Yes, but do you spend so much time behind the computer in your
brother-in-law's home as in the office. If you spend enough why not to
install TSM client.
The only benefit I can see from Webadmin is when I am on vacation and
access a TSM server from internet cafe/game room. On a computer with only
Quake/Counter Strike + Web browser HTTPS might help. But if I cannot
penetrate the firewall - again might not help. Who cares - I am on
vacation on the end.
And if I have my notebook with me for sure will start the CLI - faster
connect, do not need to download all those Java applets, whenever I hit
Enter my command is sent and result is coming soon.
Long live the CLI.

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant




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Subject:        GRR - GUIS -etc

In fairness to the WebAdmin, it is useful for accessing my three systems
from
my Brother-in-law's house, or my son's dorm room, or a laptop anywhere.  I
usually use the CLI, but, damn, I miss the flexibility of the GUI.


Quoting "Prather, Wanda" <Wanda.Prather AT JHUAPL DOT EDU>:

> Look at all the responses on this thread, and what you see is that we
are
> all discussing ways we GET AROUND the admin web interface.
> That should be indication enough to the developers that the product has
a
> problem.
>
> Telling prospective TSM customers that "oh yeah don't worry, there are
> plenty of ways AROUND the limitations in the admin interface", isn't
> exactly
> a prime selling point.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kai Hintze [mailto:kai.hintze AT ALBERTSONS DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:51 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Antwort: Web Admin Interface - grrr
>
>
> But it is precisely because I _do_ have boatloads of clients that I
prefer
> the CLI. I can type "2 or 3 lines of parameters" as someone said a few
> messages back much more quickly than I can <click> <wait> <click> <wait>
> <click> <wait> ....
>
> More, I seldom type long parameters. I have samples of anything I have
> defined/updated/deleted that I can quickly copy to a text editor, change
> the
> few characters that change, and dump into a CLI session. I specify
> everything so that if the defaults change they don't take me by
surprise,
> and I seldom have to look back to the manuals find a syntax. The only
trick
> is when I change versions I do have to go through the list and compare
to
> the new Admin Reference.
>
> - Kai.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:KauffmanT AT NIBCO DOT COM]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 13 August 2002 8:38 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: Antwort: Web Admin Interface - grrr
> >
> >
> > I'm afraid I'm another vote for the CLI.
>
> <snip> . . .
> >
> > But I don't have boatloads of clients to administer, so I'm
> > probably not
> > seeing the issues the rest of you are fighting. :-)
> >
> > Tom Kauffman
> > NIBCO, Inc
> >
>
Fred Johanson