[CentOS] SMB server with CentOS 4

[Ajay Sharma]

Ugo Bellavance wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>     I need to set up a small server for a group of ~10 employees (all 
> using Windows 2000/XP, used to use a windows 2000/exchange setup).  I 
> have a linux server already running CentOS 4, so I'd like to do all I 
> can with this.  I thought about using Samba for file/print sharing and 
> OpenXchange (commercial version) to have a nice 
> collaborative/mail/calendar/etc server.  Of course, it would probably be 
> the dhcp and internal DNS server.
> 
>     I started reading the Samba doc, but it is rather long.  I planned 
> on using this server as a PDC so that it is not too different from using 
> their former windows 2000 server.  I'll be managing this server, which 
> is currently a staging server for web development (php/mysql/cvs).
> 
> Anyone has a opinion on this, or better ideas?  My backups will be based 
> on utilities and mondorescue, kept on a internal (cold-swap drawer) 
> hard-drive that I would take every week (2-drawers rotation).
> 
> Any recommendations welcome,  will provide more details if needed.
> 
> TIA,

Open Filer?  I haven't used it but it's based on CentOS:

www.openfiler.com

--Ajay