There are a ton of guides for setting up Samba, just Google around. Personally, I got tired of setting up Samba from scratch all the time, so I've been using a Samba installer at http://majen.net/smbldap/ It works with Debian/Ubuntu, CentOS, etc. -Mike Nadim Hoque wrote: > Today I went to Boarders to purchase a opensuse 10.3 book (it is > Opensuse Unleashed by Michael McCallister) and I was wondering if it > will work with opensuse 11 (The thing is we do need a book/manual just > in case assistance is needed in my absence). Also if I wanted to use > CentOS as the server is there a good step-by-step guide to set up a > samba server and perhaps application server. > > > Michael Sammartano wrote: >> >> Nadim, >> >> If you are comfortable with openSUSE 11, then by all means use it! >> While it is true the majority of the people on this list do use >> debian or RedHat based products, SUSE is supported by several of us >> members. Many of the people on this list and others have steered away >> from SUSE due to the Microsoft agreement they entered into. This is >> fine (No flame wars please!), but SUSE has been working with >> Microsoft for a year now, and have made SUSE very simple to work >> along with their products. You will find the opensuse.org website and >> the suse.com website provide more than enough information to assist >> you in getting everything configured to work together simply and >> quickly. Don't get me wrong, I am "not" a Microsoft fan. I do not >> condone the agreement Novell entered into, I do believe in >> interoperability as both operating systems and add on software target >> a specific user.The more support that Linux gets in working alongside >> the windows platform, the easier it is for the programmers have it to >> port additional software to work with Linux. >> >> You will find that openSUSE will allow for file sharing with Windows >> users with Samba. Follow the wizard in the YaST control panel. >> Printer sharing is also easy in YaST. There are several Novell >> bundled apps that will also assist in this configuration. I am >> running openSUSE 11 on a gPC that I purchased from Wal-Mart last >> year, and I use the gPC "server" for everything, including backup's. >> The setup is very simple.. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Michael Sammartano >> >> >> ---- Nadim Hoque wrote: >> > I recently built a server (a q9300 core 2 quad, 8gb of ram, 1 terabyte >> > of hard drive space) and I was hoping for now to have it as a simple >> > file server and perhaps other types one day. There are about 25 >> > computers on the network (24 windows 1 mac). Right now I am >> > comfortable with opensuse 11, but I am willing to change to another >> > distro (I liked fedora but I don't like selinux part of it) that is >> > more suitable to a server. Also there is a program that is called >> > Geosystems and according to the company the program can be run from a >> > server on different computers. I don't know exactly know how this is >> > supposed to work, but most likely I need this computer to have WINE >> > installed to make it work (the company did say some of their clients >> > use linux). The most important thing though is that it must be easy to >> > use (very few CLI operations) because we do not have an IT department. >> > If I do than is there a good step-by step guide on how to set up a >> > server for files as well as an application and maintenance of the >> > server. Also, I might need to know how to use a database program (like >> > filemaker or access) and again it might have to run under WINE or >> > something. I am for FOSS, but I do need to figure this out or I might >> > unfortunately have to use Windows Server. >> > >> > Nadim Hoque >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> -- >> Please visit >> http://www.iconnetworksolutions.com >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss