Hi John,
A Samba certification exam should validate that the candidate
understands the essentials of Windows networking - not all of how to
condifugre a windows desktop client. But it is necessary to for a Samba admin
to know his/her way around the network configuration tools for the Microsoft
Windows server and workstation products.
Do you mean "we should test no windows client configuration at all" or
"we should test only the required windows client networking
configuration so the client talks to the samba server"? I think the
seccond is better, because you can't troubleshoot your network and not
be able to configure the client side.
I recommend that this discussion should define very carefully what the
certification means.
Does LPIC-3-Samba mean that someone can just configure Samba and know their
way around Samba configuration files and tools,
I see very little value for a certification like that.
or does it mean that they are
"competent" to handle and solve the majority of real-world problems involving
MS Windows servers and workstations in admixture with Samba?
I think that's what employees would want from a LPIC-3-Samba.
Additionally, does LPIC-3-Samba mean someone is competent to migrate a Windows
network to a Samba-based network? What about Samba-based back to Windows NT4
or Active Directory?
I think migration from Windows to Samba should be covered, because that
happens a lot, but not the other way back.
[]s, Fernando Lozano
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