Re: [MLUG] e-smith

["Jamie Lloyd" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

For those of you who wish to be able to administer a linux box
via a secure web page go check out www.webmin.com
I've been using it for some time now, you can do damn near anything
you want to your linux box, from starting and stoping services that run on
startup,
configuring samba and ftp, to mounting local and network filesystems.  The
list
to to large to tell about everything, but I suggest you go check it out if
you get a chance.
I love the program, and there are always people making third-party plugins
for it!

Later,
Jamie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Napier" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
To: <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 6:28 PM
Subject: RE: [MLUG] e-smith


> March Networks,(E-Smith)Server seems to be a fairly good tool that
> allows you to have a working model while learning the basics of Linux
> Networking. The 5.0 distro also comes with IMP, an easily customizable
> PHP based Webmail interface. I have only had one issue with 5.0 and that
> was with trying to install tripwire.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Buford
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 1:33 PM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: RE: [MLUG] e-smith
>
> ya...I was kinda worried when e-smith got bought out, but they seem to
> be
> keeping up the distro pretty well. Mine doesn't serve as my gateway
> anymore,
> but it's still a rock solid file/print server.
>
> Rick
> It's never too late for a happy childhood - Gloria Steinem
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eugene R. Worth [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:41 PM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: [MLUG] Report of events ... hdd crash
>
>
> Thanks to those who responded with suggestions about the dead hdd. It
> was
> really dead. Turns out that I only lost 2 files of significance, and a
> day's work had them rebuilt and running again.
>
> I replaced the dead hdd with two, identical IDE drives. When I was ready
> to
> install the OS, I took stock of what I really needed out of a *NIX
> fileserver. I need a system that will file/print share, dial-up Internet
>
> gateway for my LAN, firewall protection, and a rudimentary web server
> behind the firewall (for development, experimentation purposes).
>
> So, I opted to install e-smith 5.0 ... (www.e-smith.org). This is based
> on
> RH 2.2.19 kernel that does exactly what I wanted and can do more, if I
> want
> to configure it to do so. The system is maintained through a web
> front-end,
> so the user/administrator does not need to know command line *NIX. I
> wanted
> to test this, as I'd like to recommend it as an M$ alternative for small
>
> office file/print share network servers.
>
> I must say that installation was a breeze, configuration likewise.
> SAMBA,
> gateway, and firewall configuration were equally smooth (www.grc.com
> Shields Up/Test My Ports shows everything 'stealth'). Backups are easy
> to
> another hdd on the network (Backup to desktop), or to a tape drive. The
> e-smith software is not backed up, only the configuration files and any
> data files on the system. Slick!
>
> So, after a week ... hey, I'm keeping this running ... I'll put RH on
> another computer on the network.
>
> gene
>
>
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