Server directory

[Jorge Armando Medina]

On 10/18/2011 05:54 AM, Jesus arteche wrote:
> Hey guys, 
> 

Hi

> I have several questions about that...
> 
> - Do you know if I could migrate windows NT server (directory server) to
> some LDAP based service in Ubuntu?

Sure, Windows NT it is CIFS/SMB + NTLM, you can emulate a NT domain
server using Samba using it own database backend (TDBM), or you can
store samba domain info in a LDAP Directory which is more common, using
LDAP as a backend you can even install BDC.

Check the samba official howtos for the tools to migrate (hint vampire)

Windows domains based on 2000> it is another story, they incorporate
kerberos on top of all the protocols + DNS. Samba4 will support Active
directory domains. This samba version is still beta, I hope the next
year will be ready.

> - Could I have my server in a Datacenter, and the windows clients in the
> office, in other subnet??

Sure, using VPN :)


> - Do you know some LDAP based service easy to install on Ubuntu?

I have a manual in spanish:

http://tuxjm.net/docs/Configurar_Servidor_Controlador_de_Dominio_con_Samba_y_OpenLDAP/Ubuntu/html-multiples/


Best regards.
> 
> Thanks
> 


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