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| ===Install Fedora=== | | ===Install Fedora=== |
− | Download the Fedora .iso and install. The initial install process asks for a root password and the hostname (which defaults to localhost.localdomain). Change this to a hostname of your choice and your domain name. | + | *Download the Fedora .iso and install. The initial install process asks for a root password and the hostname (which defaults to localhost.localdomain). Change this to a hostname of your choice and your domain name. |
| <HOSTNAME>.<yourdomain>.<yourtld> | | <HOSTNAME>.<yourdomain>.<yourtld> |
| {{Tip box|Make sure you set the <HOSTNAME> to something less than 15 characters.}} | | {{Tip box|Make sure you set the <HOSTNAME> to something less than 15 characters.}} |
− | When the install has finished you need to remove the media and reboot. A gui startup process then completes the setup and installation. During this process you will be asked for a username and password to set up the first user, and also the date/time configuration. | + | *When the install has finished you need to remove the media and reboot. A gui startup process then completes the setup and installation. During this process you will be asked for a username and password to set up the first user, and also the date/time configuration. |
| {{Tip box| When prompted for a user name to log in with, give a non-SME user such as 'administrator', as this first user effectively becomes a local user for Gnome login. Root is not allowed to login at the Gnome GDM prompt. You can login as this user, open an 'Applications - System - Terminal' cli and 'su' to root to carry out most of the authentication setup. | | {{Tip box| When prompted for a user name to log in with, give a non-SME user such as 'administrator', as this first user effectively becomes a local user for Gnome login. Root is not allowed to login at the Gnome GDM prompt. You can login as this user, open an 'Applications - System - Terminal' cli and 'su' to root to carry out most of the authentication setup. |
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| You can also add the SME server ip to the list of NTP servers}} | | You can also add the SME server ip to the list of NTP servers}} |
| {{Warning box| On the User setup screen do not select the 'Use Network Login'. This will not work yet, missing packages etc, and will just complicate the setup below}} | | {{Warning box| On the User setup screen do not select the 'Use Network Login'. This will not work yet, missing packages etc, and will just complicate the setup below}} |
− | Complete install, login and apply all updates. | + | *Complete install, login and apply all updates. |
| {{Note box| There may be a lot of updates so apply the security fixes as a minimum. | | {{Note box| There may be a lot of updates so apply the security fixes as a minimum. |
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| {{Tip box| Do not press the 'Join Domain' button until you have completed the changes below on all three of the dialogue tabs}} | | {{Tip box| Do not press the 'Join Domain' button until you have completed the changes below on all three of the dialogue tabs}} |
| *On the 'User Information' tab tick 'Enable Winbind Support' and press the 'Configure Winbind ' button. | | *On the 'User Information' tab tick 'Enable Winbind Support' and press the 'Configure Winbind ' button. |
− | *:A 'Winbind Configuration' dialogue opens. Complete the boxes with the relevant information and press OK
| + | :A 'Winbind Configuration' dialogue opens. Complete the boxes with the relevant information and press OK |
| Winbind Domain - this is the Windows Workgroup name for your SME Server | | Winbind Domain - this is the Windows Workgroup name for your SME Server |
| Security - set this to domain | | Security - set this to domain |
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| Allow Offline Login - tick | | Allow Offline Login - tick |
| *Change to the 'Authentication' tab. Check 'Enable Winbind Support' is ticked and press the 'Configure Winbind' button. | | *Change to the 'Authentication' tab. Check 'Enable Winbind Support' is ticked and press the 'Configure Winbind' button. |
− | *:A 'Winbind Settings' dialogue opens. Check the values are the same as above and press OK.
| + | :A 'Winbind Settings' dialogue opens. Check the values are the same as above and press OK. |
| *Change to the Options tab and check the following are ticked or set | | *Change to the Options tab and check the following are ticked or set |
| Use Shadow Passwords | | Use Shadow Passwords |
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| *Open an 'Applications - Accessories - Terminal' cli and 'su' to root | | *Open an 'Applications - Accessories - Terminal' cli and 'su' to root |
| *Open and edit /etc/samba/smb.conf. Under [global] there will be a section commented as having been generated by authconfig. Check this section is as below. Some lines may not exist and may need to be added. | | *Open and edit /etc/samba/smb.conf. Under [global] there will be a section commented as having been generated by authconfig. Check this section is as below. Some lines may not exist and may need to be added. |
− | *:Replace <WORKGROUP> and below with the 'Windows workgroup' name of your SME server. Replace <ip of sme server> below with the internal network ip address of your SME server.
| + | :Replace <WORKGROUP> and below with the 'Windows workgroup' name of your SME server. Replace <ip of sme server> below with the internal network ip address of your SME server. |
| workgroup = <WORKGROUP> | | workgroup = <WORKGROUP> |
| password server = <ip of sme server> | | password server = <ip of sme server> |