I got my Raq last week. Only a few oddities and snags with the modified version of linux. But within a few hours, I had my mySQL server set up, all of the necessary PERL modules for database work, samba server, and SSH.

My only concerns are backups....what options are there for backups. Has anyone used the built in utilities?

Thanks...

Just curious, not many people really use samba on a RaQ. Do you have a specialized purpose for it? If not you may want to consider disabling it to tighten up a possible security problem.

Regards,

Mike

What does samba do?

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SAMBA implements windows type networking (SMB) on linux (unix); thus allowing you to connect to your linux box using your windows machine.
http://www.samba.org
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SAMBA Security

Most SAMBA security issues have to deal with improper configurations. The latest version has a few DoS type issues which are being patched. Unless, I've missed some announcements.

We use a combination of firewalls and allow hosts directives to restrict SAMBA access to a key set of our developers. Also, we use SAMBA-only directories for access.

FTP exploits appear every week and SFTP transfer are slow; so SAMBA provides use with a nice option to link our development server into our local network.

If there are some serious security issues, I've missed -- please let me know.

Of course, opening up any additional point of connection means just another way for the script kiddies to try to exploit.

Samba is used to connect and share files/printers on a network between Windows and Linux based PC's. You never want to run any unneeded programs or open any ports you do not need opened unless you have a justifiable reason. You can use ftp or telnet to access your server, better yet ssh for secure telnet and or ftp. Check out http://www.openssh.org for more info. Also, you want to make sure you have your RaQ up to date with patches, definately get the Bind patch if you run DNS or you may be hit by the lion worm going around.

Regards,

Mike