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A Linux Admin's Guide to Windows?

Posted by Cliff on from the stranger-in-a-strange-land dept.

Rexburg asks: "I recently took a job managing an all Windows network. While my knowledge of the OS is enough to perform the functions of my job, I want to have my bases covered. Naturally, I began the hunt for documentation, but all I can find are books to help Windows users/admins understand and use Linux. I need the opposite. Can the Slashdot crowd point a fellow OSS-head in the right direction?"

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  1. I dont see why you need it by floydman · · Score: 3, Informative

    really, i mean if you are a unix/linux admin, then Windows to you should be very clear and straight forward. A few testing(i am sure you can spare the time and hardware, even at work, temporarirly)...The dialogs in Windows are self explanatory...

    but just in case you get stuck, the best resource is the MSDN library..

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  2. OReilly Is Your Friend by adamy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Look at the O'REilly series for NT/2K/XP system admin. They talk about doing the types of things you are used to on Unix (Scripting etc).

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  3. JSI by altp · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.jsiinc.com/

    There is an incredable wealth of information on that site.

    altp

  4. Better Yet: Go here... by BoomerSooner · · Score: 4, Informative

    TechNet

    If you're admining a winblows system you need to check for security releases daily and run every single piece of shit software they offer to harden your system.

    Good luck, you'll need it.

    BTW I admin about 10 windows machines, 8 linux machines, 1 solaris machine and 2 os x servers. By far I spend most of my time admining the Windows boxes. I would venture to guess around 90-95% of the time. Windows sucks but until it no longer pays the bills, I'm stuck.

  5. Re:Uh... Oh.... by sql*kitten · · Score: 4, Informative

    Install cygwin.

    Agreed. And then read this. And learn to use Perl's Win32::API. Most Unix people have no idea that Windows has all this stuff available - it's a bit different from Unix but if you want to use a command line a script everything, you can.