[Cialug] a question

[chris]

I've used VB on a mac before and on a previous incarnation of my home linux
computer too. I am somewhat familiar with it ... just always used those
default settings though.

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 19:09, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Another hint about using VirtualBox:
> Install a special user (perhaps vboxuser) for VBox, then do all VBox work
> in that account. VBox works halfway as a server, halfway not, which is
> different from the service configurations I'm accustomed to seeing.
> It would be nice to create the VMs on a separate partition, rather than the
> default settings (hidden directory in user's home). Pretty common GUI for
> setting preferences there.
>
> Installing VBox in your Linux host, then installing VMs in it will be good
> practice configuring systems, and you can try different configurations
> quickly with little penalty.
>
> --Don Ellis
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 6:08 PM, chris <c.rheinherren at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you everyone so much for the valuable information you have given me
>> with my quest here.
>>
>> A better understanding of the command line in Linux. I have installed
>> applications from source on my home computer but I always just take the
>> default settings. So if it installs to my home directory that is where it
>> goes, if it goes someplace else then that is where it goes. I would like to
>> see in action and then do in action of installing software to where it makes
>> more sense to some of my "purist" friends like to /opt or other directories.
>> Setting up individual users for those apps with individual permissions so in
>> the case of a security breach the whole box isnt compromised, just that
>> application.
>>
>> Bash scripting. Some perl programming. I have seen how very helpful both
>> of these are from and administration point of view.
>>
>> The general goings on of running a linux server for various tasks.
>>
>> I just always enjoyed work more being in a tech support position rather
>> than anything else. And since I made the choice to switch from Windows to
>> Linux, I have just been amazed at what Linux can do and want to learn more
>> of it.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 17:29, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:43 AM, chris <c.rheinherren at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm looking for that mentor.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> When you said you wanted to be a sysadmin, what did you have in mind? If
>>> someone here wants to mentor you they're going to want to know what you are
>>> trying to learn. What made you think "its where my passion seems to be
>>> taking me?"
>>>
>>> --
>>> Matthew Nuzum
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>>>
>>> "Never stop learning" –Robert Nuzum (My dad)
>>>
>>
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