centOS configuration suggestions

apena7

Okay, I'm new to VMware (just bought Workstation last week with the academic discount ) and I'm also new to Linux. Just for grins, I want to configure centOS to be my home server and have my other VMs (openSUSE 11 and XP) authenticate. Nothing fancy really, I just want to gain some experience configuring servers and managing users. I found this article to be a promising start: The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.3 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2] | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

Does anybody have any suggestions (i.e. choosing NIS or LDAP, enabling Kerberos, etc.)? How are your VM servers configured and why?

tiersten

You'll get better responses about how to configure your Linux server in the Linux+ forum as your questions aren't specific to VMs.

jibbajabba

Also starting with NIS / LDAP and KERBEROS as a beginner might be a bit tough

dynamik

Wouldn't OpenLDAP be where he should start?

apena7

hmm....looks like I'm in over my head.
I should probably get my hands on Windows Server 200x and start my virtual server adventures from there. Linux is an entirely different beast. I should focus on setting up a Windows server (a familiar environment) before setting up a Linux server (a new environment).

jibbajabba

dynamik wrote: »

Wouldn't OpenLDAP be where he should start?

Depends what he is after.

dynamik

apena7 wrote: »

hmm....looks like I'm in over my head.

It's not a production network dude, dive in! It's the best way to learn