Etere compatibility now extends also alongside with Linux systems , giving the possibility to use active directory alternatives and sql server on linux. the topics of this chapter will be:
- Samba AD integration
- Reporting Service
We will cover these guides based from our internal tests for Ubuntu distributions, we suggest an LTS version for more stability. you can download the .ISO on their main site
https://ubuntu.com/download/server
Do not download third party apps or drivers during the installation when requested to avoid possible conflicts and don't integrate with Active Directory during the installation.
SSH
if you want a headless connection (without graphic user interface) you need openssh on the server side
sudo apt install openssh-server
then, on any client with ssh you can connect to remote terminal with
ssh username@IP
XRDP
in the majority of cases a remote connection is needed , our suggestion is to install XRDP alongside a lightweight GUI such as XFCE. From bash console:
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sudo apt update
sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies xrdp -y
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echo "xfce4-session" > ~/.xsession
3
sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert
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sudo systemctl restart xrdp
if you want to adjust connection performances you can edit the file xrdp.ini
from bash console:
sudo nano /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
edit these fields to match your needs, for example:
tcp_send_buffer_bytes=4194304
tcp_recv_buffer_bytes=4194304
max_bpp=16
and always restart the service
now you can use the same user and password for the login under xRDP
SHARED FOLDER
windows shared folders are accessible through smb:// protocol. In linux this is given by samba package
$ sudo apt install samba -y
edit /etc/samba/smb.conf
$ sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
and set at the bottom the shared folder(s) you want
this is a private folder example
[data]
comment = Etere shared folder
path = /home/data
browseable = yes
read only = no
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
valid users = sis
this is a public folder example (no need to log with user and password
[PublicShare]
comment = Public network folder
path = /home/PublicShare
browsable = yes
guest ok = yes
read only = no
create mask = 0666
directory mask = 0777
to set a samba password for private folders login
sudo smbpasswd -a your_username
to test the smb.conf synthax without executing it
testparm /etc/samba/smb.conf
after every new settings, restart samba service
sudo systemctl restart smbd