Topic: Regional settings

[cr0n0s]

Hi all,
I'm new to the all server scene, but i'm a quick learner.
Here is my little problem
I installed the server, enabled domain controller and roaming profiles. When i installed the server i choose Romania as the country so, i think the server changes my keyboard layout when i try to login to a computer on the network. This is a little bit of a problem as all the computers have US layout. => problem: non-experienced users find it difficult to login with their passwords because y is swapped with z and many other non-alphanumerical characters.
How can I change the servers regional settings?
Any help would be appreciated.
p.s. i am very unexperienced with servers and linux so please give explicit replies if the answer to my problem is complicated
thanks
 

[raem]

cr0n0s

config show sysconfig

config setprop sysconfig Language en_US
signal-event post-upgrade
reboot

If necessary change en_US to suit your requirements


config show TimeZone

config setprop TimeZone xxxx/yyyy
signal-event post-upgrade
reboot

Where xxxx/yyyy is the Country/City as per the original list displayed at install time

[cr0n0s]

thanks for your reply, i think it will help.
only one thing i need to know... where do i write that?
i haven't been able to find a console on my server screen.
hopefully this will be my final question for the night

[raem]

cr0n0s

The server is the console.
If you are sitting at the keyboard attached directly to your server, then log in as the user root, with the root/admin password.
Then type those commands, very carefully of course.
Type exit (& press Enter) when finished, this will log you out.

If you have never done this before I would be extremely careful and make sure of what you are typing in, BEFORE you type it in.

You can also gain command line access to your server from a Windows or similar workstation or from remote locations using the Putty ssh program. You will need to enable remote access in the server manager first.

I strongly suggest you read the manual, linked at the top of these forums, and search google for a Linux basic commands tutorial, and read it.

[cr0n0s]

many thanks for your help, i managed to solve the problem
regarding the console i was logging in as "admin" instead of "root" so i had no console...
anyway... everything is fine now. thanks for your time

[cr0n0s]

hi, it's me again....
i am using this server for an IT lab. each pupil has an account and saves his/hers work on the mapped network drive. the problem is that i am unable to see in any way their work, and i should be able to see it. I have tried to set up ibays, but it's no use for me because they do practical jokes to each other erasing their work.
the point is: i need the admin account to see all the accounts (and files contained by them) but a user account must not see another user account. how am i supposed to do that.

thanks in advance, again.

[cactus]

hi, it's me again....
i am using this server for an IT lab. each pupil has an account and saves his/hers work on the mapped network drive. the problem is that i am unable to see in any way their work, and i should be able to see it. I have tried to set up ibays, but it's no use for me because they do practical jokes to each other erasing their work.
the point is: i need the admin account to see all the accounts (and files contained by them) but a user account must not see another user account. how am i supposed to do that.

thanks in advance, again.

In the future please open a new thread for questions on different topic(s).

AFAIK the admin user is allowed to read every ibay that is created by default on the system.

[raem]

cr0n0s

See this Howto, which seems to be requested a lot recently.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/User%20Home%20directories%20access%20by%20Administrator%20HOWTO%20for%20sme%20server.htm