Ebox is a wonderful package with web interface that allows us really in just a few steps to configure our server Ubuntu.
In this article, explained, in particular, as is done for the installation use the File and Print Server.

1. install the packages we need editing:

vi / etc / apt / sources.list

inserting the following line:

[...]
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/juruen/ubuntu hardy main
[...]

2. Db update and install packages:

apt-get update
apt-get install "ebox-^ .*"

There will be sought from some of things that we can safely leave the default:

Administrator password: - somepasswd
Confirm password: - somepasswd
LDAP server Uniform Resource Identifier: - LDAP: / / /
Distinguished name of the search base: - dc = example, dc = net
LDAP version to use: - 3
Make local root Database admin: - Yes
Does the LDAP database require login? - No
LDAP account for root: - cn = manager, dc = example, dc = net
LDAP root account password: - [empty]
Create directories for web-based administration? - No
General type of mail configuration: - Internet Site
System mail name: - server1.example.com
SSL certificate required-Ok
eBox administrator password: - somepasswd
Confirm password: - somepasswd
eBox HTTPS port: - 443

3. We enter into ebox for configuration via Web:

and "module status" enable the following services:

- Users and groups
- Network
- File sharing
- Printers
- Software
- Logs
- Ntp

saving the settings.
Done this we have all the necessary services for configurzioni file and print server.

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