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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin
- Path: sparky!uunet!mcsun!ub4b!sunbim!usenet
- From: db@sunbim.be (Danny Backx)
- Subject: Re: SPARCclassic and SunOS 4.1.x
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.091408.9208@sunbim.be>
- Sender: usenet@sunbim.be (user news)
- Reply-To: db@sunbim.be
- Organization: BIM n.v. Everberg Belgium
- References: <2613@eagle.ukc.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 09:14:08 GMT
- Lines: 29
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- > Because the technology is better in 4.3BSD. Even Solaris 2.1 has an
- > antiquated feel about it. Everything is bloated and complicated and
- > doesn't lent itself to `remote administration' -- e.g. stupid
- > screen-based interfaces to do system administration. Yes I know that
- > deep down it is just writing files, but the program interface to those
- > files isn't publicised.
-
- Huh ? Solaris 2.1 contains a couple of X (well OpenWindows, OPEN LOOK, XView,..)
- tools for remote system administration.
-
- And JumpStart can be used to initially configure a system from a central server.
- You can have a setup with a number of servers one of which has details of the
- setup of all other Suns. If a Sun crashes, then it is easy to reinstall the system
- using just that.
- --
- Danny Backx
- System Engineer
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