<OT> learning OSX from a Linux perspective

[Tony Alfrey]

Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321335473&rl=1
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321357582&rl=1

These were found from this page:
http://www.apple.com/software/pro/training/self_paced.html

They may be too basic for an accomplished sys admin but they are the 
texts used for the Apple sys admin certification.


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Tony Alfrey
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