Am 30.09.2013 um 07:34 schrieb Gordon Messmer <gordon.messmer@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On 09/29/2013 09:56 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
>> I'd test this over Samba as a AD replacement..... but, if your
>> environment includes a lot of windows client systems, and expects to use
>> Active Directory group policies to closely manage those windows
>> systems, none of these solutions will come close to what the 'real
>> thing' offers.
>
> I agree. If you're managing Windows clients and need Group Policy,
> there's very little reason not to run AD.
>
> If you "don't like" giving money to Microsoft, then ditch the clients.
> Even if you replace AD with Samba, you still need a management
> workstation to handle all of the tools that would otherwise be present
> on an AD system. Most of the time, that means you haven't actually
> saved any money on Windows licenses.
Yes.
If you need to have Windows-Clients around, you need to have a native AD around, too.
Period.
Both FreeIPA and RHIPA state rather prominently on their web-pages that they are not a replacement for the former.
Rather, they are meant as an alternative.
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