On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, Mike Connors wrote: > Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:51:52 -0800 > From: Mike Connors <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help; civil and on-topic" > <[email protected]> > To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help; civil and on-topic" > <[email protected]> > Subject: [PLUG] Linux and Active Directory? > > I seem to see in many Linux Sys Admin job postings a requirement for AD > experience. Is this is a case where > you have Linux/Unix servers but run MS Win on the desktop and the MS Win > clients don't play well w. OpenLDAP and/or NIS? > > Am I incorrect in my perception that AD has pretty much taken over Dir > Services except for shops that are all Solaris, Novell, or old-school > Unix purists who still use NIS? > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
I worked at a business that was Microsoft all the way, but some IT folks (like myself) had the freedom to use linux, and many servers were linux or solaris (especially oracle servers). The servers were never set up with AD interoperability (why have a server in a locked room that is set up for anybody to log onto?), but some of the IT desktops were. I personally didn't mess with it, except as a proof of concept to make sure I understood how to do it. It took all of 10 minutes to get it working on a gentoo box with no prior experience with it. It's not that tough. The problem with a lot of firms is that they need software that is only written for Windows. This was an engineering firm, where they used a lot of SmartPlant, Benteley and AutoCAD software. Once the constraint of Windows on the desktop is in place, the path of least resistance is to use Windows for everything else as well. You have to be able to support the workstations, therefore you need windows techs. They are going to be more comfortable with AD and Exchange than OpenLDAP and postfix. But as soon as you throw oracle in the mix, you introduce linux servers, and probably another team of admins who are linux guys. Then comes the turf wars and tension. Carlos _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
