Will this prevent users of Win9x from hitting the ESC key and accessing the machine as a standalone workstation with full rights to the local hard drive? I don't see how. If it does, great! Tell me more, but I think that the lack of security in the Win9x environment prevents this requirement. Marty Hillman, IS Manager Continental Bridge 8301 State Hwy 29 N Alexandria, MN 56308 ----- Original Message ----- From: Juan Beetge <juanb@mweb.co.za> To: <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 12:09 PM Subject: RE: [SuSE Linux] Linux instead of NT

Where could I get information on setting up the Samba server?

-----Original Message----- From: Jonathan [SMTP:jfondow@sprintmail.com] Sent: 29 June 1999 03:25 To: Jon Pennington Cc: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] Linux instead of NT

Jon,

...

From what you describe, Samba will work. We are using Linux/Samba with a client base of 70 users and we use Sambe to handle all login validation. If a user doesn't have a valid account then they can't log onto the PC. Hope this helps.

-=Jonathan=-

Jon Pennington wrote:

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I've been wondering for some time now if it's possible to use a Linux machine for authentication. Win9x clients can authenticate against NT, Novell, and numerous other network systems, but can you make a 9x box

log in

...

to a Linux server?

The scenario: A small business, 30 or so users, 20 or so PC's, a small file server (Linux) and a shared gateway to the Internet (DSL, ISDN, Frame Relay, etc.). I'm sure that the a Linux box can run the gateway/firewall with ease, and another larger Linux box can be used as a workgroup-class file server thanks to Samba, but can you use the larger Linux host's /etc/passwd file for the 9x machine's access?

I'd like to see the kind of security that NWClient32 uses, where if you are not a valid user in the given domain/context, you can't even access the machine. Can Samba handle this? I hope I've made myself clear, but if I haven't, let me know...

-=|JP|=- (Resident GNUbie)

Jon Pennington | SuSE Linux 6.0 jon_pennington@excite.com | Kernel 2.2.10 Kansas City, Missouri, USA | K6-2 350

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