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Gamma Cpt Goatrider

Ubuntu does come in a "Server" flavor that is basically a system fine-tuned to act as a server, and thus has no GUI by default. I love it. I use Ubuntu Server on my web, database, routing, and VOIP servers. It's incredibly versitile and extensible.

The one thing you'll want to do right out of the gate is install Webmin. It is INVALUABLE in administering in a lab setting. You can even make a webmin cluster for easy administration.

>How can I use Ubuntu to function as a domain server on an XP/2000 mix lab and send a batch file upon login?

Simple. Two daemons: Samba (acting as a Windows domain controller) and OpenLDAP. You can find a PLETHORA of setup tutes and walk-throughs on google for setting up ubuntu as a windows domain controller.

>I assume it would also be pretty simple to have different network accounts which allow them to access different shared folders on a particular partition of the hdd?

Again, Samba will set you free. You don't even have to have the server act as a domain controller, you can set up windows-compatible shares and users right out of the box with Samba.

>Also, what free filtering software would you recommend to use?

I assume you mean like parental filtration/proxy type things. I'd have to go with dansguardian on that one. I've never set it up before, as I've never had a use for it, but I hear it's very well known and well documented.

>One last thing, the power here is really unpredictable. Is there some way to hook the server to a smart UPS which tells the server when the power is down, which in turn issues a shutdown command to the rest of the lab?

Got me swingin on this one...I'm not aware of any kind of smart UPS that would do something like that. You may be able to get a managed power module and hook it to the UPS, but I haven't the faintest idea how it would work.

>Please, show some pity on teh n00b! I realize I may not be asking the correct questions, but we should have the server within a couple weeks and I am trying to avoid loading XP on it and am hoping to learn a couple things in the process.

Bah, we're all n00bs. Shit changes so fast that it's impossible not to be these days. As for loading XP...if you're more experienced with that, why not give a crack at virtualization? Go ahead and install XP (Pro I hope, home wont work well) and then install VMWare Server on that. Run multiple linux distros or appliance servers right inside windows, as if they were actually real boxes. I use virtualization in most of my datacenters. It may be an easier transition.

Good luck.

--goat

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Lab Setup... - Beta Ker knoledgesponge 2008-07-22 13:38:36
- RE: Lab Setup... - Gamma Cpt Icydemon 2008-07-23 00:27:03
- >RE: Lab Setup... - Gamma Cpt Goatrider 2008-07-23 00:20:30 <
  - Virtualization? - Beta Ker knoledgesponge 2008-07-23 05:58:31
    - VPS vs. Virtualization - Gamma Cpt Goatrider 2008-07-23 12:20:34
- The distribution is flexible - Beta Ker knoledgesponge 2008-07-22 13:42:58

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Message:	On 2008-07-23 00:20:30, Goatrider wrote >Ubuntu does come in a "Server" flavor that is basically a system fine-tuned to act as a server, and thus has no GUI by default. I love it. I use Ubuntu Server on my web, database, routing, and VOIP servers. It's incredibly versitile and extensible. > >The one thing you'll want to do right out of the gate is install Webmin. It is INVALUABLE in administering in a lab setting. You can even make a webmin cluster for easy administration. > >>[b]How can I use Ubuntu to function as a domain server on an XP/2000 mix lab and send a batch file upon login? [/b] > >Simple. Two daemons: Samba (acting as a Windows domain controller) and OpenLDAP. You can find a PLETHORA of setup tutes and walk-throughs on google for setting up ubuntu as a windows domain controller. > >>[b]I assume it would also be pretty simple to have different network accounts which allow them to access different shared folders on a particular partition of the hdd?[/b] > >Again, Samba will set you free. You don't even have to have the server act as a domain controller, you can set up windows-compatible shares and users right out of the box with Samba. > >>[b]Also, what free filtering software would you recommend to use?[/b] > >I assume you mean like parental filtration/proxy type things. I'd have to go with dansguardian on that one. I've never set it up before, as I've never had a use for it, but I hear it's very well known and well documented. > >>[b]One last thing, the power here is really unpredictable. Is there some way to hook the server to a smart UPS which tells the server when the power is down, which in turn issues a shutdown command to the rest of the lab?[/b] > >Got me swingin on this one...I'm not aware of any kind of smart UPS that would do something like that. You may be able to get a managed power module and hook it to the UPS, but I haven't the faintest idea how it would work. > >>[b]Please, show some pity on teh n00b! I realize I may not be asking the correct questions, but we should have the server within a couple weeks and I am trying to avoid loading XP on it and am hoping to learn a couple things in the process.[/b] > >Bah, we're all n00bs. Shit changes so fast that it's impossible not to be these days. As for loading XP...if you're more experienced with that, why not give a crack at virtualization? Go ahead and install XP (Pro I hope, home wont work well) and then install VMWare Server on that. Run multiple linux distros or appliance servers right inside windows, as if they were actually real boxes. I use virtualization in most of my datacenters. It may be an easier transition. > >Good luck. > >--goat
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