[CentOS-docs] Samba

[John]

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Subject: Re: [CentOS-docs] Samba

On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 06:51:24PM +0100, Ned Slider wrote:
> Akemi Yagi wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Will F. <will at digitaldev.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Fabian,
>>>
>>> Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
>>>
>>>

>>> Getting deeper into the advanced topics of Samba "explaining how to
configure the backend (old smbpasswd, newer tdbsam, or ldap when acting as a
pdc), how to integrate in existing Samba/Windows domain/AD , explaining
Filesystem ACLs" seem better suited for samba.org since anyone who wants to
implement that really needs intimate knowledge of their environment. I don't
think they would want to read a summarized version in a CentOS wiki.
>>>
>>> Comments?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -will
>>
>> I agree with your view.  I would suggest you get started with a draft 
>> and we can all join in and make it most suitable for CentOS users.
>>
>> Akemi
>>
>
> Agreed - many hands make light work for a task like this.
>
> As a thought - I'm wondering if the topic needs slitting up into 
> multiple sections/pages? Maybe something like:
>
> An introduction/overview to samba (users, file permissions etc) Basic 
> samba setup with example (security=share) Group shares with examples 
> (security=user) Printing AD integration etc ...

That seems to me to be the best way.   Let's try to put ourselves in the
shoes of someone who just tried to set up samba.  Ok, he can go to the basic
guide that Will writes.  (Or anyone--and yeah, those of us using older
versions of EMC Celerra at work are stuck on CentOS 4.4--I've lost track, I
think it was Will who mentioned they'd overlooked people using older
versions, but as we're talking about Samba, it's appropriate.  5.x versions
don't work, and I haven't yet tried with later versions of 4.x, though I
have to once my current project is done.)

Ok, that's the home user.  Now come the sysadmins, and for them, something
like AD might be important.  So, they go to the CentOS wiki, and they see,
aha, an AD article. (If anyone is interested, I have my own--though about 96
percent is from the samba wiki--at
http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/adsamba.html. ) And so
forth--therefore, I think this idea is excellent. 
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Nice article at http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/adsamba.html. Care
to add to the Cent Wiki how to do Roaming User Profiles? For AD of course.
Hey you volunteered!!!! Good explanations on it also.

JohnStanley
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