Hi all,
I've recently inherited sysadmin duties for what is currently a
badly-networked hodgepodge of Windows XP and 7 machines (currently about
50, but slowly growing). I would like to tie them to a domain, and we
have a separate requirement for a common staff fileshare. We have a
third-party contractor quoting later this week for what I suspect will
be a Windows Server based network, and I would like to be able to
propose a Samba-based alternative. I have used Samba before personally,
but only for providing fileshares, never for authentication. Is Samba 3
suitable for the role I have in mind, or would I need Samba 4? Can
someone give me the current state of play for Samba 4? I understand from
the wiki that it is not generally recommended for production use, though
it would appear that some people are running it thus - can anyone give
me an indication of its stability?
Additionally, I would also like to be able to reduce licence fee costs
by using Linux-based workstations for new staff members whenever
possible. Can someone point me towards a decent howto or tutorial for
joining a Linux client to a Samba domain? All the examples I've seen
seem to be for connecting Windows to a Samba DC, or Linux to a Windows DC.
Many thanks.
-Andy Shaw
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