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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