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printers available. A domain controller enables its clients to log in to a Win-

dows domain. The primary domain controller manages users and pass-

words. A backup domain controller uses another domain controller for au-

thenticating the users. More information about Samba is available in Sec-

tion 24.1 on page 576.

2.6.5 Conﬁguration of Samba Clients

Conﬁgure a Samba client to access resources (ﬁles or printers) on the

Samba server. In the ‘Samba Workgroup’ dialog, enter the domain or work-

group. Use ‘Browse’ to display all available groups and domains and select

one of them with a mouse click. If you activate ‘Also Use SMB Information

for Linux Authentication’, user authentication is conducted via the Samba

server. After specifying all settings, click ‘Finish’ to complete the conﬁgura-

tion.

2.6.6 NTP Client

NTP (Network Time Protocol) is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks

of network hosts. In the respective YaST module, select a type with ‘Add’.

Several options are then displayed. ‘Server’ and ‘Radio clock’ are the most

frequently-used options. ‘Radio clock’ requires special hardware.

If you select ‘Server’, enter the address of an NTP server when prompted.

You can enter one of the public NTP servers listed at http://www.

eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html. Conﬁrm with ‘OK’.

To start the NTP daemon when the system is booted, select ‘When booting

system’. Save your settings with ‘Finish’. More information about NTP is

provided in Section 21.12 on page 526.

2.6.7 Routing

Information about routing is provided in Section 21.5 on page 454.

2.6.8 Mail Transfer Agent

This module conﬁgures your mail settings if you send your e-mail with

sendmail, postﬁx, or the SMTP server of your provider. You can fetch mail

via the fetchmail program, for which you can also enter the details of the

POP3 server or IMAP server of your provider.

2.6. Network Services