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It absolutely would. Problem is, I run mostly from a laptop these days, when
you're using laptops along with 3D you need recent technology which means
latest linux distributions. Xsi doesn't often work well with latest
disributions and laptops are demanding when it comes to Linux. I've been
dowon this route twice and both times come back to windows, although it
hurts each time.
> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of Rick Walia
> Sent: 09 April 2004 13:33
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: Re: [OT] Windows commands book
>
> Linux would surely make your life easier. In the past I would
> have some shell scripts to setup my directory structure with
> the proper permissions, and another shell script to archive my files.
>
> As I mentioned in another post, now I use python to do the
> above and more.
> Actually I built a web interface with python to manage my
> system and render jobs.
>
> On linux you can pretty much do these tasks with shell
> scripts or perl/python.
> Heck if you wanted to you can write a program in C/C++ on
> win/linux do manage your system although it may be overkill.
>
> Sharing a linux partition over NFS or even Samaba is pretty
> trivial. Perhaps you might look into getting a linux file
> server first before migrating the clients onto linux. I know
> of quite a few boutiques that have win32 clients with linux
> file servers.
>
> It should not take you long to get up to speed with linux.
> There are a ton of books and online resources to help you
> along the way.
>
> Good luck!
>
> /R
>
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>
> Quoting Bernard Lebel <atyss4si@(protected)>:
>
> > I feel your pain!
> >
> > Soon we may start doing test with Linux and Linux-based rendering
> > management solution...... Even though I don't know Linux, what I am
> > told is that permissions are not messy at all on Linux.
> That's quite a
> > good argument to learn it if you ask me.
> >
> >
> > Bernard
> >
> >
> > -- -- Original Message -- --
> > From: "kim aldis" <kim@(protected)>
> > To: <XSI@(protected)>
> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:48 AM
> > Subject: RE: [OT] Windows commands book
> >
> >
> > > Windows security is a pain in the arse, putting it
> mildly. Like all
> > > things windows, vastly more complicated than it need be
> and cryptic
> > > in the
> > extreme.
> > > I actually have a folder here where I can created folders but the
> > > created folder won't allow me to put anything into it; no
> > > permissions. Of course, although I've no permission to
> write to it,
> > > read from it or do anything to it, Windows still lets me
> change the
> > > permissions back again. And don't
> > even
> > > get me started on share permissions. (voice steadily rising to
> > high-pitched
> > > jabber) I mean, for god's sake, all I want to do is allow some
> > > people
> > access
> > > and not others, how hard should that be?
> > >
> > > > -- --Original Message-- --
> > > > From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> > > > [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of Bernard Lebel
> > > > Sent: 09 April 2004 09:05
> > > > To: XSI@(protected)
> > > > Subject: Re: [OT] Windows commands book
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the info Robert. What I'm looking for is
> information at
> > > > large, how to get my way around the whole thing.
> > > >
> > > > The folder sharing property is just an example, but I used it
> > > > because it's my main problem so far. Sometimes I copy
> files on the
> > > > farm clients using FSO, no problem, but then I want to
> overwrite
> > > > some of these files and one machine out of 8
> > > > (roughly) denies me the permission, even though the file is not
> > > > used. So I have to run VNC and change the security
> properties and
> > > > check every possible checkbox. That sucks big time and
> it eats all
> > > > my time.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Kim for the O'Reilly books, already ordered few
> of them :-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bernard
> > > >
> > > > -- -- Original Message -- --
> > > > From: "Robert Moodie" <robertm@(protected)>
> > > > To: <XSI@(protected)>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:48 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [OT] Windows commands book
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hey Bernard,
> > > > >
> > > > > Have you tried the FileSystemObject? And also the system
> > > > command in XSI?
> > > > > e.g. system("attrib -r \\server\directory\foo.file &&
> pause")
> > > > > will set it to read only
> > > > >
> > > > > The help should return a bit
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