First few days using Linux, got some questions...

[fingro51]

[serious newbie, like 15 hours total at this point]


So I've managed to isntall SuSE 6.4 - I've gotten Samba going and can navigate to my windows boxes and vice versa. My next task is to configure Apache.

The questions:

-Do Apache and Samba run automagically regardless of what account is logged on? (like 'root' or 'username')
-When I installed Samba, I just installed it in the /home/username directory. Is this correct? What is the standard for installing programs? I'm used to windows "*:\Program Files" Should I make a directory for programs and only install to it? Or does it go into the user's /home directory?

I guess I'm looking for some standards that are globally accepted.

Next can-o-worms:

I'd like to practice enterprise admin stuff here in the house... I've got a few various windows boxes, a linksys router, a domain name and so on.
- Can anyone recommend a free email server?
- LINKS? There's lots of links out there but if you can throw me any that were particularly helpful when you were new to this... much obliged.

any input is welcome

finger

[ 18 March 2002: Message edited by: fingro51 ]

[Chase]

Originally posted by fingro51:
<STRONG>[serious newbie, like 15 hours total at this point]


So I've managed to isntall SuSE 6.4 - I've gotten Samba going and can navigate to my windows boxes and vice versa. My next task is to configure Apache.

The questions:

-Do Apache and Samba run automagically regardless of what account is logged on? (like 'root' or 'username')
-When I installed Samba, I just installed it in the /home/username directory. Is this correct? What is the standard for installing programs? I'm used to windows "*:\Program Files" Should I make a directory for programs and only install to it? Or does it go into the user's /home directory?

I guess I'm looking for some standards that are globally accepted.

Next can-o-worms:

I'd like to practice enterprise admin stuff here in the house... I've got a few various windows boxes, a linksys router, a domain name and so on.
- Can anyone recommend a free email server?
- LINKS? There's lots of links out there but if you can throw me any that were particularly helpful when you were new to this... much obliged.

any input is welcome

finger

[ 18 March 2002: Message edited by: fingro51 ]</STRONG>

Yes, with daemons like apache and samba, they run regardless of what user is logged on, if any at all. That is, they run automatically if you setup them to run at boot time (which most all daemons default to).

Normally, you can install programs on a unix machine in one of two ways. You can install them system wide (as root, you install) so that every user can use them, or you install them locally, only to your account. When you install them system wide, they install usually to /usr/local depending on your distribution. Apache and samba need to be installed system wide.

A good mail server is qmail. You can get it at http://www.qmail.org. A great tutorial for qmail is at http://www.lifewithqmail.org.

[fingro51]

Thanks! I found qmail right after I put this post in...

[berb]

As for links, I got most of my help right here :D .
You might also find linuxlinks (http://www.linuxlinks.com) useful.