Re: Advice for setting up a file server

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:38:35 +0100
To: Debian Users <debian-user@lists.debian.org>

On (31/03/04 13:35), Stefan Goessling wrote:
> Hello List!
>
> I would very much appreciate any advice concerning the set-up of a Debian
> based file server. I have some experience in Debian desktops and laptops,
> but none so far with servers. My list of questions is long, I know, but
> any answer would help. Thank you!
>
> Best regards, Stefan (debian @ goessling . de)
>
> Questions:
>
> Which Debian version?
stable (currently woody, soon to be sarge)

> Which packages should I use?
samba & nfs for file and print services. I use both but you could use
just samba and configure the linux clients accordingly.

> Which security measures to take?
Others will know much more on this - except to say turn off everything
you don't need

> Which backup procedure is recommended?
Others will know much more on this - I use rsync between two servers

> Any experiences/success stories in this field?
Plenty but haven't got time to go into them - there is quite a lot in
the archive

> Are there pre-packaged distros (Debian based)?
Yes - again you'll need to STFW ;) I can't think of any off the top of
my head

>
> Here are the requirements/conditions:
>
> * Server must serve Windows clients (e.g. via samba) *and* Linux clients
> * Access also via secure channels (scp, sftp) from outside the local net
> * 10+ users (2-6 concurrent) with around 2 GB file space each
> * Server runs 24h in an unprotected network (i.e. our university does not
Recommend you install a firewall (possibly on an old box running linux)

> have any firewall or port blocking)
> * System will probably have 2 HDs (80 GB)
> * Second (rather old) machine available for backup service
That's my rsync back-up solution.

Debian rocks as a server OS ;) .... and it's free

HTH

Clive

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