And that's the NT4 nomenclature. In AD (Windows Server 2000/2003), AD roles are different and there isn't a master PDC per-se. You have a Schema master and other master roles but they can be easily re-assigned. The key being that there's no single point of failure. In NT4, you could have a PDC go down and a BDC would be promoted but it could get "messy".
Windows, in general, can hook into any LDAP compatible system. Linux can serve as one and Microsoft even ships a stand-alone AD network for those looking to implement LDAP without the infrastructure. It's called ADAM. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/adam/default.mspx For Linux: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LDAP-HOWTO/ http://linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/5050/1/ For Samba: http://www.idealx.org/prj/samba/smbldap-howto.en.html For Windows: Start -> Run -> dcpromo and follow the little wizard. You'll have a new domain in a couple minutes. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/S erverHelp/8b6b5d4d-1fe5-47ae-8773-7d47b2c47ac1.mspx /David. David Sommers, Architect | Dialog Medical -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Lieman Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 12:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: transfer-binary-data-via-RPCBroker On 9/6/05, Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can you elaborate? What is a "Winders PDC"? Um... "Windows Primary Domain Controller". It's how Microsofties handle user databases, etc. Every Microsoft Windows "Domain" requires a central repository for that "Domain's" information. The Domain Controllers fill that role, and there are usually Primary and Backup Domain Controllers. OpenFiler can grab the user database from a domain controller, and therefore can authenticate windows users without additional work. ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
