I have never done this, but I know Synology DSM has a "Directory Server" application. A little Googling turned up the following for Windows clients (assuming that's what you've got).
http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/Join_Windows_Client_Computer_to_Directory_Service On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:28 PM, Pete Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > Id like to use it at home on an existing low wattage appliance like a > synology nas for basic centralized logons etc > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 11, 2012 3:26 PM > *Subject:* Re: SemiOT #2: More on SAMBA 4.0 > > I am curious on what the list thinks about an open-source alternative to > an Active Directory server means to them... I'm sure many here will shrug > it off, but for smaller installs where money is tight, would you consider > Samba 4.0 AD servers? > > I know I am. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kurt Buff > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 > 10:36:17 -0800 > Subject: SemiOT #2: More on SAMBA 4.0 > > > > I like this, from the very end: > > > > "Members of the Samba Team work for many of > > the largest companies in the software Industry and even helped > > Microsoft produce the protocol documentation that fully specifies the > > SMB/CIFS protocol." > > > > We always knew that MSFT could use help documenting things, didn't we? > > > > Kurt > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Jeremy Allison <[email protected]> > > Date: Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:32 AM > > Subject: Samba 4.0 released - The First Free Software Active Directory > > Compatible Server is now available ! > > To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] > > Cc: [email protected] > > > > > > Samba Team Releases Samba 4.0 > > ============================= > > > > December 11th 2012. > > > > The Samba Team is proud to announce the release of Samba 4.0, a major > > new release of the award-winning Free Software file, print and > > authentication server suite for Microsoft Windows clients. > > > > > > The First Free Software Active Directory Compatible Server > > ========================================================== > > > > As the culmination of ten years' work, the Samba Team has created the > > first compatible Free Software implementation of Microsoft’s Active > > Directory protocols. Familiar to all network administrators, the > > Active Directory protocols are the heart of modern directory service > > implementations. > > > > Samba 4.0 comprises an LDAP directory server, Heimdal Kerberos > > authentication server, a secure Dynamic DNS server, and > > implementations of all necessary remote procedure calls for Active > > Directory. Samba 4.0 provides everything needed to serve as an Active > > Directory Compatible Domain Controller for all versions of Microsoft > > Windows clients currently supported by Microsoft, including the > > recently released Windows 8. > > > > The Samba 4.0 Active Directory Compatible Server provides support for > > features such as Group Policy, Roaming Profiles, Windows > > Administration tools and integrates with Microsoft Exchange and Free > > Software compatible services such as OpenChange. > > > > The Samba 4.0 Active Directory Compatible Server can also be joined to > > an existing Microsoft Active Directory domain, and Microsoft Active > > Directory Domain Controllers can be joined to a Samba 4.0 Active > > Directory Compatible Server, showing true peer-to-peer > > interoperability of the Microsoft and Samba implementations of the > > Active Directory protocols. > > > > Acknowledging the value of the interoperability of the Samba 4.0 > > Active Directory Compatible Server, Steve van Maanen, the co-founder > > of Starsphere LLC, an IT services company in Tokyo, said: > > > > "Thanks to Samba4, I have two fully replicating Active Directory > > Domain controllers that boot in under 10 seconds ! It is nice to have > > alternatives, and Samba4 is a great one." > > > > Upgrade scripts are also provided for organizations using the previous > > Microsoft Windows NT Domain Controller functionality in Samba 3.x, to > > allow them to migrate smoothly to Samba 4.0. > > > > Suitable for low-power and embedded applications, yet scaling to large > > clusters, Samba 4.0 is efficient and flexible. Its Python programming > > interface and administration toolkit help in enterprise deployments. > > > > > > Created Using Microsoft Documentation > > ===================================== > > > > The Samba 4.0 Active Directory Compatible Server was created with help > > from the official protocol documentation published by Microsoft > > Corporation and the Samba Team would like acknowledge the > > documentation help and interoperability testing by Microsoft engineers > > that made our implementation interoperable. > > > > "Active Directory is a mainstay of enterprise IT environments, and > > Microsoft is committed to support for interoperability across > > platforms," said Thomas Pfenning, director of development, Windows > > Server. "We are pleased that the documentation and interoperability > > labs that Microsoft has provided have been key in the development of > > the Samba 4.0 Active Directory functionality." > > > > > > Introducing SMB2.1 File Serving Support > > ======================================= > > > > Samba 4.0 includes the first Free Software