OT: Re: WinXP administration guide for unix guru

[Andrew L. Gould]

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 04:17:03 -0400
Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD at keyslapper.net> wrote:

> On 08/20/05 11:23 PM, Andrew L. Gould sat at the `puter and typed:
> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 07:09:52 +0300
> > Ovidiu Ene <ovidiue at unixware.ro> wrote:
> > 
> > > is this a joke?
> > > 
> > > Kent Hauser wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I've been a Unix sysadmin  (SunOS 3.x, 4.x, Solaris, FreeBSD)
> > > >for 15 years, but am now being forced to learn how to run a
> > > >collection of XP boxes.
> > > >
> > > >Can anyone recommend a book which explains this confusing beast?
> > > >I'm talking about a book which explains where things are put
> > > >(equiv of / var/mail, /etc/passwd, /etc/rc.conf), where
> > > >application data is stored, how printers, disks, etc are shared,
> > > >how to book in "fixit disk" mode, how to backup/restore, how to
> > > >configure swap space. And also questions like why XP is
> > > >"professional", etc.
> > > >
> > > >I know it's a bit off topic, but I'm having a hard time figuring
> > > >the system to what's what in XP.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks, Kent
> > 
> > There are lots of WinXP administration books in the bookstores.
> > Although there are several books for Windows users moving to Unix,
> > I've not seen one for the other direction.
> > 
> > There is an O'Reilly book called "Windows XP Annoyances for
> > Geeks".  It may not help; but at least it has a cool title.  ;-)
> 
> Does it tell you why XP requires any user wishing to print to a
> network printer must have administrator privileges?
> 
> Stupid XP.
> 
> Lou
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Probably not.  I have normal WinXP users here at home printing to
printers on a Hawking print server using IPP.

Andrew Gould