Re: Advice for setting up a file server

From: Clive Menzies (clive_at_clivemenzies.co.uk)
Date: 04/01/04

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    On (01/04/04 09:24), Michael Bellears wrote:
    > > On (31/03/04 13:35), Stefan Goessling wrote:
    >
    > > > 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.
    >
    > I was also in the process of setting up a file server to serve both
    > Linux+Windows boxes - Is there any reasons one would not just run Samba?
    > Just contemplating whether I should actualy use NFS...as another poster
    > suggested it was "a total bandwidth whore"
    There are two reasons I use NFS:

    I found it easier to set up (it was my first attempt at setting up a
    server)

    We have MacOS8.6, OSX, Windows98, XP and Debian workstations and I
    wanted to learn about the various options, pros, cons etc.

    Bandwidth hasn't been a problem here but our network is pretty low
    traffic.

    > The same poster also mentioned not to run NIS for user auth due to
    > security issues - Alternatives being LDAP, Kerberos and maybe Radius?
    > Would anyone care to share there experiences with these?
    I tried NIS and got into trouble; Todd Pytel gave me a lot of advice
    about the various ways of dealing with multiple systems, users etc. He
    suggested that LDAP/Kerberos is a robust solution for a corporate
    network but that it requires a lot of work to get it working as you want
    it. There don't seem to be standard installations that one can work
    from. A recent eweek article posted on d-u seemed to agree:

    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1553247,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616

    Regards

    Clive 

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