Brad Zobrist wrote: >> Is Samba really my best option? > > Likewise-CIFS is an alternative. > http://www.likewiseopen.org/cifs.php > > I know of one nas vendor that is replacing their Samba/Winbind stack > with Likewise, they have had really good experience with stability and > scalability. > I haven't had the time to test it yet but if you are a window 2008 > shop they already support SMBv2.
Thanks for sharing that. Looks very interesting. The server software is GPLv2 it appears. Do you know if it can act as a domain controller? The specs do not say, although they say it can act as a domain member. The AD-compatible stuff in Samba 4 is what I'm anxiously waiting for. Here's hoping, as Windows 7 machines in a lab will likely work best with an AD system, as opposed to the old NT4-domains I've used before with Samba. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
