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Hi, I'm new to this list so I want to say hello before I start buggin ya'll
with questions. I work for a non-profit technology assistance
provider--i.e. we are effectively technology consultants to nonprofits.
There is a TON of Microsoft software in the nonprofit world in Philadelphia.
Doesn't it make sense that nonprofits would prefer open-source
(philosophically and financially)?
The real price of Linux, however, for these groups is an initial knowledge
investment that most people are too afraid/unwilling/don't know how to make
I'm in a position where I can help with that knowledge transition (moving
from Microsoft OSs to Linux), but I don't feel comfortable doing it until
*I* know what's going on.
Anyway, anyone with information regarding the practicality of moving philly
non-profits to Linux (for desktop workstations, file servers) I would
appreciate any input from you. How to train people? Introduce them slowly?
Support networks? etc...
Also, my tech question for the day: I'm running the only linux box in my
building. It's an IBM pentium 3 thinkpad with Mandrake 9.0. I've set up
the ssh daemon and I'm trying to setup new user accounts so my colleagues
can log in and play around with the command line to get a feel for it. Only
problem is, I get this message when I try to add a new user:
vipw lockfile (/etc/ptmp) is present!
I've tried changing the name of this file to make it "not present" but the
file is then recreated. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Gary
Project Coordinator
Teaming for Technology
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
garyw@uwsepa.org
215-665-2566
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