What is the "terminology" that I would need to search in the handbook to get a bsd machine to authenticate with AD I have Mac machines that authenticate to our network- but that's easy to configure
-----Original Message----- From: Sean Cavanaugh [mailto:millenia2...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:36 PM To: Jean-Paul Natola; jerr...@msu.edu Cc: questi...@freebsd.org Subject: RE: desktop app/config > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:19:09 -0500 > From: jnat...@familycareintl.org > To: millenia2...@hotmail.com; jerr...@msu.edu > CC: questi...@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: desktop app/config > > That's sounds like what I'm looking for, however, when you say login with no > user or password- I'm not sure if I like that because our fileserver is going > to have to authenticate them at some point as will access to the printers so > somewhere somehow I need a login no? > What i was refering to was having a basic user with no system authority such as deleting files and whatnot on the local machine. dont want inexperienced user screwing up a perfectly fine system. if you have a file/print server set up then you are correct and should prob use a password for the user account. i was assuming local access only. > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Cavanaugh [mailto:millenia2...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:17 PM > To: Jean-Paul Natola; jerr...@msu.edu > Cc: questi...@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: desktop app/config > > > > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:05:08 -0500 > > From: jnat...@familycareintl.org > > To: jerr...@msu.edu > > CC: questi...@freebsd.org > > Subject: RE: desktop app/config > > > > I think we went off track a bit- I do know freebsd- my mail filter is a > > FreeBSD with clam exim and sa- but I NEVER use the gui's - I want to setup > > some "recycled" machines with bsd and a gui that will be easy for a user to > > grasp- I have mac users and pc users here- > > > > But thanks for all the tips- I currently use ee for editing > > > I think what you are looking for overall would prob be a baseline install > with either Gnome or KDE installed. Personally I prefer Gnome but KDE is more > MSWindows like in its interface. You can go as far as to skin either of them > to look like MSWindows. > > setup a basic user with no system control and no password for users to log in > with and change /etc/ttys so that ttyv8 is turned on and set to GDM or KDM > (depending on which you want to use). > > Definitely configure what additional software you need installed per your > needs. > > -Sean > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerry McAllister [mailto:jerr...@msu.edu] > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:00 PM > > To: Jean-Paul Natola > > Cc: questi...@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: desktop app/config > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:27:30AM -0500, Jean-Paul Natola wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm replacing some machines and want to setup some stations in the > library > > > running FreeBSD- > > > > > > What is the easiest for an XP user to get accustomed to and what config > do > > I > > > need so that when the machine starts (power / boot) it will automatically > > > launch the desktop gui > > > > The easiest way to get used to it is to just fully install the latest > FreeBSD > > (that is 7.1 at the moment) RELEASE, update it to RELENG_7 or RELENG_7_1 > > so it has the latest patches. Install Xorg for Xwindows so you will have > > graphics. Then install a few handy ports from the /usr/ports tree. > > Some you will want are Firefox and Thunderbird and Openoffice, although > > you may want to install Openoffice from a binary package rather than > > from ports. Openoffice is very big and building it can be daunting > > for a newbie. Some other good candidates might be Apache and Perl > > and maybe a couple of games for fun. > > > > Then, just start using it. Learn to find things you need on the system. > > and configure the network securely. There is lots of documentation in > > the FreeBSD Handbook and other places online. The more you do it, the > > more they make sense. > > > > One thing to learn is using the vi(1) text editor. There are many > > other editors, but for system management, vi is the omnipresent, > ubiquitious > > one. It is sometimes the only one available in times when bad things > > are happening. It feels rather clunky when you first start to use it > > but it quickly becomes second nature. The FreeBSD man page is pretty > > good on it. I have a web page that simplifies it a little at: > > > > http://z2.cl.msu.edu/~jerrymc/project/editvi/ > > > > There are a number of books available that help learning FreeBSD. > > > > "FreeBSD Unleashed" and "Absolute BSD" are a couple of them > > The FreeBSD Handbook which is online at the FreeBSD web site and > > is installed if you want it when FreeBSD is installed is quite good. > > The FreeBSD site also has other documents and links listed. > > > > At first, it will seem a little strange. Generally FreeBSD is command > > oriented, not pointy/clicky oriented. That is a much more powerful way > > to administer a system, but it takes more initial learning. > > > > Ask questions. People on the list have already heard all the common > > complaints and gripes that FreeBSD is not like MS-Win dozens of times. > > The usual response is "Thank God" or something similar. Anyway, they > > are not interested in hearing whines again. But, if you have a real > > question about 'how to do' something or even 'why is it done this way' > > and not just grousing, people on the list are usually very good about > > giving answers. List people are very interested in helping people > > learn, but not interested in people complaining. > > > > If it is a bug, post a pr. If it is a feature request, remember that > > FreeBSD is created and maintained by volunteers - very smart ones - but > > they have limits on time and resources so your request may take a very > > long time to get attention. You may well learn how to do it yourself > > and then submit it as an improvement before then. > > > > Good luck and have fun. > > > > ////jerry > > > > > > > > thanx > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"