Will H. Backman wrote:
Looking for feedback on a basic blueprint for a small office using BSD.
Situation: Small office with maybe five workstations.
Question: What would an all BSD setup look like?
Solution that comes to mind:
* Single server for DNS, DHCP, LPD, SMTP, IMAP, and home directories.
* Full install with whatever desktop environment is chosen.
* automount home directories.
* Instead of NIS, maybe cron job to rsyc files like /etc/passwd,
/etc/hosts, /etc/printcap from central server.
Does anyone out there have a similar setup?
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Will Backman - Network Administrator
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
http://www.ceimaine.org
I still don't know if there is much of a consensus. There is one
document (http://www.openbsdsupport.org/sharedhomes.html) that is a
little old, but I think it describes the traditional Unix way of doing
things.
I think someone with only a little Unix experience could follow that
document. Combined with a network-ready printer, mail/DNS services
provided by their ISP, and an inexpensive router, one could have a
simple and workable solution. It should be possible to set up a simple
environment without hiring a Unix/Network engineer.
I'd like to thank everyone for their comments and suggestions.
