Bang on!!! (following a cursory glance it covers it all in a ready built
box) I'm not all that au fait with cent os but I started my linux
journey in Red Hat 7 I think....
Muchas Gracias
On 08/04/12 02:47, Ally Biggs wrote:
> sme server is free and worth a look at if you want a easy way to setup a dc using Linux then you can't go wrong.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 7 Apr 2012, at 16:15, "Jan Henkins"<jan@???> wrote:
>
>> Hello Bryn,
>>
>> On Sat, April 7, 2012 15:36, Bryn Jones wrote:
>>> 1& 2 are core. You seem to have grasped my needs. They cloud Email so
>>> thats all cool. I'll work on calendaring next :)
>>>
>>> GPO is nil priority (too small a network to need it).
>> OK then, you're in luck. You will find that there are tons of
>> documentation that can help in this regard. I have used the OpenLDAP/Samba
>> integration route in the nebulous past, so it works extremely well as an
>> "NT4" style domain controller. I am aware of other methods that mimics
>> Active Directory much closer, but cannot vouch for them myself. I'm not
>> sure whether Windows 7 Pro actually supports NT4 style domain logins
>> anymore, so you will have to do some checking.
>>
>> Anyhoo, here are two links that caught my fancy during a quick Google (and
>> in fact it's merely the tip of the iceberg):
>>
>> If you are Ubuntu-inclined:
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/serverguide/C/samba-dc.html
>>
>> If Fedora warms your cockles (this is a forum where people are discussing
>> the topic):
>> http://linux.bigresource.com/Fedora-Servers-How-to-Replace-windows-Domain-Controller-with-Samba-TZfrRixLw.html
>>
>> I am aware of some commercially available solutions based on Samba, but
>> cannot remember it at the moment. It could be worth your while to have a
>> look at the commercially supported route, especially because this is a
>> charity.
>>
>>
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>> Jan Henkins
>>
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