Topic: Multiple machines (Primary Domain Controller, Web, "sto

[Todd]

I was just wondering how I would set up 3 machines running SME 5.6
What I'm trying to do is separate out the tasks, one machine being a login server and web server, one being my mail server, and one being a file storage server.

Todd

[Kelvin]

You can do that easily -> but there is no mechanism to automatically synchronise users and accounts across the servers.

Kelvin

[Todd]

ah... ok... I guess I can just modify the smb.conf to authenticate, and install redhat or something and set up remote SMB authentication.

[Graeme Fleming]

a) Setup one of the internal systems as a domain controller (not the gateway)
b) Check the experienced forum for info on setting up the other systems as domain clients & follow the instructions
c) Remove all hostnames from the non domain controller systems that will clash with the others; add the other systems info to the domain controller hostnames
d) Set domain controller as DHCP server, turn DHCP off on other systems
e) Set gateway address on domain controller to the system doing this job
f) Administer network from the domain controller - perhaps turn httpd-admin off on the other systems via xinetd once they're configured; it can always be turned back on again if required.

This is a very brief synopsis of what you could do.  Please use this only as a framework on which to base your setup.  Its a good start but no more.

HTH