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+<chapter id="StandAloneServer">
+<chapterinfo>
+ &author.jht;
+</chapterinfo>
+<title>Stand-alone Servers</title>
+
+<para>
+Stand-alone Servers are independent of Domain Controllers on the network.
+They are not Domain Members and function more like workgroup servers. In many
+cases a Stand-alone Server is configured with a minimum of security control
+with the intent that all data served will be readily accessible to all users.
+</para>
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Features and Benefits</title>
+
+<para>
+Stand-alone Servers can be as secure or as insecure as needs dictate. They can
+have simple or complex configurations. Above all, despite the hoopla about
+Domain Security they remain a common installation.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+If all that is needed is a server for read-only files, or for
+printers alone, it may not make sense to effect a complex installation.
+For example: A drafting office needs to store old drawings and reference
+standards. No-one can write files to the server as it is legislatively
+important that all documents remain unaltered. A share mode read-only Stand-alone
+Server is an ideal solution.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Another situation that warrants simplicity is an office that has many printers
+that are queued off a single central server. Everyone needs to be able to print
+to the printers, there is no need to effect any access controls and no files will
+be served from the print server. Again, a share mode Stand-alone Server makes
+a great solution.
+</para>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Background</title>
+
+<para>
+The term <emphasis>Stand-alone Server</emphasis> means that it
+will provide local authentication and access control for all resources
+that are available from it. In general this means that there will be a
+local user database. In more technical terms, it means resources
+on the machine will be made available in either SHARE mode or in
+USER mode.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+No special action is needed other than to create user accounts. Stand-alone
+servers do not provide network logon services. This means that machines that
+use this server do not perform a domain logon to it. Whatever logon facility
+the workstations are subject to is independent of this machine. It is, however,
+necessary to accommodate any network user so the logon name they use will
+be translated (mapped) locally on the Stand-alone Server to a locally known
+user name. There are several ways this can be done.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Samba tends to blur the distinction a little in respect of what is
+a Stand-alone Server. This is because the authentication database may be
+local or on a remote server, even if from the SMB protocol perspective
+the Samba server is not a member of a domain security context.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Through the use of Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and the name service switcher (NSSWITCH),
+which maintains the UNIX-user database) the source of authentication may reside on
+another server. We would be inclined to call this the authentication server.
+This means that the Samba server may use the local UNIX/Linux system password database
+(<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or <filename>/etc/shadow</filename>), may use a
+local smbpasswd file, or may use an LDAP backend, or even via PAM and Winbind another CIFS/SMB server
+for authentication.
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Example Configuration</title>
+
+<para>
+The examples, <link linkend="simplynice">Reference Documentation Server</link>, and
+<link linkend="SimplePrintServer">Central Print Serving</link>,
+are designed to inspire simplicity. It is too easy to attempt a high level of creativity
+and to introduce too much complexity in server and network design.
+</para>
+
+<sect2 id="RefDocServer">
+<title>Reference Documentation Server</title>
+
+<para>
+Configuration of a read-only data server that everyone can access is very simple.
+<link linkend="simplynice">Following example</link> is the &smb.conf; file that will do this. Assume that all the reference documents
+are stored in the directory <filename>/export</filename>, and the documents are owned by a user other than
+nobody. No home directories are shared, and there are no users in the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>
+UNIX system database. This is a simple system to administer.
+</para>
+
+<smbconfexample id="simplynice">
+<title>smb.conf for Reference Documentation Server</title>
+<smbconfcomment> Global parameters</smbconfcomment>
+<smbconfsection>[global]</smbconfsection>
+<smbconfoption><name>workgroup</name><value>&example.workgroup;</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>netbios name</name><value>&example.server.samba;</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>security</name><value>SHARE</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>passdb backend</name><value>guest</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>wins server</name><value>192.168.1.1</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfsection>[data]</smbconfsection>
+<smbconfoption><name>comment</name><value>Data</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>path</name><value>/export</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>guest only</name><value>Yes</value></smbconfoption>
+</smbconfexample>
+
+<para>
+In <link linkend="simplynice">the example</link> above, the machine name is set to &example.server.samba;, the workgroup is set to the name
+of the local workgroup (&example.workgroup;) so the machine will appear together with systems with
+which users are familiar. The only password backend required is the <quote>guest</quote> backend to allow default
+unprivileged account names to be used. As there is a WINS server on this network, we of obviously make use of it.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="SimplePrintServer">
+<title>Central Print Serving</title>
+
+<para>
+Configuration of a simple print server is easy if you have all the right tools
+on your system.
