Hi Matthias, first of all, samba is full compatible with WinNT, that means that you can easy integrate a linux fileserver into a winnt domain, without any changes. You can make a machine account at the domain controller, so that the password handling is done by the domain controller.
You do not necessarily need acl.... well, it is maybe be good feature, but at the moment it is a bit tricky to install. First of all you need a "special" ext2 filesystem which is able to store the additional access information. When you have this filesystem running, it may be a problem to back it up, because most of the backup-tools do not save the additional access information. At the moment it is only possible to use ext2 and XFS with ACL.... Without ACL it is of course possible to use ext2 and LVM... it works quite well. If you think twice about defining your usergroups/user then it is not necessary to use ACL, in my point of view. - Tim - [EMAIL PROTECTED]@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 29.01.2002 16:20:15 Bitte antworten an Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gesendet von: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie: Thema: NT server consolidation with samba Hello, currently we are evaluating the use of samba in an nt server consolidation project. We need to figure out if the samba server is 100 % compatible with our nt file servers or what differences exists. We plan to use samba 2.2 with suse and the samba server should be integrated as a member in the existing nt landscape ( domain ). My question is : Do we need acl controls to offer the same funtionality with samba ? If yes, are there any experiences with implementing the acl with a kernel patch ? What about backup and recovery concepts of the acl's ? Are they supported by the TSM client ? Is it true that only ext2 is working with acl ? Can I use ext2 with LVM ? What are your experiences, thanks a lot Matthias Wittpoth ---------------------------------------------------------------- Erleben Sie die neue RWE Online-Welt unter http://www.rwe.com
