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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/AdvancedNetworkManagement.html b/docs/htmldocs/AdvancedNetworkManagement.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..296c684e24 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/htmldocs/AdvancedNetworkManagement.html @@ -0,0 +1,224 @@ +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 22. Advanced Network Management</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.60.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="SAMBA Project Documentation"><link rel="up" href="optional.html" title="Part III. Advanced Configuration"><link rel="previous" href="winbind.html" title="Chapter 21. Integrated Logon Support using Winbind"><link rel="next" href="PolicyMgmt.html" title="Chapter 23. System and Account Policies"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 22. Advanced Network Management</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="winbind.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part III. Advanced Configuration</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="PolicyMgmt.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="AdvancedNetworkManagement"></a>Chapter 22. Advanced Network Management</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></tt></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">April 3 2003</p></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="AdvancedNetworkManagement.html#id2984570">Features and Benefits</a></dt><dt><a href="AdvancedNetworkManagement.html#id2984759">Remote Server Administration</a></dt><dt><a href="AdvancedNetworkManagement.html#id2984858">Remote Desktop Management</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="AdvancedNetworkManagement.html#id2984876">Remote Management from NoMachines.Com</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="AdvancedNetworkManagement.html#id2985087">Network Logon Script Magic</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="AdvancedNetworkManagement.html#id2985283">Adding printers without user intervention</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="AdvancedNetworkManagement.html#id2985316">Common Errors</a></dt></dl></div><p> +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. +</p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2984570"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +Often the difference between a working network environment and a well appreciated one can +best be measured by the <span class="emphasis"><em>little things</em></span> that makes everything work more +harmoniously. A key part of every network environment solution is the ability to remotely +manage MS Windows workstations, to remotely access the Samba server, to provide customised +logon scripts, as well as other house keeping activities that help to sustain more reliable +network operations. +</p><p> +This chapter presents information on each of these area. They are placed here, and not in +other chapters, for ease of reference. +</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2984759"></a>Remote Server Administration</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +<span class="emphasis"><em>How do I get 'User Manager' and 'Server Manager'?</em></span> +</p><p> + Since I don't need to buy an <span class="application">NT4 Server</span>, how do I get the 'User Manager for Domains', +the 'Server Manager'? +</p><p> +Microsoft distributes a version of these tools called nexus for installation +on <span class="application">Windows 9x / Me</span> systems. The tools set includes: +</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>Server Manager</td></tr><tr><td>User Manager for Domains</td></tr><tr><td>Event Viewer</td></tr></table><p> +Click here to download the archived file <a href="ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/NEXUS.EXE" target="_top">ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/NEXUS.EXE</a> +</p><p> +The <span class="application">Windows NT 4.0</span> version of the 'User Manager for +Domains' and 'Server Manager' are available from Microsoft via ftp +from <a href="ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/SRVTOOLS.EXE" target="_top">ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/SRVTOOLS.EXE</a> +</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2984858"></a>Remote Desktop Management</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +There are a number of possible remote desktop management solutions that range from free +through costly. Do not let that put you off. Sometimes the most costly solutions is the +most cost effective. In any case, you will need to draw your own conclusions as to which +is the best tool in your network environment. +</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2984876"></a>Remote Management from NoMachines.Com</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> + The following information was posted to the Samba mailing list at Apr 3 23:33:50 GMT 2003. + It is presented in slightly edited form (with author details omitted for privacy reasons). + The entire answer is reproduced below with some comments removed. + </p><p> +</p><pre class="screen"> +> I have a wonderful linux/samba server running as PDC for a network. +> Now I would like to add remote desktop capabilities so that +> users outside could login to the system and get their desktop up from +> home or another country.. +> +> Is there a way to accomplish this? Do I need a windows terminal server? +> Do I need to configure it so that it is a member of the domain or a +> BDC,PDC? Are there any hacks for MS Windows XP to enable remote login +> even if the computer is in a domain? +> +> Any ideas/experience would be appreciated :) +</pre><p> +</p><p> + Answer provided: Check out the new offer from NoMachine, "NX" software: + <a href="http://www.nomachine.com/" target="_top">http://www.nomachine.com/</a>. + </p><p> + It implements a very easy-to-use interface to the remote X protocol as + well as incorporating VNC/RFB and rdesktop/RDP into it, but at a speed + performance much better than anything you may have ever seen... + </p><p> + Remote X is not new at all -- but what they did achieve successfully is + a new way of compression and caching technologies which makes the thing + fast enough to run even over slow modem/ISDN connections. + </p><p> + I could test drive their (public) RedHat machine in Italy, over a loaded + internet connection, with enabled thumbnail previews in KDE konqueror + which popped up immediately on "mouse-over". 