10.04 LTS file sharing

Tom Sparks tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au
Mon Mar 14 00:04:26 UTC 2011


--- On Mon, 14/3/11, william drescher <william at TechServSys.com> wrote:
> On 3/12/2011 10:58 PM, Tom Sparks
> wrote:
> > --- On Sat, 12/3/11, william drescher<william at TechServSys.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I currently administer a network with
> >> windows clients and a unix/samba file server/web
> >> server.  I have convinced the powers that be
> to allow
> >> me to convert it to a network with a mixture of
> linux and
> >> windows clients (because some users have legacy
> windoze
> >> applications that, at this point, I do not want to
> consider
> >> running under a windoze emulator) and a Ubuntu
> file
> >> server/web server.
> >>
> >> Should I stay with Samba for the linux clients or
> what ?
> >
> > samba is your best option if you want to keep the file
> on one computer
> > but if your need Revision control samba is a no-gooer
> >
> > Can you tell me more about what files your are going
> to share?
> >
> >
> > tom
> 
> We keep a central file of letters sent and letter
> templates.  No 
> revision control needed.  AFAIK, all word
> processing.  Everything 
> else is served by the web server.
samba still looks like your best option

tom


      




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