Active Directory in FC 10

[lucky_chouhan]

Hi guys Using Windows 2003 server and using for active directory, i want to remore win and want to convert my server to fedora core 10, Is there in option like active directory in fc 10.

[druidmatrix]

You wont find all AD features, but Samba provides some basic functionality.

[lucky_chouhan]

samba sharing like a windows sharing. AD is different.

Is there any experience user.

[mvellon]

Samba 3.x can behave like an old "NT domain controller." This is similar but different than AD but still supported by old Windows clients. I would not recommend going in this direction, however, as it is not supported by anyone.

Samba 4 promises to be AD compatible, but it does not look like it is ready for deployment, yet.

If you want to get rid of AD altogether and go in a different direction, you can get the Red Hat IPA product and use it for LDAP-based directory services. You can set up Fedora to perform LDAP-based authentication with IPA.

None of this is simple, however.

Cheers,

Manny Vellon

[Roxoff]

If you want to get rid of AD altogether and go in a different direction, you can get the Red Hat IPA product and use it for LDAP-based directory services. You can set up Fedora to perform LDAP-based authentication with IPA.

None of this is simple, however.

No, it's not simple. But it is very satisfying when it works.

If you want to replace your AD with a mix of LDAP and Samba (which do the job admirably, btw), take a look at Fedora Directory Server. You don't need to be running Fedora to use it - and it's very capable. With the right schemas you can do quite a lot with it. I ran it for a couple of years to keep my domain working.