Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-12 Thread del
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:02:37 +0200 Per olof Ljungmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the network, users, logging

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-10 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
Wayne Topa wrote: --snip-- It would have been better if I had not had a type there. :-( No problem, I had one too - Welcome to the Debian Community. Thank you. I'm sure it will work out well, especially considering all the helpful hands that are here! Per olof -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-10 Thread Chris Lale
Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the network, users, logging etc. [...] You may find answers to some of your problems

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-10 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
s. keeling wrote: Per olof Ljungmark [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Where except on the local machine can I find Debian man pages? http://manpages.debian.net/ is not very informative I'm afraid... FWIW, I've always considered a *nix box which doesn't have manpages installed, a clumsily installed *nix

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-10 Thread s. keeling
Per olof Ljungmark [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Where except on the local machine can I find Debian man pages? http://manpages.debian.net/ is not very informative I'm afraid... FWIW, I've always considered a *nix box which doesn't have manpages installed, a clumsily installed *nix box. Newbie:

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-10 Thread s. keeling
Per olof Ljungmark [EMAIL PROTECTED]: s. keeling wrote: Per olof Ljungmark [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Where except on the local machine can I find Debian man pages? http://manpages.debian.net/ is not very informative I'm afraid... [snip] And, if the online manpages does not work, why link

newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the network, users, logging etc. Coming from BSD where a lot of things are in .conf files under /etc I have a

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Jeff D
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the network, users, logging etc. Coming from BSD where a lot of

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
Jeff D wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the network, users, logging etc. Coming from BSD

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Jeff D
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Jeff D wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Wayne Topa
Per olof Ljungmark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the network, users, logging etc. Coming from

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
Wayne Topa wrote: Per olof Ljungmark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the network, users, logging

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:49:15PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Rather then try to give you things to do, and as you are a beginner, install the debian-reference package. Most, if not all, of your questions are answered there. apr-cache search debian-reference(pick your language)

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread John K Masters
On 22:49 Thu 09 Aug , Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Wayne Topa wrote: Per olof Ljungmark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: bash: apr-cache: command not found ^^^ Typo - should be apt-cache. Probably worth reading up on Debian basics, maybe run apt-get install apt-howto

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
John K Masters wrote: On 22:49 Thu 09 Aug , Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Wayne Topa wrote: Per olof Ljungmark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: bash: apr-cache: command not found ^^^ Typo - should be apt-cache. Probably worth reading up on Debian basics, maybe run

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Stefan Monnier
Looking in /etc, I see /etc/network/iface, is it here I fix that? I don't see any such file. There is /etc/network/interfaces however. man iface man network try man interfaces ;-) Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble?

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Wayne Topa
Per olof Ljungmark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: Wayne Topa wrote: Per olof Ljungmark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: Hi debianites, --snip-- This is Linux debian 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP, command line only (server enviroment). Rather then try to give you things

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread Anthony M Simonelli
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 17:26 -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: Looking in /etc, I see /etc/network/iface, is it here I fix that? I don't see any such file. There is /etc/network/interfaces however. man iface man network try man interfaces ;-) Stefan I prefer the 'info'

Re: newbie here - system administration question

2007-08-09 Thread John W. Foster
On Thursday 09 August 2007 14:02, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi debianites, I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not installed software), things like the network, users, logging etc. Coming from BSD