Topic: Configuration issues for a newbie

[Tony]

Hi
have recently installed and setup SME 5.0. I would appreciate any help on the following:-
1. I notice when the server boots it loads atalk - assuming appletalk - since I run only a tcp/ip network with 2 windows clients and 2 printers could someone tell me how I can remove this unnessary protocol? Are there any other protocols I can safely remove - and how would I do this? My setup is dial up to my isp and 100mbps internal network.

2. The user manual says there should be a link for quota management from the server-manager page through a browser but it isn't there - how can I configure quotas manually?

3. When I setup the box I chose "long" for connection time on my dial-up. How can I extend this past the 20 minute no http activity so I'm not continually dialling up when the system is idle for longer than this?

4. What are my backup options? I have a disk imaging program so I can create an image of the server including config etc and then burn to cd but I'm thinking that once home and group drives start increasing this is going to be cumbersome.

5. This is my home network so I'm also curious about virus protection and other security issues for my windows boxes. I chose the "private server and gateway" option when I set the server up.

Thankful for any help or advice.
Regards
Tony

[Jeroen]

2) You probably read the 5.1.2 manual. Quota's aren't implemented in 5.0
5) Look into the HOWTO section for an excellent howto on implementing RAV onto your server

[jon]

1.there is an rpm in the "Contributed RPMS" section that installs a panel in the server manager which allows you to control some of the main services such as LDAP. ATALK, TCPIP, and so on. It works pretty well and it beats doing it from the console.

Here is how to get it and install:

-log in as the root user, when you get a prompt that looks like this:

      [root@server /root]#

-type the following

       mkdir downloads

-hit ENTER

       cd dowloads

-hit ENTER

-now your prompt should look like this:

       [root@server /downloads]#

-make sure you are connected to the internet and type the following command:

       wget ftp://ftp.e-smith.org/pub/e-smith/contrib/JayMiller/RPMS/noarch/e-smith-       service-control-1.1.0-01.noarch.rpm

- hit ENTER

-this downloads the rpm to the directory you just created w/ the "mkdir" command
-when it's finished, type this:

        rpm -ivh e-smith-service-control-1.1.0-01.noarch.rpm

-hit ENTER
-this installs the rpm. At this point, you're done. Access the server manager via "http://yourservername:980" . you'll see that there is a new link in the "Configuration" section. Just uncheck the services you don't want to disable them.


2. I'm not really sure about this, but I think that you are reading the manual for SME 5.1.2 and you have installed SME 5.0. the quota management is included in 5.1.2 but not in 5.0. I don't know if there is an RPM to add that to 5.0. I do suggest that you upgrade to or just do a clean install on 5.1.2. If anything, it's nicer looking and has quota management built in.

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Sorry, but the rest of these are beyond my current experience with SME 5.x.
I suggest you browse through the "howto"section of this site, there is a wealth of good info in there.

Good luck trying to find what you need.

[jon]

I have to make a revision to my earlier instructions on how to download and install the service control rpm. I noticed an extra space in one of the commands:

-the old command is:

wget ftp://ftp.e-smith.org/pub/e-smith/contrib/JayMiller/RPMS/noarch/e-smith- service-control-1.1.0-01.noarch.rpm

- the extra space is in the rpm name, so the new command is:

wget ftp://ftp.e-smith.org/pub/e-smith/contrib/JayMiller/RPMS/noarch/e-smith-service-control-1.1.0-01.noarch.rpm


sorry about that.