[Herefordshire] Simple Samba Server (new thread)

[Matt Rhys-Roberts]

(just re-threading someone's second subject as it appears to be under my 
query heading!!)

Best Regards,
Matt Rhys-Roberts


Andrew Hodgson wrote:

>Hi,
>
>On your Samba request - any new distro will include new Samba modules -
>use apt-get samba.  You may also wish to check out SWAT - the Samba Web
>Admin tool, which will manage all aspects of /etc/smb.conf for you (i.e,
>create/modify share/permissions, and services provided by Samba).  Samba
>3 has full AD support, though I am still running on v2.  A few packages
>I have seen come with SWAT built in.  There are also good SAMBA packages
>for Webmin, and if I were you I would investigate using that server for
>stuff other than file sharing - it could, for example, be a simple mail
>server or webserver.
>
>Thanks.
>Andrew.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
>[mailto:herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Steve
>Bushell
>Sent: 07 April 2005 10:43
>To: 'Herefordshire Linux Users Group.'
>Subject: RE: [Herefordshire] IPcop firmware for a Speedtouch 330
>(issue4?)USBbroadband modem?
>
>If this is the infamous 'blue squid', then I agree! I DID get it to work
>with RedHat 2 or 3 years ago, but it was HELL. Can't help with IPCop
>either.
>
>On another note, a friend of mine wants a Linux distro to use as a
>simpleish Samba server (with a pretty average heap of hardware eg P750).
>Does anyone have any suggestions ?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Steve
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