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Old 16th March 2014
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Default newbie also

I too am relatively new here

1. Read "afterboot" or equivalent should be mentioned in post install or mail.
2. download packages and pkg_add nano if you are not a vi person (easy editor)
3. you can goto /usr/port/ and use make search key=softwarewanted command
to search for software once you down load the ports tree.
4. read the man page for visudo so you can edit the file and use
sudo instead of su. This will provide you logging so you know who what when
mucked up your system.
5. find your log files,,,,example /var/log or /var/www/logs/ also will help
in troubleshooting and daily system info.
6. get a handle on ifconfig and basic system networking.
7. u can use packet filtering ie. pf.conf to protect your machine and get traffic
info even if you are behind a firewall or router.
8. use man, info, and apropos to find stuff
9. I like reading mentioned above Absolute openbsd, ssh mastery, and the book of pf.
10. mentioned above faq's are best,,,,,sometimes i need help with unix commands and
visit a unix site for examples. But i do not put any value in how i did its, or bsd
tutorials online as they are usually outdated and hardware specific.
11. I do install x sometimes for testing the likes of XFCE4 but in general am happy
with the terminal (SSH) for my server maint, and file movements and editing.
12. OpenBSD default install has ssh client and server you can find their config files
in /etc/ssh/
13. hope this helps, if errors above chalk it up to also being a newbie.

Last edited by frcc; 16th March 2014 at 03:06 AM.
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