On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 09:20 -0500, Matt Lung wrote: > Right now, it isn't. It could be with some work though. I believe new > users will continue to struggle until there is some sort of wizard type > setup that will aid in the configuration of their Samba servers. If > they use a wizard and get setup what they want they will be happy. ---- I think that is the point of smbldap-tools and most specifically smbldap-populate - sort of a turnkey approach to getting the Windows expected/Samba & LDAP implemented base setup. ---- > Maybe some of them will leave it at that and never look any deeper, or > maybe others will need to dig down and start learning how Samba really > works or how LDAP really works, and start customizing. Most that are > just starting out they try this and they hit a road block and become > frustrated.... they ask for help on this list and most get chastised for > asking a simple question. The inevitable answer is "read the > documentation". ---- How do you deal with people that already have their users and groups setup? Is basic LDAP setup/configuration part of Samba responsibility? ---- > A lot of times it gets pretty nasty too. Why don't you > make a separate list for new samba users to post simple startup > questions to?? ---- I don't see it getting nasty ---- > I'd run back to Microsoft in an instant too if I was new > looking for help and that happened to me. Doing something like this > to make startup easier is only going to help this project and further > promote switching from Microsoft servers to Samba servers, or switching > to Linux in general. ---- There are lots of resources for getting support - this list is user supported for free. Expecting personal attention to one's situation is probably not reasonable. You can always contract for support, setup assistance, etc.
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