Hey All,

I've been kinda lurking on the list for a while now, but I don't actually
have a FreeVSD server set up yet, as I am still waiting for my new server
hardware to turn up. Hopefully I will get it this week, so I can start
playing with it. I do have a few questions though, before I plunge in head
first, and I apologise if these have already been answered somewhere: A
pointer to the information would be very helpful.

I have gathered that the best distribution to run it on at the moment is
RedHat 6.2. Does it work with Mandrake yet, as that is my distro of choice
at the moment... How easy is it to upgrade packages, for example, for
security updates? Lets say I allow FTP access to the server. What would I
need to do to upgrade the ftpd package? Is it just a case of install the
updated packages on the host server and that's it or is it more complicated?

How easy is it to set up different servers 'packages'? Lets say I want to
have a variety of different server options. Some with MySQL, some without.
Some with PHP, some without. Some with different quota amounts. What about
Frontpage extensions? I think I vaguely get the idea about the skels. You
create a skel with everything that you want inside it and then choose which
skel you want to use when you create the virtual server? Is it easier just
to run different physical servers?

What exactly does the admin user have access to? Can they create users on
their VS? Can they create databases on their VS if MySQL is installed? Can
they create multiple domains on their VS?

Hope these questions don't seem too stupid..

Darryl


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