The Kernel and Daemons

If you have arrived at UNIX via DOS or some other personal computer operating system, you will notice some big differences. UNIX is, was, and always will be a multiuser operating system. It is a multiuser operating system even when you're the only person using it. It is a multiuser operating system even when it is running on a PC with a single keyboard. And this fact has important ramifications for everything that you do. more...