Hello, I kept hearing that Samba 3 can join and do anything as a Windows Domain Controller even better than Windows itself.
But now that I need it to replace a Backup Domain Controller (fka Secondary Domain Controller?) to a Windows 2003 Active Directory server I keep bumping into the following worrying FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/yrnhv7 <quote> Can Samba Be a Backup Domain Controller to an NT4 PDC? No. The native NT4 SAM replication protocols have not yet been fully implemented. Can I get the benefits of a BDC with Samba? Yes, but only to a Samba PDC.The main reason for implementing a BDC is availability. If the PDC is a Samba machine, a second Samba machine can be set up to service logon requests whenever the PDC is down. </quote> And I'm not sure how relevant this is for my situation - is Windows 2003 considered "NT4 PDC" or is it something newer that Samba can cooperate with as a BDC? Also the Samba online documents seem to come up with lots of stuff about 2.2, if Samba 3 CAN be a BDC for Windows 2003 and there is a good document on how to do this then I'd appreciate very much a direct pointer to such docs. I have the Samba HOWTO printed book from around 2.5 years ago but I'm not sure how relevant this is for today. Thanks, --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
