Hi Mikko, Thanks for your response. My client will only be migrating their servers to Linux, workstations will remain as is, a mixture of NT workstation, Win98 & Win2000Pro PCs.
Many thanks and kind regards. David Wilson DcData/LinuxBox S.A. +27 83 787 7424 ICQ#: 114636368 http://www.dcdata.co.za http://www.linuxbox.co.za NOTICE: Please note that as of 31/01/2003 all service requests must be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mikko Rautiainen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 25 February 2003 10:17 Subject: Re: [Samba] Large (3000+ users) NT to Samba migration > David Wilson wrote: > > >Hi guys and girls, > > > >A client of mine is seriously investigating migrating their 7 NT servers and > >3000+ users to Linux running Samba. > >I've read one or two documents so far about the migration, but I'm still a > >little unclear about a number of things. > > > >When you have a chance I'd really appreciate your guidance on the following > >items. > >1.) LDAP, /etc/passwd or MySQL backend (if supported). > >2.) User/machine account migration utilities. > >3.) Front-ends for adding user/machine accounts. > >4.) Configuration of BDC(s). > > > >Or any links to the information would be great. > > > >Many thanks and kind regards. > > > >David Wilson > >DcData/LinuxBox S.A. > >+27 83 787 7424 > >ICQ#: 114636368 > >http://www.dcdata.co.za > >http://www.linuxbox.co.za > > > >NOTICE: Please note that as of 31/01/2003 > >all service requests must be sent to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Hi, > > Here are two things that came to my mind. > > 1. Are they migrating all computers (workstations and servers) to linux. > If they are migrating all then I am not sure is samba the right choise. > > 2. If I have understood right samba 2.2.x doesn't support BDC's. But the 3.0 > version will support BDC's. > > > ------------------------ > Mikko Rautiainen > ------------------------ > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba