Linux Box Setup
PART 1
Mandrake 9.0 Link ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/mandrake/iso
- Choose Expert Mode for install.
- Setup Mount points and each partitin on the drive, leave 256MB for swap.
- Deselect Office Workstation and Internet station.
- Select Configuration, Web/FTP, Network Computer server, Documentation and Firewall/Router.
- Set IPs eg 192.168.1.1
- Dont worry about DNS and gateway, Give it a hostname.
- let services start at boot.
- bootloader as LILO, select NO to starting X Window System.
- Install Telnet;
cd /mnt
mount cdrom
rpm -ivh cd(TAB)/M(TAB)/R(TAB)/telnet(TAB)
- run drakxservices
- Disable alsa, fam, gpm, httpd, internet, ipchains, iptables, ipvsadm, medusa, netfs, nfs, nfslock, portmap, prelude, sound, squid and usb.
- ping to check connection
- Run Webmin: https://[Linux box ip]:10000
- login as root
- Goto Servers --> Samba Windows File sharing.
- Click Create a new file share create a new directory in the home dir, use telnet. su to root
cd /home
mkdir storage
chown nobody:nogroup storage
- in webmin path = /home/storage then save.
- click on the share name in the list. then click Security and Access control Select Writable and Guest Access to YES, save
- Return to share list,
- Click Restart Samba servers
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