On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, et wrote: > On Monday 19 August 2002 06:47 am, you wrote: > > On Sun, 18 Aug 2002, Chris Pollock wrote: > > > Relating to my Adabas Database question, should I have installed SO 6.0 > > > as a stand alone or as network? How does/will this affect the operation > > > of Adabas? > > > > Hi Chris, > > > > Either way would be fine. as a stand alone the only one then that can us > > SO on your system then would be you, as opposed to using the network > > install that would allow any user logged into the system to use SO. > Really? I thought the difference was the network install would put all the > files in a space accessible by all users and only install about 20 megs in > the users space and the single install put about 200 megs in the users
this is correct. > folders and all the 200 megs could only be accessed by the user that > installed SO? and since I bet (don't really know, only a guess) Adabas would > require (or like to have) multiple users, the net install would be the > recommended manner. the network install places the program files and all other files in a central instalation folder. (I usually install mine to /usr/local/staroffice6.0) and then as you say when the user runs the setup program copies about 20MB with of files over to the ~/$USER. as for Adabas I don't think it really cares whether it's in multi-user environment or not. -- daRmaTTeR Reg. Linux User #186492 "Stupidity has no moral high ground...it can't see that high!"
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