From 65bd1e37751bb151216b0814800f9a24d873624d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Terpstra Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 02:01:42 +0000 Subject: Adding new foreword. (This used to be commit 4b21a973a3072cd4c8e82b7a7a6327592eb53d2e) --- docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-MigrateNT4Samba3.xml | 3 - docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-SecureOfficeServer.xml | 3 +- docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-foreword.xml | 110 ++++++++++++---------------- 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-MigrateNT4Samba3.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-MigrateNT4Samba3.xml index db518bb550..665e41ad8d 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-MigrateNT4Samba3.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-MigrateNT4Samba3.xml @@ -401,19 +401,16 @@ NT4 Migration Samba-3 Server <filename>smb.conf</filename> &smbmdash; Part: A -Global parameters DAMNATION MERLIN ldapsam:ldap://localhost - /etc/samba/smbusers 1 0 /var/log/samba/%m 0 139 445 wins bcast hosts - Yes /opt/IDEALX/sbin/smbldap-useradd -m '%u' /opt/IDEALX/sbin/smbldap-userdel '%u' /opt/IDEALX/sbin/smbldap-groupadd '%g' diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-SecureOfficeServer.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-SecureOfficeServer.xml index fb8562f577..ea60db5a4e 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-SecureOfficeServer.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-SecureOfficeServer.xml @@ -2255,7 +2255,8 @@ Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 168 seconds Now install all four printers onto the staging system. The printers you install include the accounting department HP LaserJet 6 and Minolta QMS Magicolor printers. You will also configure identical printers that are located in the financial services department. - Install printers on each machine using the steps shown in . + Install printers on each machine following the steps shown in the Windows client printer + preparation procedure below. diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-foreword.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-foreword.xml index 38770d7e9b..beb04351d9 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-foreword.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/SBE-foreword.xml @@ -4,102 +4,86 @@ Foreword -By Dan Kusnetzky, IDC +By John Weathersby, OSSI
-Dan Kusnetzky, Vice President System Software Research, International Data Corporation +Executive Director, Open Source Software Institute -IDC's software research group has been conducting research on the market for software, -including operating environments, for over twenty years. In 1994, the system software -research team started to field questions from its subscribers on Linux. We had very -little empirical data to offer when these queries first were heard, so IDC added Linux -to its operating environment research agenda. The first demand and supply side research -containing IDC's findings on Linux started to appear in early 1995. +The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is comprised of representatives from a broad spectrum of business and +non-business organizations that share a common interest in the promotion of development and implementation +of open-source software solutions globally, and in particular within the United States of America. -IDC has watched as Linux marched from being software for computer hobbyists to being -a mainstream choice in many markets worldwide. This march is very similar to the adoption -cycle UNIX experienced in the 1970s and 1980s. Windows repeated this pattern of adoption -during the 1980s and 1990s. IDC has long projected that Linux would be a mainstream -choice in nearly all markets by the end of 2005. The software is well down that path -now and just might beat IDC's projections. +The OSSI has global affiliations with like-minded organizations. Our affiliate in the United Kingdom is the +Open Source Consortium. Both the OSSI and the OSC share a common objective to expand the use of open-source +software in federal, state and municipal government agencies and in academic institutions. We represent +businesses that provide professional support services that answer the needs of our target organizational +information technology consumers in an effective and cost efficient manner. -As of the end of 2002, Linux was the number three desktop or client operating environment, -responsible for nearly 3% of the worldwide shipments of client operating environment -software. Linux was the number two server operating environment, responsible for nearly -25% of the worldwide shipments of server operating environment software. This is an amazing -level of growth from its rather humble beginnings of holding less than 1% share of either -client or server operating environment market when IDC first started publishing its findings -on Linux. +Open source software has matured greatly over the past 5 years with the result that an increasing number of +people who hold key influential decision-making positions want to know how the business model works. They +want to understand how problems get resolved, how questions get answered, and how the development model +is sustained. Information and Communications Technology directors in defense organizations, and in other +government agencies that deal with sensitive information, want to become familiar with development roadmaps +and, in particular, seek to evaluate the track record of the main-stream open-source project teams. -IDC's demand-side studies have indicated that Linux is most often utilized as a platform -for basic infrastructure services, such as supporting access to shared files and printers -or supporting basic networking functions. IDC's most recent survey, conducted in late 2003, -indicated that supporting file and print services was the most common use of Linux. Samba -and NFS are the most commonly mentioned approaches to offering file and print services on -Linux. +Wherever the OSSI gains entrance to new opportunities we find that Microsoft Windows technologies are the +benchmark against which open-source software solutions are measured. Two open-source software projects +are key to our ability to present a structured, and convincing, proposition that there are alternatives +to the incumbent proprietary means of meeting information technology needs. They are the Apache Web server +and Samba. -Nearly all of IDC's operating environment studies have shown that Linux is being added -into organizational networks that already include Windows, UNIX, and mainframe operating -environments. This, of course, means that interoperability with these operating environments -is a crucial success factor for Linux. +Just as the Apache web server is the standard in web serving technology, Samba is the definitive standard +for providing inter-operability with UNIX systems and other non-Microsoft operating system platforms. Both +open-source applications have a truly remarkable track record that extends well over a decade. Both have +demonstrated unique capacity to innovate and to maintain a level of development that has not only kept +pace with demands, but in many areas each project has also proven to be an industry leader. -All of this leads to the book in hand, Samba-3 By Example, by John H. Terpstra, It addresses -the most commonly heard questions about bringing Linux and Samba into a Windows or UNIX -focused environment. Namely, organizations voice concerns about staff having sufficient -levels of expertise to facilitate development, administration, operations and support activities -around the adoption of Linux and Samba. I expect Samba-3 by Example will be of enormous help -to Windows or UNIX administrators hoping to gain a level of comfort and familiarity with both -Linux and Samba. +One of the areas in which the Samba project has demonstrated key leadership is in documentation. The OSSI +was delighted when we saw the Samba Team, and John H. Terpstra in particular, release two amzingly well +written books to help Samba software users to deploy, maintain and trouble-shoot Windows networking +installations. We were concerned that, given the large volume of documentation, the challenge to maintain +it and keep it current might prove difficult. -Samba is a mature open source software product that is well established as a leading Windows -file and print technology in use on large-scale UNIX systems. Its stability and scalability -appears to be well respected. This book demonstrates easy approaches to implementing Samba-3 -no matter whether your network is large or small. It is a book that would make a fine addition -to the network administrators' library! +This second edition of the book, Samba-3 by Example barely one year following the release +of the first edition has removed all concerns and is proof that open-source solutiosn are a compelling choice. +The first edition was released shortly following the release of Samba version 3.0 itself, and has become +the authorative instrument for training and for guiding deployment. -
- - - - -By Andrew Tridgell, Samba Team - -
-Andrew Tridgell, President, Samba Team - -I've always been the sort of computer user that learns best by -example. Seeing a complete example matching a real-world use of a -piece of software gives me an understanding of that software far -better than reading detailed manuals. If, like me, you are the sort of -computer user that learns best by example then this book is for you. +I am personally aware how much effort has gone into this second edition. John Terpstra has worked with +government bodies and with large organizations that have deployed Samba-3 since it was released. He also +worked to ensure that this book gained community following. He asking those who have worked at the coal-face +of large and small organizations alike, to contribute their experiences. He has captured that in this book +and has succeeded yet again. His recipe is persistence, intuition, and a high level of respect for the people +who use Samba. -I was also delighted to see the use of ethereal to illustrate the -network protocols used by Samba. Ethereal has developed into a very -sophisticated network analysis tool, and familiarity with using -ethereal is a very useful skill for any system administrator. +This book is the first source you should turn to before you deploy Samba and as you are mastering its +deployment. I am proud and excited to be associated in a small way with such a useful tool. This book has +reached maturity that is demonstrated by reiteration that at every step in deployment must be validated. +This book makes it easy to succeed, and dificutly to fail to gain a stable working network environment. -Enjoy this book, and make the most of Samba! +I recommend this book for use by all IT managers and network administrators. +
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