Active Directory Domain on Ubuntu

[Christopher Chan]

On Wednesday, November 10, 2010 09:03 AM, Thiago Cavalcante wrote:
> I believe you need to install Samba as a domain controller as an
> alternative to Active Directory

I believe you need a dose of reality. 1) The OP is not a decision maker, 
2) he can hardly attempt to run samba4 alpha13 which will probably not 
support everything his employer wants like Exchange and 3) he is not 
talking about he needing to implement AD but that his computer needs to 
work with the AD that his IT Dept will be implementing.

But it would be nice if Mariano can convince his IT Dept to roll out 
samba4 alpha13 to be an AD controller and samba 3.5.6 file/printer 
servers and watch their licensing fees drop like a stone. Of course, be 
prepared to have Microsoft on your backs as soon as they get the wind of 
it when the company backs out of the Windows Server and CAL purchases.

>
> 2010/11/9 Christopher Chan<christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk>:
>> On Wednesday, November 10, 2010 05:54 AM, Mariano Jara wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm a relatively new GNU/Linux user, I'm running on my box at work
>>> Ubuntu (Lucid) 10.04.1 LTS, Kernel 2.6.32-24-generic with Gnome 2.30.2.
>>>
>>> The thing is that my employer is implementing an Active Directory Domain
>>> in order to control and manage some 21,000 desktop PCs, and (I guess) I
>>> may be the only one not running Window$ (AFAIK), so they're not catering
>>> for users like me precisely. Which means that, I have to find my way
>>> around if I am to avoid being dragged down to M$. In other words, I need
>>> to give them the solution; otherwise, I have no choice but to go back to
>>> Windoze.
>>
>> What do you need to do? Be able to access Windows? Be able to join the ADS?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I've installed from the repositories:
>>>
>>> likewise-open_5.4.0.42111-2ubuntu1.2_i386.deb
>>> likewise-open-gui_5.4.0.42111-2ubuntu1.2_i386.deb
>>>
>>> Is that enough? Or do I need anything else? Any piece of advise on how
>>> to go about it would be greatly appreciated. If more information is
>>> needed, please let me know. TIA.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>
>>
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