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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/StandAloneServer.html b/docs/htmldocs/StandAloneServer.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..78f219911c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/htmldocs/StandAloneServer.html @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 8. Stand-alone Servers</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="type.html" title="Part II. Server Configuration Basics"><link rel="previous" href="domain-member.html" title="Chapter 7. Domain Membership"><link rel="next" href="ClientConfig.html" title="Chapter 9. MS Windows Network Configuration Guide"></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 8. Stand-alone Servers</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="domain-member.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part II. Server Configuration Basics</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ClientConfig.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="StandAloneServer"></a>Chapter 8. Stand-alone Servers</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><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="StandAloneServer.html#id2896324">Features and Benefits</a></dt><dt><a href="StandAloneServer.html#id2896363">Background</a></dt><dt><a href="StandAloneServer.html#id2896435">Example Configuration</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="StandAloneServer.html#RefDocServer">Reference Documentation Server</a></dt><dt><a href="StandAloneServer.html#SimplePrintServer">Central Print Serving</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="StandAloneServer.html#id2897068">Common Errors</a></dt></dl></div><p> +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. +</p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2896324"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +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. +</p><p> +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. Noone 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. +</p><p> +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. +</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2896363"></a>Background</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +The term <span class="emphasis"><em>Stand-alone Server</em></span> 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. +</p><p> +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. +</p><p> +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. +</p><p> +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 +(<tt class="filename">/etc/passwd</tt> or <tt class="filename">/etc/shadow</tt>), may use a +local smbpasswd file, or may use an LDAP backend, or even via PAM and Winbind another CIFS/SMB server +for authentication. +</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2896435"></a>Example Configuration</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +The examples, <link linkend="simplynice">, and link linkend="SimplePrintServer"/>, +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. +</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="RefDocServer"></a>Reference Documentation Server</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +Configuration of a read-only data server that everyone can access is very simple. +<link linkend="simplynice"> is the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file that will do this. Assume that all the reference documents +are stored in the directory <tt class="filename">/export</tt>, and the documents are owned by a user other than +nobody. No home directories are shared, and there are no users in the <tt class="filename">/etc/passwd</tt> +UNIX system database. This is a simple system to administer. +</p><div class="example"><a name="simplynice"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 8.1. smb.conf for Reference Documentation Server</b></p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td># Global parameters</td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>workgroup = MIDEARTH</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>netbios name = GANDALF</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>security = SHARE</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>passdb backend = guest</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>wins server = 192.168.1.1</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>[data]</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>comment = Data</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>path = /export</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>guest only = Yes</tt></i></td></tr></table></div><p> +In <link linkend="simplynice"> above, the machine name is set to GANDALF, the workgroup is set to the name +of the local workgroup (MIDEARTH) so the machine will appear together with systems with +which users are familiar. The only password backend required is the “<span class="quote">guest</span>” backend to allow default +unprivileged account names to be used. As there is a WINS server on this networki, we of obviously make use of it. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="SimplePrintServer"></a>Central Print Serving</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +Configuration of a simple print server is easy if you have all the right tools +on your system. +</p><div class="orderedlist"><p class="title"><b> Assumptions:</b></p><ol type="1"><li><p> + The print server must require no administration. + </p></li><li><p> + The print spooling and processing system on our print server will be CUPS. + (Please refer to <link linkend="CUPS-printing"> for more information). + </p></li><li><p> + The print server will service only network printers. The network administrator + will correctly configure the CUPS environment to support the printers. + </p></li><li><p> + 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. + </p></li></ol></div><p> +In this example our print server will spool all incoming print jobs to +<tt class="filename">/var/spool/samba</tt> 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: +</p><div class="itemizedlist"><p class="title"><b>Enabling Anonymous Printing</b></p><ul type="disc"><li><p> + The UNIX/Linux system must have a <b class="command">guest</b> account. + The default for this is usually the account <b class="command">nobody</b>. + To find the correct name to use for your version of Samba, do the + following: +</p><pre class="screen"> +<tt class="prompt">$ </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>testparm -s -v | grep "guest account"</tt></b> +</pre><p> + Make sure that this account exists in your system password + database (<tt class="filename">/etc/passwd</tt>). + </p></li><li><p> + 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: +</p><pre class="screen"> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>mkdir /var/spool/samba</tt></b> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>chown nobody.nobody /var/spool/samba</tt></b> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>chmod a+rwt /var/spool/samba</tt></b> +</pre><p> + </p></li></ul></div><p> +The contents of the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file is shown in <link linkend="AnonPtrSvr">. +</p><p> +</p><div class="example"><a name="AnonPtrSvr"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 8.2. smb.conf for Anonymous Printing</b></p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td># Global parameters</td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>workgroup = MIDEARTH</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>netbios name = GANDALF</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>security = SHARE</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>passdb backend = guest</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>printing = cups</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>printcap name = cups</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>[printers]</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>comment = All Printers</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>path = /var/spool/samba</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>printer admin = root</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>guest ok = Yes</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>printable = Yes</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>use client driver = Yes</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>browseable = No</tt></i></td></tr></table></div><p> +</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> +<a class="indexterm" name="id2897019"></a> +<a class="indexterm" name="id2897030"></a> +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 <tt class="filename">/etc/mime.conv</tt> and <tt class="filename">/etc/mime.types</tt> +files. Refer to <link linkend="cups-raw">. +</p></div></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2897068"></a>Common Errors</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +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. +</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="domain-member.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="type.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ClientConfig.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 7. Domain Membership </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 9. 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