There can be a lot of variation in how AD is set up in various environments. The way yours is set up and your ability to influence it will come in to play. An all open source solution might be preferable for many reasons, but if you are interested in COTS the vintela product from Quest is pretty interesting.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert G. Brown Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:15 AM To: John Hearns Cc: beowulf@beowulf.org Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Active directory with Linux On Thu, 23 Oct 2008, John Hearns wrote: > I have to confess my Google skills have failed me. > If I'm not wrong, there was a recent discussion in these parts re. > using Active Directory with Linux. I think there was a commercial > product mentioned, which was quite good. > Can anyone remind me please? > > John Hearns I'm not sure, but there is a rather long article on it in this month's Linux Pro magazine. However, the article only lists the need for Kerberos, NSS, PAM and Samba to make everything work. It actually is a nice article, and I might give its suggestions and methodology a try in a Windows-server-based site I help with. rgb -- Robert G. Brown Phone(cell): 1-919-280-8443 Duke University Physics Dept, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Web: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb Book of Lilith Website: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Lilith/Lilith.php Lulu Bookstore: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=877977 _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
