[olug] Samba and XP

Craig Wolf cjwolf at mpsomaha.org
Mon Sep 8 14:08:57 UTC 2003


I am NOT playing the DC game.  Just a repository of user files/SQL server in the near term and a website in the near to far term.

Craig Wolf
Linux Web Server Support
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402-894-6283


>>> phil at brutsche.us 09/08/03 08:32AM >>>
Craig Wolf wrote:
> This may sound stupid but I have a big fish I am trying to catch and
> don't want to put my foot in my mouth.  Will XP work with Samba?  I
> have a new location that I may be taking over and I want a Linux
> server in place of my competitors choice of Win2003 but this keys on
> the above question.

The basic file and print server functionality will work fine.

If you want to use Samba as a domain controller you'll need to make some 
registry hacks on each XP machine.

-- 

Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us 


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