Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:04:53 +0100 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Jamie Heckford <heckfordj@psi-domain.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: documentation project Message-ID: <20001027130452.C1773@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <00102712081300.00205@freefire.psi-domain.co.uk>; from heckfordj@psi-domain.co.uk on Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 12:07:23PM %2B0100 References: <00102712081300.00205@freefire.psi-domain.co.uk>
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Jamie,
On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 12:07:23PM +0100, Jamie Heckford wrote:
> I would be interested in writing documentation, do you have a "to-do"
> or "wish list"?
[...]
> Jamie Heckford
> Chief Network Engineer
> Psi-Domain - Innovative Linux Solutions. Ask Us How.
I'd love to see a "FreeBSD for Linux users" document, that goes through how
a FreeBSD box is configured as compared to a Linux box.
For example.
Section 16 Users, groups, and passwords
FreeBSD has users, groups, and passwords, as do all Unix variants.
Passwords are stored in /etc/master.passwd, while the other user
information is stored /etc/passwd. Group information is stored in
/etc/group.
16.1 Editing /etc/passwd
Don't. Because user information is stored in /etc/master.passwd and
/etc/passwd, if you just edit one or the other they will get out of
sync. Instead, use the vipw(8) command, which will launch $EDITOR.
When you have finished editing the password file, vipw(8) will ensure
that changes you make are propogated correctly.
16.2 Adding a new user
On Redhat you would use ...
On Debian you would use ...
On SuSE you would use ...
On FreeBSD, use the adduser(1) command. A typical run would be ...
And so on, and so forth.
You don't need to write the whole thing. Frankly, right now I'd just like
to a see skeleton document with some bits filled in. Other people can
fill in specific sections as necessary.
How does that sound?
N
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