implementation of > > Microsoft's SMB2.1 file serving protocol. Building on the success of > > the SMB2.0 server in Samba 3.6, the Samba 4.0 file server component is > > an evolution of the trusted Samba file serving code that is used > > worldwide by vendors of file servers, such as IBM's clustered Scale > > Out Network Attached Storage (SONAS), and many other commercial > > products. > > > > In addition, the Samba 4.0 file server contains an initial > > implementation of SMB3, which will be further developed in later Samba > > 4 releases into a fully-featured SMB3 clustered file server > > implementation. > > > > Future developments of our SMB3 server and client suite, in > > combination with our expanding number of SMB3 tests, will keep driving > > the performance improvements and improved compatibility with Microsoft > > Windows that Samba users have come to expect from our software. > > > > > > Integrated Clustered File Server Support > > ======================================== > > > > Building on our success as the first commercial implementation of a > > clustered SMB/CIFS server, Samba 4.0 provides industry-leading > > scalability and performance as a clustered SMB2/SMB/CIFS file server, > > using our "clustered tdb" (ctdb) technology - also available as Free > > Software. > > > > Clustered Samba provides a "Single Server" view of clustered file > > storage, allowing clients to connect to the least loaded server and > > still providing a completely coherent view of the underlying clustered > > file system. > > > > Written and tested to be compatible with most clustered file systems, > > both Free Software and proprietary, Samba 4.0 with ctdb provides a > > scalable clustered file server solution with full Windows file sharing > > semantics. > > > > Samba and ctdb have been shipping in production file serving products > > for many years, to some of the most demanding customers in the world. > > > > > > Easy Integration into Existing Directory Services > > ================================================= > > > > Samba 4.0 ships with an improved winbind, which allows Samba 4.0 file > > servers to easily integrate into existing Active Directory services as > > member servers. Both Microsoft Active Directory and Samba 4.0 Active > > Directory Compatible servers are supported. > > > > > > Stability, Security and Performance > > =================================== > > > > Samba 4.0 has been tested using our widely accepted smbtorture test > > suite, created by the Samba Team to test Samba itself and now used by > > most of the companies writing SMB3/SMB2/SMB/CIFS file server software > > to test their own products. We also regularly test interoperability > > with other major vendors at plug-fest events to make sure Samba 4.0 > > deployments work correctly with existing customer equipment. > > > > In addition, Samba is one of eleven open source projects that leading > > software integrity vendor Coverity has certified as "secure" and has > > reached Coverity "Integrity Rung 2" certification. > > > > The Samba Team provides immediate responses to any security > > vulnerabilities, and provides fixes to all vendors using the Samba > > code in coordination with industry standard security reporting > > agencies. > > > > > > A Modular Toolbox for OEM Vendor Needs > > ====================================== > > > > As Free Software, Samba 4.0 is the ideal choice for Original Equipment > > Manufacturers (OEMs) to use for their file, print and authentication > > products. It is easily integrated into a whole host of different > > tasks, and can be customized at will by the vendor to satisfy their > > needs. > > > > In addition, Samba 4.0 includes a modular "Virtual File System" (VFS) > > interface that vendors can use to quickly and efficiently customize > > Samba to take advantage of any specific features of their underlying > > technology without having to modify any of the core Samba code. From > > advanced file systems to network traffic analysis, the Samba VFS layer > > allows external code to be easily integrated with Samba. Example > > modules are provided as source code for vendors to customize as they > > wish. > > > > Samba is the leading choice for Microsoft Windows connectivity > > ================================================================== > > > > Samba is the leading technology choice for Windows file serving on > > Linux and UNIX platforms and in embedded Network Attached Storage > > (NAS) solutions. Samba is used by vendors selling NAS solutions > > ranging from high end clustered business-critical systems, to low end > > consumer devices, and everything in between. Samba is fully IPv6 > > enabled and meets all mandates for modern network interoperability. > > > > Commercial support is available for Samba from many different vendors. > > > > Getting Samba 4.0 > > ================= > > > > Samba 4.0 source code is available now from the Samba Web site. > > > > http://www.samba.org > > > > About Active Directory > > ====================== > > > > Microsoft Windows and Active Directory are trademarks of Microsoft > > Corporation. > > > > About the Samba Team > > ==================== > > > > The Samba Team is a worldwide group of computer professionals working > > together via the Internet to produce the highest quality Free Software > > Windows (SMB3/SMB2/SMB/CIFS) server and client software. 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