> > it actually makes the Windows weenies have to sweat for a change...8-) > BUT, with winbind the Windows weenies either have to give you AD > administrative authority (not likely) or at a minimum have to create a > trust to your Linux/Samba "box". If they don't *have* to create a trust, > then they're not sweating. That was my main point about "the political > divide". So, the Windows weenies have to trust you, the Linux admin > (shameless pun intended :)).
It's all in how you present it...8-) If you say "look, I'm giving you supreme authority over all the userid creation and management across the enterprise. The price is authorizing one userid as a member of the Domain or Enterprise Administrator groups so that I can actually check the authorization. I've got a knife and quill pen right here..." Total world domination vs fighting in committee for months...I doubt there is any power-mongering Windows admin type worth the name who could pass *that* opportunity up...8-) -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
