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Old 12-17-2008, 09:20 AM   #1
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what technology to use


hi

we will buy 5 workstation and 1 server...

all will use linux

i would like to be able to connect to the server and access all shared thing... (file, printer)

does Authentification can be on the server? and if the server is down... the user is able to connect on the workstation?

on the server is there a way to install software on any workstation?

that could be very nice if i can add a worksation to the server and have automatically all shared thing...

any tool and technology to suggest me?

thanks
 
Old 12-17-2008, 09:21 AM   #2
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I would say to try CUPS and/or SAMBA. Go on google and search about them.

Good Luck!
 
Old 12-17-2008, 12:08 PM   #3
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hi

we will buy 5 workstation and 1 server...

all will use linux

i would like to be able to connect to the server and access all shared thing... (file, printer)

does Authentification can be on the server? and if the server is down... the user is able to connect on the workstation?

on the server is there a way to install software on any workstation?

that could be very nice if i can add a worksation to the server and have automatically all shared thing...

any tool and technology to suggest me?

thanks
There are literally dozens of ways you could potentially do this. You could do authentication in a variety of ways including Samba, LDAP, database, flat files, etc.

However, based on what you've said I would suggest you look first at Samba and then if that doesn't seem to fit your needs take a look at a more custom method using rsync, nfs, and ldap.

Hope that gives you some decent starting points!

Regards,

Ralph
 
Old 12-18-2008, 03:40 PM   #4
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I would say to try CUPS and/or SAMBA. Go on google and search about them.

Good Luck!
There is never ever ever a reason to use Samba when all the workstations are Linux. The only time you need to use Samba in this scenario is if you don't have a network printer and it's attached to a workstation or server which doesn't support Linux and is running Windows.

All Linux machines, scrap and don't worry about Samba, it just adds complexity to your setup.
 
Old 12-18-2008, 08:02 PM   #5
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There is never ever ever a reason to use Samba when all the workstations are Linux. The only time you need to use Samba in this scenario is if you don't have a network printer and it's attached to a workstation or server which doesn't support Linux and is running Windows.

All Linux machines, scrap and don't worry about Samba, it just adds complexity to your setup.
so there are no technology under linux who do what i want do do...

with windows it's very easy...
 
Old 12-19-2008, 08:57 AM   #6
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so there are no technology under linux who do what i want do do...

with windows it's very easy...
The problem is there are so many ways you can do it. You really haven't defined what you're doing exactly to the point anyone can comment very much beyond vague suggestions.

You can centralize authentication using a wide variety of methods as I mentioned previously. You can file share over a wide variety of protocols and methods. You can share printers several ways. Until you refine or research the technologies you want to use down further or tell us much more detailed information about how you're intending to use the system there's not much more information we can provide.

Windows has ONE functional supported method. Linux can use that same exact method if you want it to (samba). Linux can also several other popular methods.

We can help you, but we can only help you if we have the necessary information.

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There is never ever ever a reason to use Samba when all the workstations are Linux. The only time you need to use Samba in this scenario is if you don't have a network printer and it's attached to a workstation or server which doesn't support Linux and is running Windows.

All Linux machines, scrap and don't worry about Samba, it just adds complexity to your setup.
Then make additional suggestions on what he should use in place of it that fits the criteria he described above.

Last edited by rweaver; 12-19-2008 at 10:59 AM. Reason: response to trickykid
 
  


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