Re: 5.0.6, Samba shares and MS Active Directory

From: Nachman Yaakov Ziskind (awacs_at_egps.com)
Date: 03/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 17:52:06 GMT
To: scomsc@jpr.com

Brian wrote (on Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 08:16:31AM +0000):
> James Szabadics wrote:
> > We have 5.0.6 setup in an NT4 domain with Samba installed. Samba
> > seems to talk to the domain just fine.
>
> Samba is an excellent NT4 domain server replacement.

Except for the WINS thing - ISTR that it will function nicely as the sole WINS
server, but will not play well with other WINS servers. True?

> > I am wondering how it will all work when we upgrade our NT4 servers
> > soon to 2003 server. Anyone with hints and tips?
>
> Forget about it. Microsoft Active Directory is incompatible with Unix/Linux
> - it is part of Microsoft's attempt to lock out competition.

So was the SMB protocol. Open Source broke that. What's to suppose they won't
break open AD as well?
 
> If you are smart, you will forget about Active Directory and replace your
> NT4s with Linux running Samba.

There, I agree.
 
> My experience with Microsoft AD is that it presents a heavy load on a
> network and routinely causes stability and security issues.

Can you document this, Brian? I suspect that you're right - but I'd love to
have some #'s to show the local Micro-brain here, who is busy installing
Exchange, even as I type. :-(
 
> Save money, save time, increase stability & security - choose Linux over
> Microsoft Server 2003.
>
> There are many websites that will walk you through an NT4 to Linux/Samba
> conversion. There are also commercial providers that will help with the
> conversion as well.
>
> Brian 

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