unix
> system effectively.
Somewhat. But it's getting better. I would encourage you to installing a
recent Mandrake (10.1 sounds good). Install all the drak* package, and take
a look at just how "point and click" Mandrake has made administration.
Mind...I'm not trying to get into a distro-war. Just conveying experiences.
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