Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 11:46:34PM +1030, Karl Goetz wrote: >> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >>> The Samba documentation is adequate. There is also a Samba HOWTO at >>> TLDP.org. >>> >> Do you mean the documentation in teh samba packages? >> > I think it is split out to a seperate package, but yes. That would > work. Goodoh, I'll get the package then > >>> Uggh. Do you really need NFS? If you have kerberos, something like AFS >>> might be a better choice. If you have to have NFS, then it really >>> depends on how you plan to use it. >> Well at first we dont have to do any filesharing stuff, so i may not end >> up using nfs/samba at all. we wont be doing any centralised logins >> though, so i dont know if afs is an option(?) >> > Probably not. AFS requires a working Kerberos infrastructure, which > essentially mandates a centralized login scheme. Though, once you go to > all the trouble, it is very handy. People can ssh all around without > even using passwords *or* keys, since kerberos tickets are passed > around. > That wont be an option then, as the network isnt stable enough to handle centralised logins (or filesharing probably, but thats not always optional). >>> What do you want to do with CUPS? Do you need print job accounting? Do >>> you need authentication to print? Lots more infomation is needed to >>> give you a good pointer to the right docs. >>> >> I need to be able to setup a cups print server for desktop pcs to >> connect to. would the shipped docs cover this ok? >> > Yes. Thanks, kk > >>> Personally, I would recommend Postfix instead. If you choose Postfix, >>> there is tons of good documentation on the Postfix website. >> exim is what i was recommended by friends here. >> > OK. If you have folks to help you out with it. I think that the > documentation available online is much better and more diverse for > postfix. But if you have local experts, then you should be fine. > > Regards, > > -Roberto > -- Karl Goetz User of gNewSense: Free as in Freedom - http://www.gnewsense.org Australian Ubuntu users team - http://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam User of Debian, The Universal Operating System - http://www.debian.org
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