[TriLUG] ad on linux

Jim Ray jim at neuse.net
Fri Apr 6 19:07:51 EDT 2007


In the near future, I'm getting together with a colleague to facilitate the
monthly hands-on lab for open source software:

http://www.triangleopensource.org

Getting Samba to emulate Winders Active Directory would be a great initial
project.

Anyone interested in volunteering to help out?  An admin/webmaster person
would be way cool.  I'm a real zero in the creative pictures and flowery
language department and just assume get someone to help out that knows what
they're doing.

Regards,
 
Jim
 
Jim Ray, President
Neuse River Networks
tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
http://www.Neuse.Net
 
Connecting You to the World since 1997
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Jason
> Watts
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 4:26 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] ad on linux
> 
> the stuff mentioned in your email roy is a little above my head right
now...
> but, that's one of the reasons for doing this, is to look into learning
it.
> 
> I didn't realize samba could be used to do so much... ill be cracking open
> the manual pages on it soon...
> 
> also, what does pdc and bdc stand for? i realize they are domain
> controllers... not nut sure of the p and the b ( im guessing p = public)
> 
> thanks for all the info guys... i now have names to get me started and
> going.
> 
> and yes, sledgehammers rock
> 
> 
> On 4/6/07, Roy Vestal <rvestal at trilug.org> wrote:
> >
> > You don't need the sledgehammer.
> >
> > I did exactly what you are asking about 3 years ago with Samba 3.x and
> > RHEL 3.0 (this was for a corp). Now I've not used it as a PDC, but as a
> > BDC.
> >
> > We set it up where the domain had full control of the shares on the
> > RHEL3 boxes (yes MANY boxes) as well as some Solaris 2.8 boxes (woohoo!
> > samba rocks).
> >
> > Now with that said, do you really need a PDC?
> >
> > Why not just set a linux box up using Samba in a "shares = user" and use
> > a password.map structure? Then you can alias groups in the password.map.
> > Have 3, 1 for you, i.e. jwatts = jwatts, on for her, jwattsgf =
> > jwattsgf, and one for sharing jwandgf  = jwandgf. Then in your
> > samba.conf file, simply use the group settings for the user structure,
> > i.e write users = @jwandgf.
> >
> > Samba and CUPS play nicely together so this would solve the issue of
> > print sharing. Also, with SWAT, you can do this all via webconsole.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Roy
> >
> > Jason Watts wrote:
> > > i have other reasons for wanting to set up a server client
> > > environment, such
> > > as file and printer sharing... and i realize i am trying to use a
> > > sledgehammer to drive a 3 inch nail ... but I'm also doing this just
> > > for the
> > > experience too.
> > >
> > > as far as openldap,  no... I'm not really sure whats out there I'm
just
> > > asking for a few names to get the ball rolling.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/6/07, Kevin Kreamer <kevin at kreamer.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Jason Watts wrote:
> > >> > I'm wanting to have a *nix based server with windows xp based
> > >> clients in
> > >> a
> > >> > domain type setting.
> > >> > to be more specific... i want to make sure my gfhas no install
> > >> rights on
> > >> > the
> > >> > windows pc's
> > >>
> > >> If it's XP or so, and all you are trying to do is limit install
rights,
> > >> why not just make her a normal user account instead of an admin
> > account?
> > >> Easier than trying to mess around with AD.
> > >>
> > >> Kevin
> > >>
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