Summary: Simple question: I created several new users, but the home directory i specified (/data/home/userid) was not created because the "home" part of this p...
Summary: hi im a new user and i need to find more about: -permission codes -command to find currently loggen in users -howto find out the background processes ...
Summary: I am interested in installing Linux on my Win Xp machine. I have heard about Mandrake, RedHat, and PhatLinux. For a newbie to the Linux family such ...
Summary: One of the friendliest Linux distributions is Mandrake and a new version (8.2) has just been released. It can be downloaded from here: http://www.linu...
Summary: I want a script that adds new users manually in the /etc/passwd file. I do not want to use a adduser command. I mean if the file i create is addingus...
Summary: I was wondering how to change the default settings for KDE for new users in Slackware 8.0. I know there are files in /opt/kde/share/config, but there ...
Summary: This is probably a stupidly obvious question, but how does one create and configure a new user account when logged in as Root? Play nice, I'm a novice...
Summary: I am a home user and I am trying to allocate an e-mail account to a new user account. I have several E-mail accounts for family members and I am tryin...
Summary: I have heard alot of great things about linux,and iam new to the linux systems,and i was wondering what version of linux do you guys recommend for a h...
Summary: Any program on windows has a sitster program on Linux. i have so amny Pro's I will not go into them now, If you want them you can email me. Same wi...
Summary: I'm reading between the lines, but here's what I interpret: Martyn wants to install Linux to his system, but is a little timid because he is new, and ...
Summary: This is not WIndows, so you may install it on an many computers that you have in your home!!!! There is no activation. Once you sign up for click and ...
Summary: I am sick of Microsoft and Bill Gates! I am sick of reformatting my computer every three months because Windows is awlful... so, I will be running lin...
Summary: I installed Redhat Linux 8.0 on my laptop last night and due to advice given to me by a PC Tech, I swapped over to Mandrake Linux 9.0 today. It seems ...
Summary: I posted a Samba question a few days ago, and I got alot of help. Now I have another question regarding Samba. I am running a Linux 7.2 Red Hat serv...
Summary: Hi. Just a quick and simple question in Red Hat Linux If I have entered as a root, how do I do to create a new user or to modify the password of an ex...
Summary: After reading several of the posts, it appears that setting up a modem for Linux is problematic for most new users. I installed RH7.0 on a AMD K-6 300...
Summary: Hello guys, I've posted the original question of default permisions on the ubuntu forum, and I've got an answer. You can set default permisions for n...
Summary: Go to Ubuntu or Kubuntu. Click the "Shipit Free CDs" link in the Navigation list at the right. There you can create a Launchpad account, then request...
Summary: I am a new user to Linux (don't know anything about it), I am trying to install some Linux software (downloaded from the Net using Win98 OS). Stupid q...
Summary: Hi, I am new user to Linux and just installed RedHat Linux 7.1 My system has single 20GB disk and it has 2 partitions 18GB NTFS and 2GB FAT. I inst...
Summary: What are some of the main, most simple type of linux are there? I've heard redhat is very good, but mandrake is more user friendly. What are some othe...
Summary: I did use Mandrake for a while (about 3 months), but then got infuriated when wanting to install new packages/RPM's etc. I wanted to install the Debia...
Summary: are you login as a root??? try to login as root(mysql -h localhost -u root), and if you have made a password for root, use this command(mysql -h local...
Summary: I'd like to know how to setup the privileges when I create new user account on linux server, for instance, I want to create a folder and want user can...