Filepro and Samba

[Boaz Bezborodko]

> Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 15:41:39 -0500
> From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra at baylink.com>
> Subject: Re: Filepro-list Digest, Vol 34, Issue 9
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
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> On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 03:35:25PM -0500, Boaz Bezborodko wrote:
>   
>> Well, Novell would probably tell you to upgrade to SLES10, which comes
>> with available Netware server software, and they're probably right...
>>
>> And if you can find a RAID controller that won't work with SuSE 10,
>> send me one; I'll eat it.
>>
>>    Am I looking at a long learning curve by installing SLES10? Or is
>>    it easier to go with an old suggestion to move to Windows 2003 and
>>    use Terminal services? Boaz
>>     
>
> Wow.
>
> "Would it be any harder for someone who's only familiar with a Netware
> 5 server to learn Linux than to learn how to properly administer a
> Win2003 server?"
>
> I don't know.  I am admittedly a bit biased, since I've been a Unix guy
> for 20 years.
>
> I suspect no, it wouldn't be any harder, these days, and given YaST,
> probably easier.  There are probably *lots* more books on Linux than
> 2K3, too.
>
> And you'd still be running native Netware.  Just over a different
> kernel.  Or so I understand.
>
> I tend to think it depends on the skillsets of your current employees,
> really.  Win2K3 is pretty twisty, or such has been my experience.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
>   
I changed the subject title to more accurately reflect the direction of
my questions.

Since I only use Filepro as a fileserver and print server, can I use a
Linux server running Samba instead?  With this Filepro is still running
natively on the local windows machines and sees the files on a drive on
the network just like normal.

Will this work? 

If it does then it also gives me a chance to get my feet wet with Linux
without having to worry about porting all my applications over to it.

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