Good Day, After rebuilding my server on a new machine with Red Hat 5.2 I'd like to offer the following observations: (1) Red Hat's Linux package seems to be getting more install-friendly with every version. The latest 5.2 detected all of my hardware (except Logitech mouse, which I chose from a displayed menu). The "Disk Druid" feature is a step in the right direction but still requires some movement towards "user-friendly" for the average non-techie installer. Being a creature of habit, I used fdisk. The installation guide is getting better (and thicker). And I like the new section on Linuxconf, although there is still no reference to the modules (an oversight?). I found the neccessary module information in "Jonathan's FAQ". Is there some reason why this module information is so hard to locate? (2) Linuxconf loaded just fine from the command prompt but it couldn't find a makemap reference in "/usr/lib/linuxconf/redhat/DIST/conf.daemons", which didn't exist. The closest I could find was "/usr/lib/linuxconf/redhat/linuxconf.daemons". After adding a reference to makemap the error (and core dumps) disappeared. I immediately upgraded to Linuxconf 1.13 subrev 4 and added the dnsconf and mailconf modules. I had some problems rebuilding my dns server... linuxconf didn't appear to reboot named when I made dns changes. Doing a manual boot of named worked. I like the new tree interface, although found myself jumping back to the "classic text interface". :) Also, linuxconf wants to reboot httpd every time I exit... is there a reason for this? I'm glad to see Red Hat expanding their support for Linuxconf. Control Panel is nice but Linuxconf does so much more... I maintain servers, both at work and home, with Linuxconf. Plus the added advantage of several interfaces... Keep up the good work everyone... installation and administration has come a long way since my early Slackware days. :) Cheers... Dino ----- Dino Nardini, BSc, Certified Web Master mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Explore Nova Scotia - "Canada's Ocean Playground" http://www.explorenovascotia.com --- You are currently subscribed to linuxconf as: [[email protected]] To unsubscribe, forward this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
