Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 07:50:26 +1000 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: chris <lists@powernet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Moving from BSDi to Freebsd Message-ID: <20020601075026.N5356@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <006e01c208ea$79b3ef40$a701a8c0@reno.powernet.net>; from lists@powernet.net on Fri, May 31, 2002 at 02:31:07PM -0700 References: <006e01c208ea$79b3ef40$a701a8c0@reno.powernet.net>
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On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 02:31:07PM -0700, chris wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I should be getting my first copy of FreeBSD(4.5) today....
>
> I have been using BSDi for many years now in an ISP environment. I am
> looking to start migrating some of my systems away from BSDi to another OS.
> I like BSDi and hope to find similarities in the other BSD variants. I am
> starting with FreeBSD from peer suggestions, and hope it will fit my needs
> as such.
A couple of years ago I did just that, converted an ISP from BSDI to
FreeBSD, and it was relatively simple. Check the master.password
formats, you might find they are the same. If you can't find something
in or around /etc look a bit more and you'll find it (e.g. are certain
config files just sitting in /etc or in a subdirectory?). You'll
find FreeBSD's application startup scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d,
some application config files in /usr/local/etc, and the main config
file that sets variables for use on booting is called /etc/rc.conf
but check (read-only) /etc/defaults/rc.conf too. BSDI used to call
its main log file /var/log/daemon (IIRC) and our equivalent is
called /var/log/messages. Skim through the FreeBSD Handbook looking
for differences, and I think you'll be pleased to see mostly
similarities and comfortable options.
Disclaimer: I haven't taken a look at BSDI for a few years.
> What lists would be the best to follow some of the SA/NE in my area on
> discussions of security and day-to-day technical issues(memory leaks, drive
> splices, crashes, backups, etc...)
>
> I do hope this is the right place to post this.
Posting to freebsd-newbies was a good start, but if you want
an answer or advice (rather than chat or where-to-ask questions)
then always write to freebsd-questions, which is where I've
redirected this email. You don't have to join to ask a question.
> *Waits at the window for the UPS driver*
> *Looks at the clock*
> It should have been here by now!
:-) Good luck, and I'm sure you'll have little trouble with it.
If you do, or if you get stuck on the installation docs, come
back to freebsd-questions and a thousand people will try to
help you out.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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