Topic: Newbie to SME Server & Linux

[joshw]

I am a Windows IT Suport Specialst and my specialty is windows networking. However this is my first atempt at a linux prompt other then the three finger salut to reboot a linux machine on a clients network. I have 6.01 installed on a box as just a server not a gateway. I want to use it as a Web/FTP and file/print server, because in useing already setup linux file servers it's just so much better then windows.

We all know how nice and secure and un-faulty a windows server can be (hahaha) . I can login with putty and have been playing with the server but I would like to have a little more control especially over the FTP i want to setup directorys (shared) read & write properties but have aboslutely no clue how to do so. Let alone install an RPM which I did find a program to help do so. I'm wondering if there is a way to look over the whole file system like Windows Explorer can do in windows.

I read posts about installing patches etc. I'm willing to open up full access to the server if someone could help me out even connect and help make changes and install files.

Tks,
Josh

[briank]

Hi Josh
Check out mc at a command prompt. It lets you browse the directory structure and edit/copy files.
Read a bit about SME from the document link at the left and search the forums. You probably want ibays for users or groups and from server-manager you can set the ftp and read/write permissions for each information bay.
If you are connected to the outside world you probably want to turn on the firewall by putting SME in server gateway mode.
Good luck
Brian

[electroman00]

We all know how nice and secure and un-faulty a windows server can be (hahaha) . I can login with putty.
Tks,
Josh

Hi Josh

Take a look at WinSCP, it integrates well with putty.
Also integrates well with Metapad witch is suggested for editing linux files.

If you like you can download three great programs
and install on your Windoz machine.

Winscp3
http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/download.php

Metapad
http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/mpad35.zip

Putty
http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe

Install Metapad & Winscp3

You can put putty.exe & metapad in the Winscp3 folder.

Run Winscp3 and goto

Preferences > Integration > PuTTY path

Set the path to putty.exe

Preferences > Editor > External editor

Set the path to Metapad.exe

Then on the menu bar

Commands > open in Putty

And for editing right click a file > select edit.

You can also open putty & metapad externally from WinSCP.

That's it....Your ready to go.

Oh....don't forget to make backups of the files you edit, drag & drop in Winscp.

Have fun!