Changes

===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.

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.

{{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

  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

*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>