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CentOS 5.x Samba Domain Controller With LDAP Backend

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:18:25 +0100

CentOS 5.x Samba Domain Controller With LDAP Backend

This will show you how to set up a Samba Domain Controller with a local LDAP backend, using CentOS 5.x (tested on 5.3, still successfully running on 5.4). Includes a web-interface for managing LDAP users/groups/etc.

Fedora 11 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:49:47 +0200

Fedora 11 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Fedora 11 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

Mandriva 2009.1 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:27:33 +0200

Mandriva 2009.1 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Mandriva 2009.1 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

Ubuntu 9.04 Samba Server Integrated With Active Directory

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:34:19 +0200

Ubuntu 9.04 Samba Server Integrated With Active Directory

This howtos describes how an Ubuntu 9.04 Samba server is integrated with Active Directory, and how to use Winbind; the Linux server sees the domain users and groups transparently. I assume that your Ubuntu server is installed and ready to be configured with Samba.

CentOS 5.3 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:52:39 +0200

CentOS 5.3 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on CentOS 5.3 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

Fedora 10 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

Wed, 27 May 2009 18:11:53 +0200

Fedora 10 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Fedora 10 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

Debian Lenny Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

Wed, 13 May 2009 19:13:02 +0200

Debian Lenny Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Debian Lenny and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

Ubuntu 8.10 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:36:46 +0200

Ubuntu 8.10 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Ubuntu 8.10 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

Samba + Clamd + Samba-Vscan On CentOS 5.2

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:01:49 +0100

Samba + Clamd + Samba-Vscan On CentOS 5.2

This is a howto on getting samba + clamav + samba-vscan to work on a CentOS 5.2 system.

Installing and Configuring Openfiler with DRBD and Heartbeat

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:22:37 +0200

Installing and Configuring Openfiler with DRBD and Heartbeat

Openfiler is a high performance operating system tailored for use as a SAN/NAS appliance. This configuration will enable two Openfiler appliances to work in an Active/Passive high availability scenario.

Running A File- And Print-Server With eBox On Ubuntu 8.04 Server

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:28:42 +0200

Running A File- And Print-Server With eBox On Ubuntu 8.04 Server

This article shows how to run a file- and print-server for small and medium enterprises (SME) on one single Ubuntu 8.04 server. It is very easy to set up, and management is done with an easy-to-use web interface called eBox so once the system is set up, you can forget about the command line. eBox was developed to administrate advanced services for corporate networks.

How To Install And Configure Dansguardian With Multi-Group Filtering And Squid With NTLM Auth On Debian Etch

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:21:47 +0200

How To Install And Configure Dansguardian With Multi-Group Filtering And Squid With NTLM Auth On Debian Etch

This how-to describes how to install and configure Dansguardian with multi-group filtering, Squid with NTLM auth, ipmasq, and dnsmasq to provide a full internet gateway solution for small to medium sized networks. This how-to requires two NICs in order to preform firewalling and transparent proxying.

Zimbra Integration With Samba - Ubuntu Based (Similar To AD And Exchange)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:01:51 +0200

Zimbra Integration With Samba - Ubuntu Based (Similar To AD And Exchange)

This tutorial shows how to configure Zimbra Collaboration Server (ZCS) and Samba to act as a primary domain controller (PDC) that uses LDAP as a centralized database for authenticating users on Linux and Windows desktops.

Mandriva Directory Server On Debian Etch

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:58:23 +0100

Mandriva Directory Server On Debian Etch

This document describes how to set up the Mandriva Directory Server (MDS) on Debian Etch. The resulting system provides a full-featured office server for small and medium companies - easy to administer via the web-based Mandriva Management Console (MMC).

Simple Home File Server (Based On Ubuntu)

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:19:30 +0100

Simple Home File Server (Based On Ubuntu)

This tutorial explains how to turn an old PC with additional hard disks into a simple home file server. The file server is intended for home use. The home file server is accessible by Windows and Linux computers in the home network.