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- The Admin Menu is a copyrighted script by Emmett Sauer and Linux Business
- Systems. It is Freeware, but if redistributed must contain the original
- files and notices. As I will try and keep updating it as time goes on.
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- I started this small but helpful project to aid my Linux Business System
- clients in administrating their systems. I have other scripts that are also
- in use by my clients, that I will release as soon as I can.
-
- This script makes the administrator's duties a little easier and less
- complicated. Most new users to Linux are also new to any type of *nix
- system, so just getting their programs to run is a chore sometimes. The
- script (Admin Menu) uses other available binaries and some scripts to do a
- lot of the work, I could not see myself trying to redo some already good
- stuff.
-
- 05-20-1995
-
- Released new updated version 1.2 and it was changed cosmetically to
- give more flow. The news-mail option is not ready for release as of
- this date, but will be soon.
-
- I have enclosed most of what all is used, I may though have overlooked
- something and if I did please let me know.
-
- Files included in the Admin package are:
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- Admin - The menu script
- admin.txt - This text file
- dialog - The useful Dialog v0.5 application
- TexMgr - A good TeX menu script with my modifications
- git - A GNU file manager and more
- procinfo - A system processes viewer
- news - A system news application
- LBU - Linux Backup Utility
- sac - System accounting tool
- dfck - Filesystem check script
- load - System load checker
- usrdsksp - User disk space checker
- login-scripts - Additions to help tracking logins
-
- I will assume that you have networking installed and all related files,
- also assume you have diskquotas installed. I will not attempt to include
- these as I have no idea what version of Linux you use.
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- INSTALLATION
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- I installed all my scripts and binaries in /sbin, make sure you have access
- to /var/adm directory and 'touch /var/adm/Admin.Log' to establish that file.
- Next setup your news system as per that package and texmgr the same.
- Compile and install the git, the procinfo and dialog packages.
-
- The menu uses some defaults that you may want to change, the default GID is
- 100, the UID is the last entry in the passwd file plus 1, the home directory
- of new users is /home/users/$UserName, the default shell is /bin/bash and
- all new user required files are copied from the /etc/skel directory. I have
- installed a new AEDIT and EDITOR variables, but you just have to set the
- AEDIT to your favorite editor. You may have to make sure that the EDITOR
- env variable is set in your .profile.
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- The menu allows the admin to list, add and delete users and groups. It
- allows the admin to check on most all system processes including the
- network. It also has some unique print management features including the
- processing of tex, dvi and ps files (via texmgr).
-
- And it keeps a log of some of the changes, more to be added in the next
- release. And in the logging feature it allows you to manually add notes to
- the log file.
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- I feel that it is easy to use and maintain, the installation can be a bit
- trying for the new user and I am working on an easier install.
-
- Feedback is welcome and suggestions are greeted with open eyes and mind.
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- emmetts@squeaky.free.org
-
- Emmett Sauer
- Linux Business Systems
- P.O. Box 266
- Paris, Tn 38242
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- BBS (901) 644-9476
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