Scott Robbins wrote: > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 03:18:23PM -0400, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Scott Robbins wrote: <snip> >> >> >> Oh - and how to install and use freenx/NX for remote access. > >> > And then, you can give them one of the more important Linux lessons. >> > Let them install FreeNX, go to the website and see the completely >> > outdated docmentation. Learning how horrible so much of the >> > documentation is, is probably an important part of being a Linux >> > administrator. FreeNX, fortunately, has a CentOS wiki article, so let >> > them google for it. >> > >> > Not even being sarcastic here. Lack of good docoumentation is >> > probably one of the biggest challenges facing the Linux user or administrator. >> >> Hey, you're being easy on them. Have them install and configure >> openLDAP, and find the documentation.... > > Heh--well, since I've written my own page on it, it's gotten better. RH > didn't help by making some undocumented changes, but once again, the > CentOS folks got it documented. I did have some notes, but dunno if I ever emailed 'em to myself from my job in '06, but though it took me about a month, I managed to get it up, with the help of a dozen or so links, after wading through dozens of links, and lots of folks begging for help (and not getting any), and *way* outdated stuff.... > > I suspect LDAP documentation is one reason Active Directory became so > popular. (Feed the troll, I'm hungry.) :) Dunno. It was up there already. But then, M$$$ would make sure of that. > > (Although the part about LDAP documentation is not trolling, I think > it's pretty much an accepted thing. The Active Directory part was, of > course, a troll.) And their utterly inadequate tools. mark