Hello, I have been tasked with setting up a server (initially just file and exchange) for about 15 people on 8 computers. I was a Win 98 master, but my knowledge went downhill from there. I installed Dapper via "The Perfect Setup - Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server " instructions. Where do I go from there? I am very new at this, and would need to follow instructions such as the ones from "perfect server". I can now log in with putty, but that's as far as I can go. Our computers are behind a firewall from the parent organization. So for now, I want to set up a file server, mail server, and create simple webpage for the network. Could you direct me to resources for my level of knowledge? My budget at this time is $0, so even a book would be stretching it. Again, I'm so ignorant on all this that I would need complete step-by-step instructions. I basically like a "perfect server" part 2!
Have a look here: http://www.howtoforge.com/samba_setup_ubuntu_5.10 For this you should install ISPConfig. It lets you create web sites and email accounts by using your browser.