Hi Mike , Just onw question about that topic . Why we don't have the eDirectory application to Linux on z ? Something related to Suse strategy ?
Saulo Augusto Silva 2011/8/26 Mike Friesenegger <[email protected]> > >>> On 8/26/2011 at 01:46 PM, in message > <[email protected]>, Mark Post > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The eDirectory product is only available on Netware (as you have now) and > > Open Enterprise Server (OES) running on SLES on Intel/AMD systems. If > you're > > going to be running OES for eDirectory, you might as well use the other > parts > > of OES on that system, which include the various file server functions > that > > people are used to from Netware. I believe this does involve Samba, but > I'm > > not all that familiar with OES. > > My knowledge is a bit rusty on this but let me clarify a few things. > > eDirectory is a standalone product althought it is included in many Novell > products like OES. eDirectory can run on a number of OSes like Linux, > Solaris, AIX and Windows and is an LDAP based directory. eDirectory only > runs on Linux on x86/x86_64 based systems. > > One option is that you could keep the Netware around and connect Samba via > LDAP. eDirectory on Netware 5 is old and that might cause problems. > > A better option would be to get eDirectory installed on Linux, join the > directory tree on the Netware server so it can become a replica, and then > promote the directory on the Linux box so the Netware server could be turned > off. Not that I want to see a Netware box get turned off but maybe the > organization is more comfortable with Linux. > > A couple of ideas for you to contemplate.... > > Mike > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
