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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imhotep" data-source="post: 24787300" data-attributes="member: 562115">There are two approaches...First option - The old and easy method of going for a Workgroup. A small office setup. No Domain controller is needed.You can setup a SMB file share using a Linux machine which will allow you to authenticate & also set permissions to the fileshares.The SMB server can also be configured to act as a PDC if needed.Also instead of the Linux SMB server, you can also use a NAS filesystem and use the NAS to control access, or else go for a Cloud file storage.Second option - When you have more than 25 users on the network it is usually recommended to go for a Domain Controller. The Domain controller lets you to have many features that aren't available in the Workgroup setup. You have much more control over the computers and the resources on the network.You decide what's easier to implement with your expertise at this stage. If you envisage the network to grow more, like having many more fileservers, printers etc then the Domain controller is the way to go.</blockquote>

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