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diff --git a/docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml b/docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml index 9bb7cb320f..2077b230ce 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml @@ -23,4 +23,63 @@ to fix the owner. </sect1> +<sect1> +<title>How to use a Samba share as an administrative share for MS Office, etc.</title> + +<para> +Microsoft Office products can be installed as an administrative installation +from which the application can either be run off the administratively installed +product that resides on a shared resource, or from which that product can be +installed onto workstation clients. +</para> + +<para> +The general mechanism for implementing an adminstrative installation involves +running <command>X:\setup /A</command>, where X is the drive letter of either CDROM or floppy. +</para> + +<para> +This installation process will NOT install the product for use per se, but +rather results in unpacking of the compressed distribution files into a target +shared folder. For this process you need write privilidge to the share and it +is desirable to enable file locking and share mode operation during this +process. +</para> + +<para> +Subsequent installation of MS Office from this share will FAIL unless certain +precautions are taken. This failure will be caused by share mode operation +which will prevent the MS Office installation process from re-opening various +dynamic link library files and will cause sporadic file not found problems. +</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> +As soon as the administrative installation (unpacking) has completed +set the following parameters on the share containing it: +</para> + +<para><programlisting> + [MSOP95] + path = /where_you_put_it + comment = Your comment + volume = "The_CD_ROM_Label" + read only = yes + available = yes + share modes = no + locking = no + browseable = yes + public = yes +</programlisting></para> + +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Now you are ready to run the setup program from the Microsoft Windows +workstation as follows: <command>\\"Server_Name"\MSOP95\msoffice\setup</command> +</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> </chapter> |