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Hi all,
Do you folks use the command line or the Xinet Admin and FlashNet GUI apps for administration? Do you think one is better than the other? The doc seems to devote a lot of space to the command line. I have always used the GUIs but lately I've started to wonder if it would be possible for a unix newbie like myself to make the transition. Any advice? Thanks.

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Submitted by RP on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 07:39.

Hey,

Use the GUI! I've been administering these things for a dozen years, and just never use the command line. I'm a command line guy too, even for things like setting up shares on OSX or adding users on any *nix.
The xinet GUI is fast, reliable, and "just works". Between the 'X' version or the Java gui, it's all good.

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Submitted by fidsak on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 11:35.

Thanks for the reply. Exactly what I was wondering.

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Submitted by Bill Hahn on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 19:16.

Only critique on the Xinet GUI is all of the "hidden" stuff for volumes (and perhaps elsewhere) you can only set up via modifying text files.

The /var/adm/appletalk/fpovolopts files comes to mind as an example.

The FlashNet GUI? It works, but talk about the need for an overhaul.

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