<OT> learning OSX from a Linux perspective

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 10/17/07, Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey at earthlink.net> wrote:
> David A. Bandel wrote:
> > On 10/17/07, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I'm getting stuck with having to admin some OSX systems.  Sadly, I
> >> can't blow them away and install Linux, so I'm going to have to
> >> actually learn how OSX works under the GUI.  Does anyone know of any
> >> decent web sites which go over how OSX differs from Linux, or how to
> >> admin an OSX system if you already have a Linux background?
> >>
> >> I basically need to know all the basics (user creation, daemons, init
> >> scripts, package mgmt, etc).  thanks
> >
> > I haven't played with OSX much, but AFAICT, it's more like a BSD
> > system. Look for /etc/master.passwd (equivalent of /etc/shadow).
> > useradd should be there as well as most BSD commands.  It's still
> > UNIX, so the basics are the same.  Will probably use /etc/rc* files.
> >
> > It shouldn't be hard to figure out.  Sound like fun, in fact.
> >
>
> http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=96

That looks like a useful forum, but I was kinda hoping for just a
"Linux Sysadmin's Guide to OSX" type of thing.


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