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Hello, I am new to Ubuntu Server.
Can you please suggest very simple configuration to network.

Need:

1. Ubuntu Server (already installed)
2. Connect to it 1 Linux Mint computer (already installed) + 1 computer with Windows 7 (already installed).

Need to create 3 groups with permissions:
1. AdminUsers(with full admin access).
2. SimpleUsers (with limited access and interdiction of applicatoin install on Linux Mint and Windows 7
3. AdvancedUsers (with moderated access: permissions to install apps)

Need to create users inside each of those groups (User: Adm1 inside AdminUsers group, user: Simple1 inside SimpleUseres group, user:Advus inside AdvancedUsers group).
Need to connect with specific user from Linux Mint and Windows 7.
Need to have redirected Desktop to specific folder on the Server (for SimpleUsers - they share same Desktop, for AdminUsers and AdvancedUsers - they have their own Desktop, but still under folders inside Server and not on their local machines.

I have reviewed the whole documentation of Ubuntu server and understand the global concept. But still, for the beginner, it is difficult to go and apply those simple configurations.

Can you please suggest me the steps of necessary configuration or refer to some simple documentation about it?

Thank you in advance!

You'll need to ask more specific questions.

How to set it up to "connect" to windows 7 depends entirely on what kind of connection and you want to do with it, for example.

Ok. will try to ask more specific...

How do I control with the help of Linux Server, Win7 laptop and Linux Mint laptop?
The control should include:

- Control of OS: with different restrictions for different users. Example: users in group SimpleUser, should have restriction to install programs on the OS Win7 or if the user using Linux Mint. Same thing, later, I will need for Mac OS on same server.

- Control on the personal desktops of users. Example: users from the group SimpleUser, should share same Desktop on Win7, Linux Mint or Mac OS. The shared Desktop folder should be on some place on Ubuntu Server.
Another Example: users from group AdvancedUser should have personal Desktop for each user, but the Desktop folder should be located on the Ubuntu Server. How do I configure those redirection?

Thank you