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authorJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2005-06-16 01:33:35 +0000
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--- a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-AdvancedNetworkAdmin.xml
+++ b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-AdvancedNetworkAdmin.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
<chapter id="AdvancedNetworkManagement">
<chapterinfo>
&author.jht;
- <pubdate>April 3 2003</pubdate>
+ <pubdate>June 15 2005</pubdate>
</chapterinfo>
<title>Advanced Network Management</title>
@@ -11,17 +11,16 @@
<para>
This section documents peripheral issues that are of great importance to network
administrators who want to improve network resource access control, to automate the user
-environment and to make their lives a little easier.
+environment, and to make their lives a little easier.
</para>
<sect1>
<title>Features and Benefits</title>
<para>
-Often the difference between a working network environment and a well appreciated one can
+Often the difference between a working network environment and a well-appreciated one can
best be measured by the <emphasis>little things</emphasis> that make everything work more
-harmoniously. A key part of every network environment solution is the
-ability to remotely
+harmoniously. A key part of every network environment solution is the ability to remotely
manage MS Windows workstations, remotely access the Samba server, provide customized
logon scripts, as well as other housekeeping activities that help to sustain more reliable
network operations.
@@ -38,14 +37,14 @@ other chapters, for ease of reference.
<title>Remote Server Administration</title>
-<para><quote>How do I get `User Manager' and `Server Manager'?</quote></para>
+<para><quote>How do I get User Manager and Server Manager?</quote></para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>User Manager</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Server Manager</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Event Viewer</primary></indexterm>
-Since I do not need to buy an <application>NT4 Server</application>, how do I get the `User Manager for Domains'
-and the `Server Manager'?
+Since I do not need to buy an <application>NT4 server</application>, how do I get the User Manager for Domains
+and the Server Manager?
</para>
<para>
@@ -61,13 +60,15 @@ on <application>Windows 9x/Me</application> systems. The tools set includes:
</itemizedlist>
<para>
-Download the archived file at <ulink noescape="1" url="ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/NEXUS.EXE">ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/NEXUS.EXE.</ulink>
+Download the archived file at the Microsoft <ulink noescape="1"
+url="ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/NEXUS.EXE">Nexus</ulink> link.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>SRVTOOLS.EXE</primary></indexterm>
-The <application>Windows NT 4.0</application> version of the `User Manager for
-Domains' and `Server Manager' are available from Microsoft <ulink url="ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/SRVTOOLS.EXE">via ftp</ulink>.
+The <application>Windows NT 4.0</application> version of the User Manager for
+Domains and Server Manager are available from Microsoft
+<ulink url="ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/SRVTOOLS.EXE">via ftp</ulink>.
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -93,14 +94,14 @@ is the best tool in your network environment.
</para>
<para><quote>
- I have a wonderful Linux/Samba server running as pdc for a network. Now I would like to add remote
+ I have a wonderful Linux/Samba server running as PDC for a network. Now I would like to add remote
desktop capabilities so users outside could login to the system and get their desktop up from home or
another country.
</quote></para>
<para><quote>
- Is there a way to accomplish this? Do I need a Windows Terminal Server? Do I need to configure it so
- it is a member of the domain or a BDC,PDC? Are there any hacks for MS Windows XP to enable remote login
+ Is there a way to accomplish this? Do I need a Windows Terminal server? Do I need to configure it so
+ it is a member of the domain or a BDC or PDC? Are there any hacks for MS Windows XP to enable remote login
even if the computer is in a domain?
</quote></para>
@@ -122,17 +123,17 @@ is the best tool in your network environment.
</para>
<para>
- I could test drive their (public) Red Hat machine in Italy, over a loaded
- Internet connection, with enabled thumbnail previews in KDE konqueror
+ I test drove their (public) Red Hat machine in Italy, over a loaded
+ Internet connection, with enabled thumbnail previews in KDE konqueror,
which popped up immediately on <quote>mouse-over</quote>. From inside that (remote X)
session I started a rdesktop session on another, a Windows XP machine.
To test the performance, I played Pinball. I am proud to announce
- that my score was 631750 points at first try.
+ that my score was 631,750 points at first try.
</para>
<para>
NX performs better on my local LAN than any of the other <quote>pure</quote>
- connection methods I am using from time to time: TightVNC, rdesktop or
+ connection methods I use from time to time: TightVNC, rdesktop or
Remote X. It is even faster than a direct crosslink connection between
two nodes.
