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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.
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*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.
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*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.  
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*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
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: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.
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: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.
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: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>

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