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→Configure Server Roles
=== Configure Server Roles ===
=== Configure Server Roles ===
As most of those familiar with SME Server know, much of configuration (management) of the SME Server can be done through the Server Manager. The current SME Server Manager provides a panel, Workgroup, which provides the Administrator the ability to configure SME Server as either a Workgroup Server of a Primary Domain Controller. Nothing presented in this Contrib (software of documentation)
As most of those familiar with SME Server know, much of configuration (management) of the SME Server can be done through the Server Manager. The current SME Server Manager provides a panel, Workgroup, which provides the Administrator the ability to configure SME Server as either a Workgroup Server of a Primary Domain Controller. NOTHING presented in this Contrib (software or documentation) will change this. We have worked to provide seamless integration of new functionality with the current SME Server -- nothing will change if you desire to stick with the standard options.
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However, further functionality with respect to Samba Server Roles is provided via shell command line options (Note: It is this authors desire to add further functionality to the Server Manager with respect to Server Roles -- perhaps it will happen one day. I do understand the Development Teams desire to take a conservative stance on functionality)
Advanced Samba Server Role Support is provided as follows:
==== Workgroup Server ====
==== Workgroup Server ====
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This Server Role configures SME Server to function as a member of a MS Windows Peer-To-Peer network. In order to access network shares on the SME machine when it is configured in this Server Role, users/clients must have local user accounts on the SME machine.
This is the simplest of MS Network configurations. In this Server Role, SME will act as a typical Windows Client (e.g., Win 95, Win XP, Win 2000, etc.) This only except to this is if the administrator installed the patched SME Server Roll packages listed in the previous section. With these packages installed, SME will enhance network browsing by taking on the roll as the Local Master for the network.
==== Primary Domain Controller ====
==== Primary Domain Controller ====
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