</para>
@@ -145,20 +146,20 @@ is the best tool in your network environment.
</para>
<para>
- I recommend to test drive NX to anybody with a only a passing interest in remote computing
- <ulink noescape="1" url="http://www.nomachine.com/testdrive.php">http://www.nomachine.com/testdrive.php</ulink>.
+ I recommend test driving NX to anybody with a only a passing interest in remote computing
+ the <ulink noescape="1" url="http://www.nomachine.com/testdrive.php">NX</ulink> utility.
</para>
<para>
- Just download the free of charge client software (available for Red Hat,
- SuSE, Debian and Windows) and be up and running within five minutes (they
+ Just download the free-of-charge client software (available for Red Hat,
+ SuSE, Debian and Windows) and be up and running within 5 minutes (they
need to send you your account data, though, because you are assigned
- a real UNIX account on their testdrive.nomachine.com box.
+ a real UNIX account on their testdrive.nomachine.com box).
</para>
<para>
They plan to get to the point were you can have NX application servers
- running as a cluster of nodes, and users simply start an NX session locally,
+ running as a cluster of nodes, and users simply start an NX session locally
and can select applications to run transparently (apps may even run on
another NX node, but pretend to be on the same as used for initial login,
because it displays in the same window. You also can run it
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ is the best tool in your network environment.
technologies are released under the GPL and available as source code
to anybody who wants to build on it! These technologies are working,
albeit started from the command line only (and very inconvenient to
- use in order to get a fully running remote X session up and running.)
+ use in order to get a fully running remote X session up and running).
</para>
<para>
@@ -198,14 +199,14 @@ is the best tool in your network environment.
<listitem><para>
The NX core technologies are all Open Source and released under the GPL &smbmdash;
- you can now use a (very inconvenient) command-line at no cost,
+ you can now use a (very inconvenient) command line at no cost,
but you can buy a comfortable (proprietary) NX GUI front end for money.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- NoMachine are encouraging and offering help to OSS/Free Software implementations
- for such a front end too, even if it means competition to them (they have written
- to this effect even to the LTSP, KDE and GNOME developer mailing lists).
+ NoMachine is encouraging and offering help to OSS/Free Software implementations
+ for such a front-end too, even if it means competition to them (they have written
+ to this effect even to the LTSP, KDE, and GNOME developer mailing lists).
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ There are several opportunities for creating a custom network startup configurat
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>No Logon Script.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Simple universal Logon Script that applies to all users.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Use of a conditional Logon Script that applies per user or per group attributes.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Use of a conditional Logon Script that applies per-user or per-group attributes.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Use of Samba's preexec and postexec functions on access to the NETLOGON share to create
a custom logon script and then execute it.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>User of a tool such as KixStart.</para></listitem>
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ This is the <filename>genlogon.pl</filename> file:
</para>
<para>
-Those wishing to use more elaborate or capable logon processing system should check out these sites:
+Those wishing to use a more elaborate or capable logon processing system should check out these sites:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ Printers may be added automatically during logon script processing through the u
&dosprompt;<userinput>rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?</userinput>
</screen>
-See the documentation in the <ulink url="http://support.microsoft.com/default.asp?scid=kb;en-us;189105">Microsoft knowledgebase article 189105.</ulink>
+See the documentation in the <ulink url="http://support.microsoft.com/default.asp?scid=kb;en-us;189105">Microsoft Knowledge Base article 189105</ulink>.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ See the documentation in the <ulink url="http://support.microsoft.com/default.as
<para>
The Samba <parameter>preexec script</parameter> parameter can be used to permit only one
- connection per user. Though this method is not fool-proof, and may have side-effects
+ connection per user. Though this method is not foolproof and may have side effects,
the following contributed method may inspire someone to provide a better solution.
</para>
@@ -368,18 +369,18 @@ See the documentation in the <ulink url="http://support.microsoft.com/default.as
</para>
<para>
- The following share configuration demonstrates use of the script shown in <link linkend="Tpees"/>:
- <programlisting>
+ The following share configuration demonstrates use of the script shown in <link linkend="Tpees"/>.
+<programlisting>
[myshare]
...
preexec script = /sbin/PermitSingleLogon.sh
preexec close = Yes
...
- </programlisting>
+</programlisting>
</para>
<example id="Tpees">
- <title>Script to Enforce Single Resource Logon</title>
+<title>Script to Enforce Single Resource Logon</title>
<screen>
#!/bin/bash