[aklug] Re: windoze 7 sucks

On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:38 AM, jonr@destar.net wrote:

> Quoting Damien Hull <damien@linuxninjas.tv>:
>
>> On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:22 AM, "jonr@destar.net" <jonr@destar.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Quoting Damien Hull <damien@linuxninjas.tv>:
>>>
>>>> True... I'm looking for an active directory replacement. I know
>>>> OpenLDAP is out there. It just seems like a lot of work and the tools
>>>> aren't easy to use. Not for me anyway.
>>>>
>>>> I could be missing something here.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> If your just looking to play with something try samba4. If you are
>>> looking to roll your own you can at least use samba4 as a guide. It is
>>> still in alpha but it is working.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>
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>> I'll have to take a look at it. I've been waiting for samba 4. It was
>> suppose to be released years ago.
>>
>> This gives one a Linux server for Windows workstations. Where is the
>> solution with a Linux server with Linux workstations?
>>
>> Talk is easy. Action is the hard part. At the end of the day we need
>> to be able to deploy something. I want a Linux domain environment like
>> Windows.
>>
>> If this is out there someone should be able to show me what software
>> they use. I want config examples.
>
> I believe you can log your linux workstations into a samba4 dc and
> control them the same as you can your windows boxes using group
> policies. There are config examples on the samba4 site.
>
> Jon
>
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Thanks for the info. I'll have to make some free time to try it my self.
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Received on Tue Oct 19 11:40:26 2010