RE: Samba training tonight


Subject: RE: Samba training tonight
From: stephen king (sking@chartercollege.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 04 2002 - 14:22:12 AKDT


Interesting...apparently an SMB version of the Ping of Death. Too bad =
he didn't say what it was... ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Dieters [mailto:enderak@gci.net]
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:46 PM
To: Chris Hamilton
Cc: aklug@aklug.org
Subject: Re: Samba training tonight

Speaking of Samba, this showed up on Slashdot today - an interview with=20
Andrew Tridgell (Samba creator)

http://afr.com/it/2002/10/01/FFXDF43AP6D.html

This was pretty funny, I thought:

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Tridgell says that he recently discovered a certain combination of data=20 which, when sent down the wire to a Windows server, rebooted it. "Every=20 NT server just completely rebooted. We decided not to emulate that. We=20 contact Microsoft about these bugs, and we get back emails saying, 'Have =

you got your computer switched on? Are you sure you've got all the=20 latest patches?' Of course, you idiot! Just put me through to someone=20 who knows what they're doing," he says.

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Justin

Chris Hamilton wrote:

>Hi all, good news for individuals interested in getting some hands on=20 >Samba training. There will be a Friday night Linux gathering over at = the=20 >IDEA offices tonight, a BIG Thanks to Brian! Instructions on how to = get=20 >there below. > >We will be setting up 1 production server for a local non-profit, and = we=20 >will also have 2 or 3 other fresh servers for new members to play = around=20 >with. > >Here is the plan. We will walk individuals through a Red Hat 7.3=20 >install, get the needed applications installed, get the networking=20 >components running, and configure the applications (Samba, Webmin, = Bind)=20 >to run on the production server. The other test servers are there for=20 >members to try and duplicate what we will be doing on the main server. =

>We want people to be able to get their hands dirty working on test=20 >servers. This means you are free to break them ;) > >All members new and old are welcome to swing on by and learn something=20 >new, or lend some technical expertise. > >For those that expressed an interest earlier in helping out with the = non- >profit project. This is it. I talked with the director and he was=20 >anxious to get the server in place as soon as possible (good idea!). = So=20 >the October 26th date has been moved forward to this evening. If you=20 >can't make it don't worry, there will be other opportunities. > >We're hoping that these kinds of trainings will become a regular=20 >occurance designed to allow members to configure servers and = applications=20 >that they might not otherwise be able to work with. > > >Thanks. > >Chris > >Meeting specifics: >--------------------------------------------------- >Start time: Friday 6:00pm=20 >Address: 200 Center Court=20 >Between Diamond and International=20 >On the south end of Potter Dr., just East of C street.=20 >Formal Front Entrance is B street West door=20 >Machine Entrance will be in the back East side=20 > > >If coming from Diamond turn on to C st. then make a right on to Potter=20 >Dr. If you hit international you have gone too far.=20 > >Once on Potter Dr. You make a right on to B. st.=20 > >You will see the IDEA Field office sign on your left.=20 >200 center court.=20 > > > >--------- >To unsubscribe, send email to <aklug-request@aklug.org> >with 'unsubscribe' in the message body. > > > =20 >

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