Søndag 02 september 2007 11:40 skrev primm:
What amazes me is that hobbyists (it seems that most people on this site do not work as admins to earn a living) such as the folk on this list are so willing and eager to help. Indeed were it not for them I'd not be in the position I'm in now. You never get that in the workplace. All they do is complain that vista is so slow now I have the suse server in place.
Love from Lynn.
Hi list and Lynn,
- well one more pro sys admin here... - the reason I didn't try to help in the first place is due to simply being afraid of giving wrong advice. - In *NIX OSses, there are usually more than one way of doing things. In your scenario, I was unsure of the correct way of doing it, mainly due to the very large amount of files (> 800) which, as noted, could cause a problem when using a simple "*". Also, the "copy dot files" is not imminently easy. - I learn all the time. - I also learned from following this thread.
Best of luck!
Hi
Thanks. That's encouraging. I'm glad you said, 'I also learned from following this thread.'
How do you say 'mal de mucho, consuelo de tontos' in English? Beacause that's how I feel about taking on a lan and administering it. You make me feel safe in my void of anyone else to relate to if I have a problem.
Using the non enterprize version of SuSE to run a network I feel is very much in it's infancy. The only method of support is through this list. SuSE will not help you. It is a very dangerous game to play being a non supported sys admin. I think we all operate in isolation with none of us being able to communicate our real fears and ideas. I believe that it prevents open source software from progressing to a greater extent. Love from Lynn.
Hi - please allow me to disagree... - I manage a lot of systems, most of them running OpenSUSE some running SLES10 and so. - I read a lot, I try to help a little now and then, and - I get A LOT of positive feedback from this and other lists. Generally, I find the Linux community being very responsive, very responsible and very helpfull indeed. - in my experience, support from the community is A LOT better than some of the paid offers.. As I wrote earlier, I'm somewhat reluctant giving advice out of fear of giving wrong advise. I remember (many years ago, when I was a real Linux newbie) I asked a list why root couldn't start an X programme (Root was not allowed to use the X-server, fix it by going "xhost +" or something similar), I got an answer after 10 minutes. But it started a lenghty discussion on the list, if this advise was appropriate or not. I think it ran to 30+ answers or so :-) And a wrong advise can really steal your time. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Verner Kjærsgaard Novell Certified Linux Professional 10035701 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org