<div dir="ltr">I beg to differ...<div><br></div><div>A friend of mine (not the same - one that installs and developes Linux based solutions for businesses) implemented such a solution for his CPA - a file server where all the office files are located (all 'My Documents' folders point to the share) and the CPA says he had not one problem since it was installed.</div>
<div><br></div><div>This was about two years ago and my IT friend can't remember what exactly he used. I wanted to get some input from you guys (and gals) for a more recent solution.</div><div><br></div><div>I am looking for an 'Install and forget' kind of solution. A black box - from the user's point of view...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Amichai. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 14:10, Jonathan Ben Avraham <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yba@tkos.co.il">yba@tkos.co.il</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi Amichai,<br>
I think that you would be best to tell your friend to use genuine Microsoft Windows for the server for the following reasons:<br>
<br>
a) He will remain your friend and will not curse you for setting up something that he can't understand and is not motivated to understand<br>
<br>
b) He will not be exposing the core of his business operations to the risks of an unfamiliar technology and the risks of multiple technologies<br>
<br>
c) He will be able to fix it himself or easily find someone who can<br>
<br>
Instead, you should set him up an additional client workstation with Ubuntu and show him how to use it.<br>
<br>
Sorry for deviating from the party line, but I have gained the above wisdom over many years of experience with small businesses.<br>
Shabbat Shalom,<br>
<br>
- yba<br>
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On Fri, 20 May 2011, Amichai Rotman wrote:<br>
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Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 13:37:50 +0300<br>
From: Amichai Rotman <<a href="mailto:amichai@iglu.org.il" target="_blank">amichai@iglu.org.il</a>><br>
To: Linux-IL <<a href="mailto:linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il" target="_blank">linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il</a>><br>
Subject: File Server for SOHO?<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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Hi All,<br>
A friend of mine has a small biz with 6 PC running Windows XP Home set up as a Workgroup. He<br>
has a dedicated app that saves files to a shared folder on one of them, and all other PC<br>
access these files as clients...<br>
<br>
This specific PC that acts as a server is dying (the hard disk is failing and caused the PC to<br>
crash a few times).<br>
<br>
I am trying to "sell" him the idea of a Linux based File Server. The dedicated app doesn't<br>
care where the share is, as long as it seems as a Windows Share. I was thinking this is a<br>
classic SAMBA Server scenario.<br>
<br>
I need help with the following:<br>
<br>
1. A few "selling" points for the Linux based solution.<br>
2. Which solution to implement?<br>
2a. Ubuntu Server with SAMBA?<br>
2b. A dedicated distro (FreeNAS or some such)<br>
3. A way for him to see what's going on with the server, some basic admin tasks (like<br>
rebooting the server if it is not accessible) - some way to make them feel they have some<br>
control over it and it's not just a black box they cannot see.... or some way to make them<br>
drop that specific demand from their list....<br>
5. This server should also handle backups to an external USB drive and send reports by e-mail<br>
in case of a failure.<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
<br>
Amichai.<br>
<br>
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