+</para>
+
+<orderedlist>
+<title> Assumptions:</title>
+ <listitem><para>
+ The print server must require no administration.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ The print spooling and processing system on our print server will be CUPS.
+ (Please refer to <link linkend="CUPS-printing">CUPS Printing Support</link> for more information).
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ The print server will service only network printers. The network administrator
+ will correctly configure the CUPS environment to support the printers.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ All workstations will use only postscript drivers. The printer driver
+ of choice is the one shipped with the Windows OS for the Apple Color LaserWriter.
+ </para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+
+<para>
+In this example our print server will spool all incoming print jobs to
+<filename>/var/spool/samba</filename> until the job is ready to be submitted by
+Samba to the CUPS print processor. Since all incoming connections will be as
+the anonymous (guest) user, two things will be required:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<title>Enabling Anonymous Printing</title>
+ <listitem><para>
+ The UNIX/Linux system must have a <command>guest</command> account.
+ The default for this is usually the account <command>nobody</command>.
+ To find the correct name to use for your version of Samba, do the
+ following:
+<screen>
+&prompt;<userinput>testparm -s -v | grep "guest account"</userinput>
+</screen>
+ Make sure that this account exists in your system password
+ database (<filename>/etc/passwd</filename>).
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ The directory into which Samba will spool the file must have write
+ access for the guest account. The following commands will ensure that
+ this directory is available for use:
+<screen>
+&rootprompt;<userinput>mkdir /var/spool/samba</userinput>
+&rootprompt;<userinput>chown nobody.nobody /var/spool/samba</userinput>
+&rootprompt;<userinput>chmod a+rwt /var/spool/samba</userinput>
+</screen>
+ </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>
+The contents of the &smb.conf; file is shown in <link linkend="AnonPtrSvr">the next example</link>.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<smbconfexample id="AnonPtrSvr">
+<title>&smb.conf; for Anonymous Printing</title>
+<smbconfcomment> Global parameters</smbconfcomment>
+<smbconfsection>[global]</smbconfsection>
+<smbconfoption><name>workgroup</name><value>&example.workgroup;</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>netbios name</name><value>&example.server.samba;</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>security</name><value>SHARE</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>passdb backend</name><value>guest</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>printing</name><value>cups</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>printcap name</name><value>cups</value></smbconfoption>
+
+<smbconfsection>[printers]</smbconfsection>
+<smbconfoption><name>comment</name><value>All Printers</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>path</name><value>/var/spool/samba</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>printer admin</name><value>root</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>guest ok</name><value>Yes</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>printable</name><value>Yes</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>use client driver</name><value>Yes</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>browseable</name><value>No</value></smbconfoption>
+</smbconfexample>
+</para>
+
+
+<note><para>
+<indexterm><primary>MIME</primary><secondary>raw</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>raw printing</primary></indexterm>
+On CUPS-enabled systems there is a facility to pass raw data directly to the printer without
+intermediate processing via CUPS print filters. Where use of this mode of operation is desired,
+it is necessary to configure a raw printing device. It is also necessary to enable the raw mime
+handler in the <filename>/etc/mime.conv</filename> and <filename>/etc/mime.types</filename>
+files. Refer to <link linkend="cups-raw">Explicitly Enable <quote>raw</quote> Printing for
+<emphasis>application/octet-stream</emphasis></link>.
+</para></note>
+
+</sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1>
+<title>Common Errors</title>
+
+<para>
+The greatest mistake so often made is to make a network configuration too complex.
+It pays to use the simplest solution that will meet the needs of the moment.
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+</chapter>