Re:Samba 4.0 released
by tptacek on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @04:00PM
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... and if you have enough control over your environment to replace Windows Server as a domain controller, why would you be using the AD stack to begin with?
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Aye, if one has that much motivation to chuck Windows for AD, then it's only logical that Windows on the desktop, Exchange, etc., are not on the scene.
I've done a lot of work with other directory servers too, and AD does the best job of any when it comes to multimaster replication and a few other things. However, using it purely for LDAP for an environment full of Linux and OS X machines is a tough call...
Why? I have such motivation, yet I have no intent on eliminating Windows from our desktops. That would be very disruptive to our 2.5K users, and Windows does a pretty decent job there. However, AD is very pricey due to CALs, and what it gives me is IMO not worth the price if I can replace it with Samba 4. That said, we're only beginning to explore this option, so it may not be viable or wise.
Re:Samba 4.0 released
by JoshTriplett on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @06:41PM
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Just like many existing development companies have Windows-based infrastructure with both Windows and Linux on end-user systems, it makes sense to have Linux-based infrastructure while still supporting Windows end-user systems.
Linux support for AD also allows incremental migration of this infrastructure.