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 > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
