Re: [Lug-Nuts] Word on UNIX (take 2)

From: Eric Andreasen (ericandreasen@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Feb 08 2000 - 10:10:21 PST


Practically speaking, in some cases, using NT Server for "Office
Productivity" apps at the LAN level is a sensible solution. I wouldn't want
to use it as a web, email, or e-commerce solution, however... and absolutely
not for anything mission critical (24x7, 365 days a year).

>From: Webb Sprague <wsprague100@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: lug-nuts@saclug.org
>To: lug-nuts@saclug.org
>Subject: Re: [Lug-Nuts] Word on UNIX (take 2)
>Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 09:12:30 -0800 (PST)
>
>It's an obvious comment, but I will make it:
>
>Maybe a good work-around is _never_ to migrate to NT.
>
>W
>
>--- Andy Wergedal <awerg@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> > Thanks Harry,
> >
> > This is a State contract. They are trying to migrate
> > to NT, but in the
> > mean time I am trying to figure out a work around.
> >
> > -- Andy
> >
> > On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Harry Souders wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Feb 07, 2000 at 03:19:45PM -0800, Andy
> > Wergedal wrote:
> > > > We are not using samba we are using "on-net' as
> > a translation buffer
> > > > between UNIX and Windows. Since my home network
> > does not exhibit this
> > > > behavior and yours does not I'm sure the problem
> > is either "on-net" or
> > > > SunOS. This makes Samba look even more
> > impressive.
> > >
> > > At first I figured that you were using Samba and
> > it was simply
> > > misconfigured. It seems pretty obvious that the
> > problem is with
> > > "on-net". I hope it's just a configuration
> > probably that that some minor
> > > changes will fix it -- I have no experience at all
> > with on-net.
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > When the MSWord Doc is saved to the SunOS
> > and Solaris Servers the
> > > > > > permissions look like this:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1 -rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody 54 Feb 1
> > 13:13 ~$3_1999294058_Cov_F.doc
> > > > > > 27 -rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody 27136 Feb 1
> > 11:56 311_1999308130_Cov_F.doc
> > > > > > 27 -rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody 27648 Feb 1
> > 13:04 303_1999294058_Cov_F.doc
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When the staff tries to open, save, move,
> > etc. they
> > > > > > cannot, because they do not own the file.
> > Even worse, I do not have root
> > > > > > access to these machines, so I cannot chown
> > the files back to the group or
> > > > > > user with a script and cron.
> > >
> > > The permissions of the above files suggest that
> > ANYONE, including but
> > > not excluding user nobody, has read & write access
> > to the files. So... I
> > > am guessing that you cannot delete the files using
> > "on-net", but should
> > > be able to after telnetting into the server.
> > Again, I'm hoping for your
> > > sake that this is just a configuration problem and
> > some minor changes
> > > will fix things.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ps - If it doesn't help try setting up Samba. :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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