> From: Steve Bush [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Here is a summary of the alternatives I have for my 4 site (but growing)
> WAN:
You left out one of the obvious choices for some of the servers: a
current stock Mandrake or RedHat distribution. SMEserver doesn't
add any new functionality to these
Have you looked at the NIS HOW-TO for SME?
I can't comment on how well NIS works with SME, but I have used it
with a couple of other distros and it solves the centralized
authentication issue. IMHO, it is the best solution today for an all
Linux network (Linux servers and desktops).
If you want
From: "Les Mikesell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Les Mikesell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> it works very well as a single stand-alone office server what I
> really want is something that works better in a multi-server
> configuration where users/passwords are maintained centrally,
>
> From: Darrell May [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Hi Les,
>
> Sounds like you've got a good deal of Linux experience.
Well, enough that the advantage of using SME vs. another
distribution amounts to saving a few hours of setup time
and being able to delegate some of it to someone else.
Then you
Les Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> but I'd love to have that user management interface everywhere.
Hi Les,
Sounds like you've got a good deal of Linux experience. Remember the now
departed Axon Linux. They did exactly what you wanted and put the SME
server-manager interface on top of S
