[KLUG Members] SME Server

[Adam Elkins]

I attempted an install tonight. I was dissapointed.
You can't do jack from the web interface, and configing things by hand is
a super silly process.
Major problem, all the services it comes with arn't managed via WI. 
(Samba being the major one)
Out-of-box it's nothing more than a router/gateway with a nice looking WI.

I give it a 5 for being a decent idea, but a 2 for use.

It would be faster to do a standard slack install and set the mess up 
yourself than to fool with
SME's silly template system.

eh, just my 2 cents.

Adam E.


Adam Tauno WIlliams wrote:

>>>What are your thoughts on SME Server? (e-smith)
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>>Mitel (the parent of e-smith) turned SME over to contribs.org a while ago -
>>after Red Hat announced the Fedora Project. Contribs.org was the main repository
>>for e-smith "add-ons". Most of the original developers still hang out at
>>contribs.org
>>Key Points:
>>1. Web based admin - once you set up the box with a ncurses interface you are
>>off and running.
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>The web interface is pretty nice.  As far as Web admin UIs it is
>definitely one of the better ones.
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>>2. Domain login and file/print sharing - Samba
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>I met one fairly recently, the version of Samba was antique.  That was
>the major problem - and building a new version that didn't break all
>their tweakage looked like a pretty scary prospect.  Windows 2003 didn't
>like the old Samba.
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