Another idea-Re: Edgy+1 : Planning for the next Edubuntu version

[Stuart Ellis]

On Sat, 2006-10-21 at 02:31 -0400, David Trask wrote:
> As schools begin to adopt things like Edubuntu, K12LTSP...etc on a large
> scale....being able to set up multiple servers and centralized
> authentication is a big point.  I already do this using Samba/LDAP.  I
> have multiple K12LTSP servers and a Samba/LDAP server for all users and
> their home directories.  This makes adding servers to the mix....a
> cinch...as I don't have to worry about users and their data....I simply
> point the new server to the Samba/LDAP box.  Matt Oquist and I (more Matt
> than me) have come up with smbldap-installer which makes setting up a
> Samba/LDAP server very easy (http://www.majen.net/smbldap) and thus gives
> the average school IT person(s) another option for centralized
> authentication of student accounts.  The scripts do a lot with user
> creation and passwords as well.  You can also easily set up BDC's as well.
>  We have it working very well in Ubuntu as well as K12LTSP and Fedora
> Core.  In fact, I find Ubuntu server to be one of the better ways to set
> up a Samba/LDAP server.  Anway...my point...
> 
> This may be beyond the scope of Ubuntu/Edubuntu, but one thing school
> folks need is the ability to easily set up centralized authentication for
> their Edubuntu network....especially for growing or large networks with
> multiple servers.  Maybe this is something that could be offered.  It
> could also use a pretty face....right now everything is done in the
> CLI...although it's still quite easy...but to make it more attractive to
> the masses...putting a "pretty clicky" interface with it...will speed
> adoption.  Just a thought.  :-)

Hi,

I was just going back through mail, and I thought that I'd pass this on,
in case you weren't already aware of it:

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/easy-ldap-server

The "Ubuntu Directory Services Team" is a group that has just formed to
develop single sign-on for Ubuntu systems (with point and click :) ).
LDAP, Kerberos, and Samba components all need to be worked on.
Membership is open to anyone with an interest, and I'm sure that you
would be very welcome:

https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-directory

This team was only recently announced, but we have about forty people
signed up so far.

The page doesn't say, but UDS discussions are currently happening on the
#ubuntu-directory IRC channel.

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Stuart Ellis

http://www.elsn.org/