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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!foxhound.dsto.gov.au!fang.dsto.gov.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!news.adelaide.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!sspv1.ameslab.gov!shad From: shad@iastate.edu (Marcus I. Ryan) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: New sysadmin problems/device problems Date: 6 May 94 21:16:05 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Lines: 25 Message-ID: <shad.768258965@sspv1.ameslab.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: sspv1.ameslab.gov I just installed FreeBSD 1.1-GAMMA. I went to use my Mitsumi CD-ROM and was told that mcd0 was not configured (BTW: what is the difference between mcd0a and mcd0d?) Also, I get /dev/ft0 is not configured. How do I configure these devices? Also, are new users automatically added to the mail system or am I missing a config file somewhere? I added a new user to the system (The only one...It's a stand-alone PC...no network), but I still can't get mail to anyone but root. Oh, and I keep getting "wakko.marc.i.com: connection refused" errors with various applications. How do I give my machine access to itself? My sysadmin book does not touch on any of these. Since my sysadmin book is obviously lacking, could people suggest some good sysadmin books (preferably ones that would apply to FreeBSD). The one I have is Essential System Administration by AEleen Frisch (O'Reilly & Associates). Thanks in advance. email is preferred, but posting is fine as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus I. Ryan | "Gee, that makes me feel all kinda warm Marc I Software | and squishy. Either that or I need to shad@iastate.edu | wear diapers." -Dot Warner, Animaniacs -------------------------------------------------------------------------