Yes, actually I, for one, would like to have user profiles etc to make my Windows users switch completely to Linux. As of now, all that is stopping me is the absence of these features offered by WinNT/2K.
Vicky --- Shanker Balan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello: > > Lailesh wrote, > > Think about NIS. > > Personally, I prefer LDAP. It is scalable, secure > and fast. > > > > I wanted to setup my Linux server as a PDC for > other Linux hosts. I > > > know that Linux with SAMBA can be used to setup > a PDC for Windows > > > hosts. Is it possible to do the same for Linux > hosts. > > What exactly do you mean by a "PDC" for Linux hosts? > Central > authentication or the ability to support "domain > logons" with remote > user profiles and stuff? > > If you just want to consolidate authentication onto > a central server, > LDAP (or NIS) can do that for you. > > What functions do you want your PDC for Linux hosts > provide? > > -- Shanu > http://shankerbalan.com > > -- > You know you've been spending too much time on the > computer when your > friend misdates a check, and you suggest adding a > "++" to fix it. > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application > Developer's Conference > August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
