On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 13:40 -0700, JJB wrote: > Hello, > > My IT department has implemented a samba PDC and now we are taking flack > for it. Can anyone help me out with some good justifications for doing > it this way vs the Microsoft way? Have a meeting about it in a short > while... > > We wanted to do it because Linux is more secure and more stable. But > there may be other good reasons and it would be good to know them. Or > maybe it would be better to go with the Microsoft solutions?
This is almost a troll question. what is better, beer or whine ... But let's try anyway: * samba is faster (ie. network performance) * samba deals better with load (scalability) * samba provides an additional security level by having linux accounts in place * samba is open source = support for any version of will will continue as long as _you_ resp. your company are willing to support it * beware that samba PDC == winnt PDC, no ADS PDC yet * samba let's you control/configure much more things you could ever configure in a windows PDC * all components of a samba PDC are well documented (like openldap etc.) * samba is - of course - muchmuch cheaper due to the lack of license costs just some initial thoughts ... For more technical information check the samba HP and/or one of the many comparisons you will find on the net. -- Udo Rader bestsolution.at EDV Systemhaus GmbH http://www.bestsolution.at
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