Need help setting up Linux domain server

**janne_oksanen** · 07-07-2004, 11:14 AM

Ok guys, my dad has been busting my balls about a Linux domain server for a year now. I need to get 3-4 Linux machines and 1-2 XP boxes logging to a domain server runnig SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.

I know a lil bit about setting up samba, but that is about as far as my knowlege about networking goes. I need to know where to start. I have been googling aroud but I am just plain stupid when it comes to reading documentation.

First question: Where do I start? I need some hands-on advice here. And plz don't tell me just to RTFM or I'll kick you in the nuts :P

TIA,

Janne

**maccorin** · 07-07-2004, 05:45 PM

RTFM

EDIT: you asked for it... lol, nah, i dunno where to say to start except for installing samba and then reading smb.conf, it should be well commented. Otherwise if you don't wanna go that route I think you can do it with webmin.

**OilyFish** · 07-07-2004, 07:28 PM

Maybe this is what your looking for?

http://hr.uoregon.edu/davidrl/samba/pdc.html

oilyfish

**kungfuramone9** · 07-08-2004, 12:06 AM

Well, Janne's gonna kick Maccorin in the nuts now. Any chance of kicking down a .avi of that? Maybe make it into a short movie (Linux Geeks Clash I: The Bloodletting)? :w00t:

OilyFish, that's a great link. That's also the University I'm attending in September for grad school. I wonder if I could track that guy down and give him props for his efforts...

**maccorin** · 07-08-2004, 12:09 AM

come on janne, kick me... you finns and your hockey and stuff... and guitars and fancy music... damn you all! :mrgreen:

**OilyFish** · 07-08-2004, 11:00 AM

kungfuramone9, yeah thank him for us all and I hope maccorin is wearing a cup.

**janne_oksanen** · 07-08-2004, 11:19 AM

*Kicks maccorin in the nuts with a mae-geri as hard as he can*

So Samba can get the job done. I'll look into that, thanks mac.

**maccorin** · 07-08-2004, 05:19 PM

AFAIK samba is the _only_ way to do it (short of writing your own program to do it)

**janne_oksanen** · 07-09-2004, 08:42 AM

I have been browsing some samba docs and it seems that what I want to do is a Primary Domain Conroller. SLES8 came with some nice pdf manuals so I'm pretty confident I can get it up and running sooner or later. Plus Dad called some old guru friend of his to come and have a look at it too.