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Re: Linux as a DC



No !!!!!


I use samba as PDC for 2 years now, It servs NT4.0 95 98 and win2k
It can not be used as BDC !!!, at least AFAIK

regards
erez.

Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:

> Hi Noam,
>
> I haven't played for a long time with Samba, but if memory serves correctly,
> the stable versions of Samba can only operate as BDC (Backup Domain
> Controller), which means - you still Windows NT/2000 server to be a PDC
> (Primary Domain Controller)
>
> However, upon looking at freshmeat.net in the last few days, I've seen a new
> version of samba - version 2.2.0 alpha 3 - which now can operate as PDC for
> Windows NT/2000 clients (and Windows 9x of course, although they don't really
> use the PDC/BDC functions much). This is not a stable version, but feel free
> to use it..
>
> >From my past experience with the Samba team - they're quickly responding to
> any problems.
>
> Good Luck,
> Hetz
>
> > Hi!
> > Recently I became a volunteer in an organization called "latet"
> > (www.latet.org.il), as a sysadmin.
> > Anyway, I have some plans how to improve their network structure. I
> > decided that first I will install a Linux server there for NAT (I prefer
> > masq over win98se shared connection, like the situation is now) and file
> > server and some other services.
> > Then I came to the idea of making a Domain Controller. After some
> > reading I found that the only way of doing so is using a pre-release
> > version of Samba.
> >
> > Anyway, I would like to hear from you if any1 had any previous
> > experience with such a thing, maybe comments or other suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Noam Meltzer
> > tsnoam@zahav.net.il
> >
>
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