LDAP/ActiveDirectory log-in on Ubuntu

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Thu, 2009-02-05 at 21:03 -0500, John Moser wrote:
> I have a really, really hard time recommending Ubuntu to schools, at
> all.  I can't recommend something that, as far as I know, relies
> entirely on local administration.  I know I could dig through 5 files
> for this but it's just annoying; for schools or the most basic
> 3-computer networks, Fedora Core 10 is the best recommendation I have,
> because you just say "Use active directory, domain controller is xxxx"
> and it works.
> 
> Am I missing somethnig here?

Have you seen Edubuntu?  The usual way to install it is to have a
powerful server in the lab with a bunch of thin-clients.  LTSP is used
to allow remote desktop logins to the thin-clients.

-- 
Mackenzie Morgan
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
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