joe, we love you. but do you have a life? -----Original Message----- >From: joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Feb 2, 2006 8:43 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] UNIX intergation into W2K3 Domain > >Don't forget to check out Centrify too. I have heard from customers of both >products and they seem happy. Doublecheck the features you get and if they >both fulfull those features try to play them off each other for pricing. :o) > >-- >O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - >http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm > > > > _____ > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Bembridge >Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 3:48 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] UNIX intergation into W2K3 Domain > > > >Sorry for not keeping up, but have been away for a couple of days. > > > >Just to say I have downloaded the eval copy of Vintela Authentication >Service and will be trying out over the next couple of days. Al thanks again > > > >Best Regards, > > > >Simon > > > > _____ > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe >Sent: 31 January 2006 06:55 >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] UNIX intergation into W2K3 Domain > > > >To tie back in, if you have a single *nix platform that you keep pretty >standard for patches and such then your chances are better at keeping up >with making it work. The more platforms or versions of a platform (or some >combination) the stronger you need to be looking at a packaged product. You >could seriously have a full time job trying to keep up with that stuff and >working out the kinks every time there is an update if you have quite a few >platforms/revs you have to cover. > > > >-- > >O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - >http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm > > > > > > > > _____ > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas M. Long >Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 1:42 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] UNIX intergation into W2K3 Domain > >I have to agree. It seems that once you have finally dorked around for what >seems forever and have it working, something (whether it be a samba >vulnerability or some other *nix change; especially in Solaris) breaks it >and you have to dork around again. Vintela honestly took me less than 10 >minutes to get it working on the first Solaris machine (including reading >the instructions) and probably a minute for every machine thereafter. I have >used SFU and NIS and it was pretty easy too, but does have a limited life, >and is pretty insecure (no less than all those pure LDAP implementations of >authentication to AD though). Now if you are talking something like RHEL 4 >it doesn't take much to get it working at all, so maybe another solution >would be to evaluate why you use Solaris over another *nix platform. > > > >At least get a price quote and compare it to 40 hours x 2 x your hourly >rate, before going down the path of trying it yourself. Could take less than >80 hours or more, but I would say a good baseline for Solaris. The times 2 >comes from the fact that for every hour you are working on it, you take an >hour away from something else that needs done. > > > >On a side note, I did learn a lot when messing around with trying it myself. > > > >I apologize for my scattered way of thinking and composing a message. > > > > > > > > > > _____ > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 5:34 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] UNIX intergation into W2K3 Domain > > > >I would just say Centrify and Vintela unless you want to spend a good amount >of time dorking around with it. > > > > > >-- > >O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - >http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm > > > > > > > > _____ > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Mulnick >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 4:51 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] UNIX intergation into W2K3 Domain > >Not sure what you mean by redundant fsmo but... > >As for integration: > > > >opensource: samba was supposed to come out with a v4 of their product that >looked promising. > >Centrify and Vintella would be more of what I'd look for however. Much >smoother integration. > >PAM modules could be used if you really wanted to, although it wouldn't be >my first choice. > >NFS? That doesn't solve your issue of single credentials. > > > >Al > > > >On 1/30/06, Simon Bembridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I am in the process of establishing a Single forest/domain, >with 2xDC both GC >FSMO split between both, at another site there will have another 2XDC >(Redundant FSMO) >All DC will host DNS, DHCP service and WINS for (Exchange 2003 netbious >legacy) is this still an issue?? >Windows based FS > >There is also a requirement for a couple of Solaris 8.x and Linux (Redhat ES > >3.x). > >I require a single Windows sign on for the UNIX boxes,Can anybody give me >advice also as to MS NFS and additional a PAM solution > > > >Best Regards, > > > >Simon > >UK > > > > >
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