linux AD/NDS replacement (was Re: New M$ Storage OS)

["john doe" <ophidian_snake@hotmail.com>]

with AD or NDS i can deploy a series of workstations and have a centralized 
management of everything as it appears on the AD or NDS tree.  a user can 
walk up to any machine in the network and log in just fine (assuming windows 
workstations and either ms or novell servers).   linux needs something like 
this that is supported the whole way through (yes i know pam on rh can auth 
against ldap or smb, but i have never gotten the smb auth to ever work that 
i can tell).

one central management tree/console to control and administer the entire 
network, or at least all of the network servers including user management 
and permissions.

how would you you guys impliment such a thing?  how would you build say a 
brand new 250 node network (complete with proper managed switches and good 
intel nics with gigabit to the servers and for the backbones).  installing 
and ghosting/dd-ing isnt a complete enough answer :P

Casey Boone


>From: "Robert G. (Doc) Savage" <dsavage@peaknet.net>
> > has samba reached a point for ad integration yet? that would be the 
>biggest
> > selling point for a ms powered nas device like this for me, if i liked 
>AD
> > that is
>
>See the "DNS and Active Directory" section at
>http://de.samba.org/samba/devel/docs/html/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html#id2876635
>
>--Doc
>
>
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