[Herefordshire] Simple Samba Server (new thread)

[Matt Rhys-Roberts]

Andrew Hodgson wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Why do this if you don't add anything into the message?  I am as guilty as I didn't change the subject at first (I was going to talk about IpCop but forgot what I was going to say after getting side tracked!!!)
>
>Thanks.
>Andrew.
>  
>
Sorry... I split the thread there to try to keep different ideas 
distinct & separate, to hopefully gain you the best conversation with 
the group. So if chat sparked up about the Samba server, it could go 
under this subject heading instead.
No blame or anything negative mate! :)

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?
>>
>>[snip]
>>    
>>
>>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
>> 
>>