FC3 supports samba. I've got it to work. The problem is that shadow-utils-4.0.3-40 does not support usernames with a '$' trailing. Once upgraded to 4.0.3-42, it should run nicely. Hope this helps. I've just join the list, so wasn't able to read your previous posts. If you are onto a different topic, please ignore my reply. Regards, -- Joe On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:19:07 -0500 (EST), thom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <thom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Since nothing I've been able to do on FC3 seems to provide consistent > > samba service, and all the searches I've done indicate that FC3 doesn't > > support samba, which distro do most folks recommend that would provide > > the least painful transition? I've been on RH8, RH9, FC1, and FC2. > > I've dabbled with Mandrake for a while, and yddrasyle (sp?) years ago. > > Fundamentally, what I'm looking for is a simple server, with samba > > (shares/PDC), DNS, DHCP etc. > > I'm using Core 2 and having success with it. It really depends on your > needs. If you have a server that can run for up to 5 years, go with RHEL. > If it's a home server that you don't mind playing with then stick with > Fedora, and upgrade it as you go. I've since switched my home server to > RHEL for the stability. > > > I've enjoyed RedHat distros, especially the industry support, but a > > distro that doesn't support samba is a non-starter for me. > > Unfortunately, backing up to FC2 isn't really a workable option. It > > took the store I bought the machine from (three months ago) over a week > > to get FC2 to recognize the built-in network card and the cdrom burner. > > I find the RedHat lists very helpful. You kind of fit in and get the > assistance you need and it's always bang on. You just have to learn to > play by the rules is all. > > If it took the store you bought the computer from over a week to get the > NIC and CD-RW working, you really mean to say they sat it under the bench > for 6 days and 23 hours, and then hauled it out and fixed it in an hour > and gave it back to you? > > Almost ANY burner works out of the gate, and most NIC's do too. It's > easier to replace a $5 NIC with something that is supported than to mess > around for a couple of hours trying to get a non-standard one working. > > Just my opinion, which isn't much. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Money can't buy everything. Sometimes money can't even buy a gun...
