fedora 7

[kristian.hermansen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Kristian Hermansen)]

David Kramer wrote:
> I think you're proving my point here.
> Some systems have adduser, some have useradd, some have neither.  ifconfig
> can manipulate the current state of the network, but it doesn't modify the
> config files so if you reboot the system that configuration is saved.

That is a good point, I know it is hard to remember where everything goes...

> ... And SUSE uses /srv/www.  That's my point.  I'm not saying it's hard to
> figure out, I'm just saying it's not consistent.  All those efforts to
> unify it are not working, because some of the decisions are hard, but this
> is an example of a REALLY STUPID thing to not be agreed upon.

Does the LSB consider things like this?

> I have not found that to be the case, but that's partly because I am
> supporting multiple versions of Windows at home.  I have yet to stumble
> upon an authentication setup that works for all of Linux and Windows XP
> and Windows 2000 connecting to my Linux box.  Maybe I haven't stumbled
> upon the right HOWTO, but "Just do these three tweaks" hasn't worked for
> me yet.

OK, the first is an Ubuntu reference, but you can also consult the 
Gentoo Wiki, which IMHO, is the best source for general and advanced 
documentation on a variety of topics by far.  Links below to other 
resources....

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSambaPDC

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_Samba
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Implement_Samba_as_your_PDC

http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Howto:Samba

http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=Setting_up_Samba

> Basic iptables isn't that hard, but getting it to a point that I would be
> confident my always-on server is as as secure as it could be is not.  Yes,
> I could learn it better, but I found the tool "Firestarter" and fell in
> love with it.  It's awesome.

Many people find firestarter useful because it is a great tool :-)  I 
use it as well (on my family's setup)...

> You asked me what I heard and I told you.  The Ubuntu website doesn't even
> tell you what packages are included in each version, let alone what
> version.  I can look at the above URL, but that was the first I saw it.

Distrowatch is a great resource for this in general for all distros...

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu

Replace "distribution=ubuntu" with your choice to see any package info 
you like.  It's a great tool...
-- 
Kristian Hermansen

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