Microsoft use their own object id#'s for AD so this makes it hard to replicate. 
Replication is possible with Linux, but I am not so sure about athentication.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul G. Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Active directory emulation
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:54:15 -0700

> 
> On 9/18/05, Randall Shimizu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > It would just be nice to be able to make a clean break from 
> > Windows dependency...... It's a real impediment for many 
> > businesses to add another server to migrate to Linux.
> >
> 
> AD is based upon LDAP. The difference is that AD does not use the
> standard LDAP mechanism for replication to other directory servers. So
> if you need to use AD and need to replicate to UNIX (LDAP) based
> directory servers, you can't without going through many pains to do so
> (Yes, M$ purposely did things this way in order to make it more
> difficult to inter operate).
> 
> You can use Open LDAP on Linux in place of AD, shitcan all AD servers,
> and authenticate to the Open LDAP machine(s). I have a presentation
> and some links on using UNIX with AD (or AD with UNIX) somewhere but
> it's not available to me now (as I'm at work, and the presentation is
> at home somewhere).
> 
> PGA
> --
> Paul G. Allen
> BSIT/SE
> Random Logic Consulting
> www.randomlogic.com
> 
> 
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