Easy Server install and Samba setup ?? HELP

[Gary Wilson]

--- Shane Broomhall <shanebroomhall at computer.org>
wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I work with computers, mainly Citrix, and play when
> able with Linux.  My play time 
> has been always not something that I have been able
> to incorporate into my work, 
> but there may be a chance.  I have been talking to a
> Charity organisation that is 
> planning on deploying Citrix to allow for remote
> users to access their Core 
> Business applications.  They have very poor quality
> servers and problems with 
> windows and Microsoft Licencing. I have suggested
> that they move across to 
> Linux on the File servers to save money and give
> them a more reliable system.  
> they are very interested,  I am wondering if anyone
> has knowledge of a set of 
> instructions or guidelines on how to put Linux on a
> real server, configure it so that 
> users can access the resources from a windows box.
>

Yes, it can be done. Pretty easily too. In fact, I
wrote a book on it :-) See
http://www.sambaessentials.com/

The book is an easy how-to guide for those who are
coming from a Windows background. The O'Reilly book is
the official and thorough manual for Samba.

I've set up and am running several Samba servers
serving hundreds (and one thousands) of Windows users,
all without any problems. Windows sysadmins who look
at them don't even know that anything is different
until I tell them. 


 
> In the future they are also interested in replacing
> their exchange server with a linux 
> based system as well, so if anyone has any thoughts
> or hints I would be very 
> appreciative of them.  This might provide me with a
> chance to make Linux both a 
> hoby and a part of the way I make my living.
> 

SuSE has the OpenExchange server 
(see
http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/suse_business/openexchange/index.html)

Haven't used it. I use CommuniGate Pro
(www.stalker.com), which is another commercial product
that runs on Linux and gives most of what you'd want
from an Exchange server: imap, pop and http email,
Outlook connectivity with MAPI, calendar, and some
other stuff.

Gary

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