> I've got an old PC that's called server which runs SuSE 9.3. > Basically it's a samba file server for 5 Windows clients. > It "knowes" every user so that they can access Samba. There is no local > user access besides that. > Up until now I configured all our (few) users on every PC so that they > could ... well ... roam would be a rather big word. > Would it be possible keep all profile infos on the server and let > Windows (2000) grab it on login-time from the server?
If your asking if Samba can be a domain controller, then yes. It can emulate an NT4.0 style domain controller. This is all very well documented at the Samba project (avoid third-party documents). > Actually it's like that. I talked to a buddy on weekend who is currently > starting a new business. > He'll have within a year 25-50 desktop workplaces with very limited > needs. It might end up with a browser that runs a web-based application. > So I boldly proposed a pure Linux play. Then he doesn't need a domain controller. > Some other guy - who advised him in IT stuff until now - told him that > he needed a Windows small business server to host Active Directory and > an Exchange server plus MS-SQL. That would be one [expensive] route. Windows 2003 is a very stable server platforms. > Could someone point me to a Howto for windows-profile management with Linux? > A nice groupware for mail, adresses and dates would be handy, too. http://www.opengroupware.org > The database should be PostgreSQL, I guess. Yep. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
