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Modules - File Sharing - Windows-Samba

Overview

Your ClarkConnect system provides network server capabilities for a Windows network. Among other tasks, you can use the software as a primary domain controller, file storage, and for sharing printers.

Installation

If you did not select this module to be included during the installation process, you must first install the module.

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Click here for the ClarkConnect 4.x Windows/Samba documentation.

Global Configuration

In the global configuration settings, you will want to change the Name and Comment at the bare minimum.

Name

The name of the system as it appears on Windows Networks.

Comment

The comment is a short description for the system.

Printing

Printing mode for the server:

• Disable: no print server
• Raw: print server with drivers installed on the client systems
• Point and Click: print server with drivers installed either on the client systems or the server

WINS Server / WINS Support

If you plan on enabling PDC mode, using VPN, or have more than two local networks, we strongly recommend that you enable a WINS server on your network. If you already have a WINS server, you can enter the IP address of the server in the WINS Server field. Alternatively, the ClarkConnect system can be configured as a WINS server on your network. Enable the WINS Support option. More information on WINS is available in this Howto.

Administrator Password

By default, the special winadmin account the ClarkConnect system is used for managing your Windows network. For example, this account is used to add client systems to a ClarkConnect PDC. You can set the password for the winadmin at any time.

Modes

Two modes are supported in ClarkConnect:

• Primary Domain Controller mode
• Simple File and Print Server mode

PDC - Primary Domain Controller

You ClarkConnect system can be configured to act as a primary domain controller (PDC). Once configured as a PDC, you must add the computers on your network to the ClarkConnect PDC. Use the winadmin account to add these systems.

Windows Domain

The windows domain must only contain letters and numbers and be less than 16 characters long.

Logon Script

The name of the logon script stored in the netlogon folder. You can copy the script from your desktop system to the netlogon directory on your ClarkConnect system. You must connect to the server as winadmin and type in the hidden netlogon folder. Alternatively, you can copy the file to the /var/samba/netlogon folder using other upload tools. Please make sure the script is using Windows-style formatting!

Logon Drive

The driver letter to use when a user connects to their home directory on the ClarkConnect server. For example, if user mary logs on, she will fill a drive (perhaps Q:) mapped to her ClarkConnect home directory (/home/mary).

Roaming Profiles

Roaming profiles allow you to store a Windows profile on the ClarkConnect server. This allows a user to login to any workstation on your network and have access to the same files and settings. Roaming profiles can be useful in such an environment, but it is not recommended for laptops or other systems that may connect to other local networks.

Simple File and Print Server

If you do not require domain logon support, you can configure the system as a simple file server. When users access any resources (printers, file shares, etc) on the server, they must first login with a valid username and password.

Windows Domain

The windows domain must only contain letters and numbers and be less than 16 characters long.

File Shares

To add a file shares, use the Flexshare tool. You will also see the status for a list of important shares used by the system:

• homes: home shares
• printers: printer share
• print$: print driver share
• netlogon: netlogon share, contains netlogon script and resources
• profiles: roaming profiles share.

Troubleshooting

Due to a feature in Microsoft networking, you may not see the ClarkConnect system in Network Neighborhood right away; sometimes it takes several minutes to appear. A quick way around this "feature" is to use the Find Computer tool and typing typing the IP address of the System.