One possiblity is to use SAMBA as PDC and then use a virtual directory product to map the attributes to a LDAP directory. The issue is then authenticating to AD. Not sure about AD autherntication more research is needed....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Shumaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Active directory emulation Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:37:46 -0700 > > Randall Shimizu 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. > > > > > > This does not speak to breaking "from Windows dependency", but it > may eliminat the need to "add another server". Have you checked > out coLinux? > > http://www.colinux.org/ > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom Gal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Active directory emulation > > Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:45:09 -0700 > > > > > > > >> On 9/18/05, Randall Shimizu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I was wondering if there is a way to emulate active directory > >>> on Linux.....??? I had heard that the SAMBA project was working > >>> on a solution a few years back. > >>> > >>> > >> You can support unix clients with AD (with something like > >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/ad4unix/), but I don't think there's > >> anything to make it host the authentication on linux. Is this a > >> constraint issue or curiousity? > >> > >> -T > >> > >> > >> -- > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- [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
