jason@cbmami.UUCP (Jason Goldberg) (04/25/91)
Hi, I have a network of A2500's and A3000's with an A3000UX as the file server, all using CBM ethernet cards with TCP/IP software. The unix machine has a directory called /mnt/amiga which we use as a partition for the AmigaDos machines. Every time the A3000UX is booted, we need to log in and issue the command "share /mnt/amiga", is there a file that we can add this command to, so that it is executed each time the A3000UX is booted? Also, occationally we have to take the A3000UX down while the AmigaDos machines are still running. Is there a file that is executed during shutdown, so that we could use some rsh commands to notify the AmigaDos machines that the net is going down? What is the best shell to use? I am using the borne shell now, is there anything like TCSH included in Amiga Unix? Whenever, I add a user as per the Amiga Unix manual, when that user logs in they get an error message along the lines of "unable to open /mail file" what is going wrong? Can someone recomend a good book for me? I need to learn the basics like group and user ID's etc... It appears I am the system administrator for this network (by default)... Any help is greatly appreciated! -Jason- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Goldberg UUCP: ucsd!serene!cbmami!jason Del Mar, CA
kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk) (04/26/91)
In article <1909cb3f.ARN0fab@cbmami.UUCP> jason@cbmami.UUCP writes: >Hi, > >I have a network of A2500's and A3000's with an A3000UX as the file server, >Also, occationally we have to take the A3000UX down while the AmigaDos >machines are still running. Is there a file that is executed during >shutdown, so that we could use some rsh commands to notify the AmigaDos >machines that the net is going down? rsh amiga1 say "Unix server going down in 3 minutes" rsh amiga2 say "Unix server going down in 3 minutes" ... etc. (Hey! it works :^) ===================================================================== Kent Polk - Southwest Research Institute - kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu "Duct Tape is like the Force... It has a Light Side, a Dark Side, and it holds the Universe together" =====================================================================
ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) (04/28/91)
In article <1909cb3f.ARN0fab@cbmami.UUCP> jason@cbmami.UUCP writes: >[...] Every time the A3000UX is booted, we need to log in and issue >the command "share /mnt/amiga", is there a file that we can add this >command to, so that it is executed each time the A3000UX is booted? /etc/dfs/dfstab. `man dfstab' for more information. >[...] Is there a file that is executed during shutdown, so that we >could use some rsh commands to notify the AmigaDos machines that the >net is going down? Depends on how you shutdown. If you use `shutdown' you can modify it to deal with such things. You could modify the /etc/init.d/nfs. >What is the best shell to use? This is a religious question that is better asked of oneself. What do you want to do? How do you want to do it? The bourne shell is fine for some people. Others claim KSH or nothing. Some even go so far as to think CSH is useful :-). KSH or CSH are probably your best bet. They are probably the most used (non bourne shells) around. They both support job control, aliasing, and history. TCSH is not on the current release of Amiga Unix. I did try porting it at one time but got distracted. Since I probably would not use it on a daily basis it never went very high on my priority list. If someone were to send me diffs I'm sure it would make it into the release someday, though. >Can someone recomend a good book for me? I need to learn the basics >like group and user ID's etc... It appears I am the system >administrator for this network (by default)... There are many introduction to UNIX manuals out there. There is a specific System V Release 4 manual that goes from basics to advanced system operations. It is from Prentice Hall and is about two inches thick. I Have forgotten its name though. Pax, Keith -- Keith Gabryelski Advanced Products Group ag@amix.commodore.com ...!cbmvax!amix!ag
rhealey@digibd.com (Rob Healey) (04/28/91)
In article <1909cb3f.ARN0fab@cbmami.UUCP> jason@cbmami.UUCP writes: >I have a network of A2500's and A3000's with an A3000UX as the file server, >all using CBM ethernet cards with TCP/IP software. The unix machine has a >directory called /mnt/amiga which we use as a partition for the AmigaDos >machines. Every time the A3000UX is booted, we need to log in and issue >the command "share /mnt/amiga", is there a file that we can add this >command to, so that it is executed each time the A3000UX is booted? > There should be a /etc/dfs/dfstab file, inside it put a line like: share -F nfs /mnt/amiga and then it should be exported automatically when the machine is brought into networking mode, init 3 I believe. This works on our 386 R4 boxes so I'll make the leap that it'll work on Amix too. See "Network user's and administrator's guide; volume 1" of the standard R4 manual set sold at bookstores for gory details. >What is the best shell to use? I am using the borne shell now, is there >anything like TCSH included in Amiga Unix? Whenever, I add a user as per >the Amiga Unix manual, when that user logs in they get an error message >along the lines of "unable to open /mail file" what is going wrong? > Just so you know, asking "What's the best shell to use?" is tantamount to asking "What is the worlds best editor?" As you can see we've wasted more bandwidth on religous blithering about emacs/???/vi that would have been better spent on REAL issues like how to get Amix 1.1 serial ser device to work right etc... csh,jsh and ksh all provide good interpreters and job control. Since you're using /bin/sh now, try jsh, the only difference is jsh provides interactive job control commands and functions. >Can someone recomend a good book for me? I need to learn the basics like >group and user ID's etc... It appears I am the system administrator for >this network (by default)... > Pick an intro to UNIX book at a bookstore and page through it, find the one that looks best to you and buy it. You'll also need to eventually get the System V Release 4 manual set, buy the members of the set as you need them. Good luck, -Rob -- Rob Healey rhealey@digibd.com Digi International (DigiBoard) Eden Prairie, MN (612) 943-9020
ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) (04/28/91)
In article <1917@amix.commodore.com> ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) writes: >There are many introduction to UNIX manuals out there. There is a >specific System V Release 4 manual that goes from basics to advanced >system operations. It is from Prentice Hall and is about two inches >thick. I Have forgotten its name though. The book is: UNIX System V Rekease 4 (An Introduction) by Rosen, Rosinski, and Farber McGraw-Hill 552. ~$30.00 Pax, Keith -- Keith Gabryelski Advanced Products Group ag@amix.commodore.com ...!cbmvax!amix!ag
po87553@korppi.tut.fi (Pasi 'Albert' Ojala) (05/01/91)
forwarded message: I know Amiga Unix sysV is shipped with A3000UX, but can I buy it as a separate package from a local dealer yet? I've got A2000A, A2620 (4 megs of RAM), GVP S-II interface with Q100S and A2320. Dave Haynie said that this system is capable to run Unix, but I'll need updated rom kit for A2620. Where can I find it? Oh and then I'd like to know some prises... How much cost Unix's basic configuration with the ROM upgradge kit for A2620? More or less than $1000? -Juha --- //////////////////////////////////////// My friend runs a bbs in // Pasi Ojala // Pasbox v2.6 // his Vic-20. Is there // po87553@tut.fi // C64 forever // another one in the world? ////////////////////////////////////////