** from the outer limits of space and time electrons arranged
themselves into a message from "S.Toms"
In alot of cases, the developers get so busy wrting the program they forget to do the documentation, or neglect to mention certain things because they tend tobe more familiar with the program itself. So what they tend to think is common knowledge for a given command or program is a mystery to others who havn't messed with it at all.
THis is sooo true it's frightening ..
In these cases, I like to write my own documentation, or modify the existing and forward it onto the developers for inclusing in the next release of whatever. I would recommend this to everyone who thinks the documentation leaves alot to be desired, because without our help the documentation may not change in the next release because the developers are too busy making the programs better/faster/prettier/etc.. :)
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This is a good idea IF you can figure out what teh flock makes it werk! Doesn't help for super newbies, as our friened seems to be. Also she seems under the mistaken impression, or whoever assigned her the task of making it ( samba) work is;that anyone who does IT , should also have a "life" ... Fess up now team, how many of us have what the outside world calls a life <VBG> OTH, Times spent at teh beging of a linux setup , reading teh various books or documenataion and even trying the various options ( w/ a real book on one's lap!) is in hsort order going to discover that ,once past the initial setup blues, the thing just runs and runs and runs... (barring power outages, of course <g>) And the last bit, should be of some importance to Ms. Maddox .. it is a set and forget OS.. it's just the beginning can bring on a migraine, or pms, or ...... an intense need to wolf down pounds of chocolate, and also to beat the daylights out of anyone who has the nerve(!!) to interupt you ( and just as you were about to reach a gestalt! too. Harumph!!) I thought at the begining of my liux life that i would never understand the giberish that I was reading, had no idea wtf all those stupid commnds were suposed to do , let alone what or where to enter them.. and as you go thru it, after the first confusing steps .. you really do reach a sartorii, and you realise most computer operating systems are doing the same stuff, but they seem to all be in a tower of babel... so you an rest assured that you WILL make the beast do the SAMBA, or you will if M$ will allow it. ( I saw mention of encrypted passwords , in one of the posts??? AND IIRC that is a requirement if you have an NT authorisation server.... , so it's not the "fault" of Linus , and his penguines <g> ..,once you know you have to do it, you'll always remember it..
"Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern technology. Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat."
Awwww shucks! and here's me , looking forward to a great party ... <VBG> Blondely j afterthought--- Two things came out of Berkley - AIX and ACID. Coincidence?