[aklug] Re: Need a little nudge in the right direction...

In the end I spent the time to setup samba4 on a ubuntu server, and tested
a couple of other appliances. The ubuntu server seemed to be the simplest
by far, even if more setup time is needed. But all that is required is
static IP, hostnames and a handful of packages with no modification other
than initial config. I have been putting it through it's paces here, but so
far so good.

Given some more testing time I will probably go that route, particularly
since Samba4 is what Amazon is using for their SimpleDirectory service
nearest I can tell.

Thanks for the input everyone!

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016, 10:53 AM JP <jp@jptechnical.com> wrote:

> I have a client with a windows network of about 40 workstations, the file
> shares are (will be shortly) on a simple NAS, and the rest of their work is
> on the cloud. At present, the only feature of Active Directory they need is
> the ability to login to different computers, they jump around a lot, but
> they DO NOT need roaming profiles, just mapped drives.
>
> I have, on half a dozen occasions, setup an SME server to replace SBS 2000
> and SBS 2003 servers. I know that there is Win 7,8,10 support in SME with a
> registry patch, and I am testing it in a lab with Win 10 as I have already
> had good success with Win 8 and 7 in past labs. So, technically I know it
> is possible and reliable.
>
> Here is my quandary... the only negative I can come up with from the last
> 15yrs of IT work and running both Windows and Linux emulated domains is
> that I have in the past built something only I can maintain. This is a risk
> for the client, and it causes unnecessarily stress for me. So... are there
> any techs in Anchorage that have used SME server, so that if I am hit by a
> bus they could pick it up and run with it? Or does this risk outweigh the
> savings on M$ licensing (about $4500), as I estimate the labor to rebuild
> the domain to be a wash either way.
> --
>
> *JP (Jesse Perry)*
> voice/txt: 907-748-2200
> email: jp@jptechnical.com
> web: http://jptechnical.com
> support: helpdesk@jptechnical.com
>

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