Hi, My understanding is probably completely wrong on this so I'm not surprised at the "won't somebody think of the children" response. I honestly don't know enough about the linux "domain" stack to have a better judgement but seeing as he mentioned there were 2 Windows boxes, it seemed like the obvious/only way to go (samba).
I'm always unfortunate to be building mixed OS "domains" but would love any clear info on pure nix network setups with single sign on etc. Especially if theres a nix way of doing things with open ldap/kerberos auth that I can feed to Windows machines. Open LDAP is a necessity from what I can tell as I need replication across WAN links to different offices that aren't always reliable. Its something I've been struggling to get to grips with for quite a while now. Regards, Wayne Merricks The Voice Asia On 17/09/12 14:00, Cowboy wrote: > On Monday 17 September 2012 08:11:48 am Wayne Merricks wrote: >> Depends how in depth you want to go but seeing as you don't really want >> to be setting up new users manually, Samba as a domain controller is the >> way to go. > Oh, Lord no !! > > Why do bad windows hacks, necessary to force windows to do what > Microsoft only invented about 1998 or so, when *nix has had this natively > since the late 70's ? > > Samba is merely a hack to allow windows to do badly what *nix has done > very well for very, very much longer. > > Remember, at it's heart and soul, Windows is a single user single tasking > video game that has been expanded, while *nix is a multi-user multi-tasking > network based system at its heart. > >> I must admit >> Linux "domains" have always confused me coming from a Windows background. > Not too surprising, since Micro$oft has misused the term to mean something > different that it historically means, creating confusion that didn't > previously > exist. > Even today, Micro$oft still uses the same term for different meanings, one > historical, and one made up, without distinction. > Confusion is the expected result. > ####################### Scanned by MailMarshal ####################### ############ Attention: The information contained in this message is confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error or there are any problems, please notify the originator immediately. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. Christian Vision or any of its subsidiaries will not be liable for direct, special, indirect or consequential damages arising from alteration of the contents of this message by a third party or as a result of any virus being passed on. Please note that we reserve the right to monitor and read any e-mails sent or received by the company under the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulation 2000. Christian Vision is registered in England as a limited company 2842414 and as a charity 1031031 ############ _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
