On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 14:58 +0000, Russell Jones wrote: > Joachim Schrod wrote: > > John Andersen wrote: > >> On Monday 26 February 2007, Hans van der Merwe wrote: > >>> This will probably spark some debates, but can someone point me to some > >>> information that I can use to successfully challenge out IT department > >>> concerning moving some Windows driven services to Linux (file, print > >>> and > >>> email/collaboration). > >>> > >>> An anti-FUD cheat-sheet if you like. > >> > >> The only part of that debate you can't easily win is the much vaunted > >> "collaboration" services. > > > > Oompfh. Big words. > > > > Well: I'm looking for a ready-to-run Active Directory replacement, > > with group policies. (I think you know about all the nice network-wide > > configuration work one can does with group policies, don't you?) > > > > Integrating OpenLDAP (or RH-LDAP, for that matter), Kerberos, > > cfengine, and a few other tools to achieve the same functionality, is > > not for the faint of heart. Especially when it's a hassle to use > > Kerberos authentication for many services. > > > > While I'm an died-in-the-whool Unix user (I don't even use one of > > these newfangled desktop thingies like KDE or GNOME and am satisfied > > with fvwm and Emacs), I have to admit that a centralized way to manage > > all servers and desktop, with system- and user(!)-specific profiles, > > would be a great thing to have. > > > > Care to name an Open-Source replacement for AD that is already > > integrated, and where I don't have to do the integration myself? > > > > Joachim > > > Well, not as tidy as AD (nor, I suspect, as difficult to diagnose when > it goes wrong) is to use something like AutoYaST to roll out software > and configuration packages (which you roll yourself). Far more powerful > than the MS mandated and controlled policy system, though you can do > similar things with MSIs and the MS package distribution system (SMS is > it?). > I'd guess the previous commenter was thinking of having Linux on the > Desktop too.
So Samba AD-enabled with LDAP managed users/groups is probably the best bet for replacing File and Print services? E-Mail disclaimer: http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
