Re: Database server: Why Windows NT does not support command-line option???

From: Leonard F. Clark <leonard_at_lf-clark.prestel.co.uk>
Date: 1998/12/22
Message-ID: <367fdd8d.3944411@news.prestel.co.uk>#1/1

It *does* support the command line - albeit, not very well. (In fact, the problem is the lack of native scripting tools in NT) I'm running a number of command line scripts (e.g. for startup, shut down and analyze).

Len

>Why Windows NT does not support command-line option?
>This could be ideal for servers like database servers,
>Web servers, email servers, news servers, file servers, DNS servers,
>etc...
>Microsoft should have provided the option to start or NOT to start
>the GUI windows in Win95/NT with a command like - "startwin"
>Since it is possible to remote administer the NT servers with
>windows95 gui, there is absolutely NO NEED for graphics windows on
>NT servers. Graphics is a headache on server boxes.
>
>And NOW, Linux does this JOB real excellent in command-line console
>mode WITHOUT X-windows!! You can remote administer linux server from
>a Linux or Windows95 PC. So, why are waiting??
>
Received on Tue Dec 22 1998 - 00:00:00 CST