On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 16:58 +0100, Duncan Lithgow wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just got a message form a charity I know asking me if I could setup a > file/prinetr server for them. I haven't asked yet but I assume they're all on > windows. > > So, samba on a straight forward linux is what I guess I should do, but I'm new > to it all. I've never played with samba ... > > My question is should I agree to set this up? I can simulate the whole thing > from my two computers here at home ... but > > a.) will I be able to adjust to and understand the concepts? > b.) do people fell like helping me through this the fast way? Usually I'd > spend ages reading - but I can't really ask them to wait a few weeks... > c.) would I be doing them a favour saying no and putting them onto someone > else who understands it better, but may charge for setting it up? > > if you say yes to a & b then please help me find a 'quick guide to samba' all > i found on google was a bit too sparce or too deep. ---- I feel compelled to note that there are obviously a number of 'quick guides' to setting up samba, there is nothing like the official documentation which is certain to be accurate, up-to-date, and official. All other directions may or may not be suitable. This is the top echelon of documentation anywhere and certainly authoritative on the subject of samba: http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/ Craig
