>We're getting a new File Server and we're looking at Windows 2000 Server but also considering Linux (RedHat 7.2) as a cheaper alternative. We have a few concerns about how to handle file permissions for NT4.0/Windows2000 users (so they can work with the files). We're getting the Linux from DELL (preinstalled)...but need help with permissions and also allowing Veritas Backup Exec to backup the files. Anybody want to offer some tips on this and/or direct us to resources?

Special and/or popular apps usually have their own documentation on their own website. Samba is an example. Apache is another example. For most other topics the following site is useful:

http://www.tldp.org/
which leads to http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/categories.html
which leads to http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/networking.html
which contains dozens of topics.




and, there is always the option of using Google for a direct search using "setting up Linux servers", revealing sites like:
http://compnetworking.about.com/library/weekly/aa062499.htm
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Net-HOWTO/ (which is just a copy of the ldp file)
http://safari.oreilly.com/main.asp?bookname=samba&cnode=99 (who says you can't make money with GPL/OpenSource!)
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.1-Manual/ref-guide/s1-kerberos-server.html setting up a Kerberos server
http://www.vttoth.com/linuxnet.htm (A book that is not from O'Rielly!)
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue47/heizer.html
http://www.computerbooks.ca/display.php?categoryPath=-1,16,17,106&item=132 (an excellent book, I own a copy)
http://techupdate.books24x7.com/toc.asp?bookid=3076 (online book, not part IV)
http://k12linux.mesd.k12.or.us/nag2/

and thousands more....
JLK