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 here + that my score was 631750 points at first try... + </p><p> + NX performs better on my local LAN than any of the other "pure" + connection methods I am using from time to time: TightVNC, rdesktop or + remote X. It is even faster than a direct crosslink connection between + two nodes. + </p><p> + I even got sound playing from the remote X app to my local boxes, and + had a working "copy'n'paste" from an NX window (running a KDE session + in Italy) to my Mozilla mailing agent... These guys are certainly doing + something right! + </p><p> + I recommend to test drive NX to anybody with a only a remote interest + in remote computing + <a href="http://www.nomachine.com/testdrive.php" target="_top">http://www.nomachine.com/testdrive.php</a>. + </p><p> + Just download the free of charge client software (available for RedHat, + 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... + </p><p> + 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, + 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.... well, you also can run it + fullscreen, and after a short time you forget that it is a remote session + at all). + </p><p> + Now the best thing at the end: all the core compression and caching + 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....) + </p><p> + To answer your questions: + </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> + You don't need to install a terminal server; XP has RDP support built in. + </p></li><li><p> + NX is much cheaper than Citrix -- and comparable in performance, probably faster + </p></li><li><p> + You don't need to hack XP -- it just works + </p></li><li><p> + You log into the XP box from remote transparently (and I think there is no + need to change anything to get a connection, even if authentication is against a domain) + </p></li><li><p> + The NX core technologies are all Open Source and released under the GPL -- + you can today use a (very inconvenient) commandline to use it at no cost, + but you can buy a comfortable (proprietary) NX GUI frontend for money + </p></li><li><p> + NoMachine are encouraging and offering help to OSS/Free Software implementations + for such a frontend too, even if it means competition to them (they have written + to this effect even to the LTSP, KDE and GNOME developer mailing lists) + </p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2985087"></a>Network Logon Script Magic</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +This section needs work. Volunteer contributions most welcome. Please send your patches or updates +to <a href="mailto:jht@samba.org" target="_top">John Terpstra</a>. +</p><p> +There are several opportunities for creating a custom network startup configuration environment. +</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>No Logon Script</td></tr><tr><td>Simple universal Logon Script that applies to all users</td></tr><tr><td>Use of a conditional Logon Script that applies per user or per group attributes</td></tr><tr><td>Use of Samba's Preexec and Postexec functions on access to the NETLOGON share to create + a custom Logon Script and then execute it.</td></tr><tr><td>User of a tool such as KixStart</td></tr></table><p> +The Samba source code tree includes two logon script generation/execution tools. +See <tt class="filename">examples</tt> directory <tt class="filename">genlogon</tt> and +<tt class="filename">ntlogon</tt> subdirectories. +</p><p> +The following listings are from the genlogon directory. +</p><p> +This is the <tt class="filename">genlogon.pl</tt> file: + +</p><pre class="programlisting"> + #!/usr/bin/perl + # + # genlogon.pl + # + # Perl script to generate user logon scripts on the fly, when users + # connect from a Windows client. This script should be called from smb.conf + # with the %U, %G and %L parameters. I.e: + # + # root preexec = genlogon.pl %U %G %L + # + # The script generated will perform + # the following: + # + # 1. Log the user connection to /var/log/samba/netlogon.log + # 2. Set the PC's time to the Linux server time (which is maintained + # daily to the National Institute of Standard's Atomic clock on the + # internet. + # 3. Connect the user's home drive to H: (H for Home). + # 4. Connect common drives that everyone uses. + # 5. Connect group-specific drives for certain user groups. + # 6. Connect user-specific drives for certain users. + # 7. Connect network printers. + + # Log client connection + #($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) = localtime(time); + ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) = localtime(time); + open LOG, ">>/var/log/samba/netlogon.log"; + print LOG "$mon/$mday/$year $hour:$min:$sec - User $ARGV[0] logged into $ARGV[1]\n"; + close LOG; + + # Start generating logon script + open LOGON, ">/shared/netlogon/$ARGV[0].bat"; + print LOGON "\@ECHO OFF\r\n"; + + # Connect shares just use by Software Development group + if ($ARGV[1] eq "SOFTDEV" || $ARGV[0] eq "softdev") + { + print LOGON "NET USE M: \\\\$ARGV[2]\\SOURCE\r\n"; + } + + # Connect shares just use by Technical Support staff + if ($ARGV[1] eq "SUPPORT" || $ARGV[0] eq "support") + { + print LOGON "NET USE S: \\\\$ARGV[2]\\SUPPORT\r\n"; + } + + # Connect shares just used by Administration staff + If ($ARGV[1] eq "ADMIN" || $ARGV[0] eq "admin") + { + print LOGON "NET USE L: \\\\$ARGV[2]\\ADMIN\r\n"; + print LOGON "NET USE K: \\\\$ARGV[2]\\MKTING\r\n"; + } + + # Now connect Printers. We handle just two or three users a little + # differently, because they are the exceptions that have desktop + # printers on LPT1: - all other user's go to the LaserJet on the + # server. + if ($ARGV[0] eq 'jim' + || $ARGV[0] eq 'yvonne') + { + print LOGON "NET USE LPT2: \\\\$ARGV[2]\\LJET3\r\n"; + print LOGON "NET USE LPT3: \\\\$ARGV[2]\\FAXQ\r\n"; + } + else + { + print LOGON "NET USE LPT1: \\\\$ARGV[2]\\LJET3\r\n"; + print LOGON "NET USE LPT3: \\\\$ARGV[2]\\FAXQ\r\n"; + } + + # All done! Close the output file. + close LOGON; +</pre><p> +</p><p> +Those wishing to use more elaborate or capable logon processing system should check out the following sites: +</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td><a href="http://www.craigelachie.org/rhacer/ntlogon" target="_top">http://www.craigelachie.org/rhacer/ntlogon</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.kixtart.org" target="_top">http://www.kixtart.org</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.asp?scid=kb;en-us;189105" target="_top">http://support.microsoft.com/default.asp?scid=kb;en-us;189105</a></td></tr></table><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2985283"></a>Adding printers without user intervention</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +Printers may be added automatically during logon script processing through the use of: + +</p><pre class="programlisting"> + rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /? +</pre><p> + +See the documentation in the <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.asp?scid=kb;en-us;189105" target="_top">Microsoft knowledgebase article no: 189105</a>. +</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2985316"></a>Common Errors</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +The information provided in this chapter has been reproduced from postings on the samba@samba.org +mailing list. No implied endorsement or recommendation is offered. Administrators should conduct +their own evaluation of alternatives and are encouraged to draw their own conclusions. +</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="winbind.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="optional.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="PolicyMgmt.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 21. Integrated Logon Support using Winbind </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 23. System and Account Policies</td></tr></table></div></body></html> |