On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 08:45:20AM -0900, Nathan Vonnahme wrote:
> Now, I'm looking for a book or something about administrating OS X-- the
> directory structure, how the root/administrator/user stuff works (I am
Two ADC books (Kernel Environment/Inside Mac OS X: System Overview) from
Apple are available at fatbrain:
http://www1.fatbrain.com/documentation/apple/macosx.asp
Free versions of those books and other topics related to OS X (in PDF and
HTML format) are available at:
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/macosx.html
> logged in as an administrator but how come I can't su and I don't know the
> root password?), memory management, security, and I would like to get into
The easiest way to change the root password is : sudo passwd root
> a little application development. Basically, I need to improve my
Two application development books (Carbon/Cocoa) will be available
from Oreilly within a few months.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncocoa/
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncarbon/
> fundamental unix sysadmin skills and understand the way OS X works a
> little better-- my old Mac knowledge of system folder, extensions and
> preferences is not going to help much.
Other resources you may find beneficial are:
http://www.darwinfo.org/ - Many solid FAQ's and HOWTO's.
http://www.stepwise.com/ - Tutorials, build instructions and articles.
http://osx.macnn.com/ - General news and information.
http://www.versiontracker.com - OS X Application Database.
http://www.macfixit.com/macosx.shtml - Troubleshooting.
Did you have any Perl specific questions related to OS X?
Good luck and enjoy!
--
Adam J. Foxson
CPAN Tester for Darwin/Mac OS X
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
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