RE: Using CentOS as a file server on a win2K domain--nothing to do with alternatives

[b.j.smith at ieee.org (Bryan J. Smith)]

"Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Until Red Hat bought Netscape Directory Server, no,
> OpenLDAP left much to be desired.

But even still, you _can_ get away with 0% Windows Servers
and _still_ implement a _lot_ of Windows client management
using various directory services, Samba and/or pGINA,
various open source tools, etc...

But no, if you want to use "User and Group Manager for
Domains" from a Windows XP Pro client, and manage everything
about your Linux server, that is _never_ going to happen.

I think too many people think the built-in clients that come
with Windows are the only way to manage servers and systems. 
If that is the case, _no_solution_ will ever work except what
comes from Microsoft, because Microsoft will _never_ bundle
"open" (not even "open standard") tools.


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