Hi
im New to Linux i want to know about files and Printer Sharing between Linux and windows.I have heard that Samba is used for that.Im having 10 PCs,Fedora4 is installed in 1Pc and remaining all are XP.Im interested to configure a Workgroup and Domain environment,if anyone knows the full configuration setup,please reply me.

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You either use a workgroup or a Domain, not both. The configurations for each is completely different. Please be more specific. Are you looking for User authentication, share level, ADS (for MS Active Directory)?

Also google around and you'll find lots of examples. Samba and CUPS will be the File/Printer servers for Windows clients.

hi
thanks for ur reply,actually im looking for a user authentication in a Domain environment only.If u have a full configuration file for configuring Domain,please reply me

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Again, please be more specific. Normally people think of a "Domain" as a Microsoft Active Directory domain, however you could be using an NT4 domain, and Samba PDC Emulated Domain. Each of these would have vastly different configurations. Take the time to tell us exactly what you want in as much detail as possible so we can help you.

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ok i will explain u clerly now,im having 10 Pcs.One with Fedora4 installed and remaining others are having XP.I want to use Linux machine as a server to share files and printer and to give separate username and password to windows users to share this file and printer.

Are the XP computers Home Edition or Professional Edition. An XP HE can't join a domain and single signon will not work.

I would suggest reading through the Samba 3 books included either from the samba package or the samba-docs package. Look in /usr/share/doc/packages/samba. There should be a post-script or pdf version of the Samba 3 Reference and Samba 3 by Example. Various types of server and network configurations are used, including LDAP/Samba configuration if that is the route you want to go.

The configuration you'd want is a "Samba NT PDC", which if you google what I put in quotes, you'll find many pre-created configuration files.

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i m using ES 4 so i want to create domain on my server so wat i have to do
for making my linux server as windows active directory server.Should i make
it PDC configuration in SMB.conf or do more thing to do?
like configure ldap.conf n kerberos etc.

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You can have domain logins without using ldap. The Samba 3 by Example book has an example of an office which will have 50-100 XP pro computers. It uses a Windows NT style Domain Controller which offers DHCP for notebooks and a WINS service. The example goes through the setup on the Samba server and what to do from Windows as a domain administrator.

Chapter 5 deals with an LDAP directory server example. It provides an LDAP configuration for an example and isn't a manual on configuration of the LDAP directory.

The process of using LDAP in place of an AD server is pretty involved:
If you need something that is different enough from the example, you either have a lot of reading to do, or could farm out the design and configuration work.