[LUAU] looking for feedback samba/LDAP server

[pnakashi at k12.hi.us]

See below...

----- Original Message -----
From: Clifton Royston <cliftonr at iandicomputing.com>
>  I'd go a different route, pay even a little more, and go for the
> cheapest X2 or Opteron 1x5 processor.  Linux has long been able to 
> makegood use of SMP.  If it's for Samba/LDAP alone maybe you don't 
> need it,
> but I'm thinking that this will probably end up doing even more 
> things.Looks like you can get a dual-core Opteron for $325.
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103588

This box will be only for Samba/LDAP. Thanks for the suggestion :-)


>  I'm not sure even this is necessary unless you're feeling you *must*
> do hardware RAID.  There's an SATA controller on the mobo, and you can
> configure Linux to do software RAID1 almost trivially.

Going to do this on our backup server.


>  Oh, and I know so many of our schools lack air conditioning.  If
> there is *any* room, anywhere in the school, which has reliable air
> conditioning, make sure this server lives there.  Every degree you can
> lower the average temperature means longer life for the hard 
> drives, the
> CPU, and nearly every component within it.
>  -- Clifton

It will be living in one of the rare cool rooms on campus. Thanks for your help Clifton.
--Peter