samba - Jan 2005 - Migrating from Windows 2000 Server to Samba

Hello,

I'm aiming to migrate a few Windows 2000 Server boxes to Linux with Samba
and I would like to check what Samba can do before actually comitting myself to
this idea.  There are a few servers, all located in different locations,
connected to one central server.  The remote servers contains files only, and
the central server controls internet access and has Exchange installed on.

Currently, when I log in one computer, I have access to the local server's
hard drive, Outlook is set up to access the Exchange server located in the
central server.  I do my work, and then move to a different computer, log in,
and everything's similar to what I had before, Outlook is already set up, I
have the same access to the files.  I then move to a different office, log in
and it's as if I've never changed computers - even the Outlook bar has
been disabled and stuff.  Would similar be possible using Samba along with Exim
and a range of email clients - i.e. if I log in, I don't have to set up
email each time?

Also can Samba send logon scripts to the computer for it to execute?

Thanks very much for your help in advance

Cheers - Piers

Hi Pier,
samba acts as a nt 4 server so most everything which works  on  a  win 
nt 4  server  works with samba too, include logon scripts.
Exchange  5.5  should  work with a samba domain.
No Way for Exchange 2000 or higher as this needs the active dir.
( There is a way to make it work but i dont recommend it )
For further Questions you should read the samba doku , which has real 
good descriptions for migration scenarios.
There are some Outlook compatibel Linux Servers like scalix etc, which 
would give you the outlook behavior
you know now.
Best Regards

Piers Kittel schrieb:
>Hello,
>
>I'm aiming to migrate a few Windows 2000 Server boxes to Linux with
Samba and I would like to check what Samba can do before actually comitting
myself to this idea.  There are a few servers, all located in different
locations, connected to one central server.  The remote servers contains files
only, and the central server controls internet access and has Exchange installed
on.
>
>Currently, when I log in one computer, I have access to the local
server's hard drive, Outlook is set up to access the Exchange server located
in the central server.  I do my work, and then move to a different computer, log
in, and everything's similar to what I had before, Outlook is already set
up, I have the same access to the files.  I then move to a different office, log
in and it's as if I've never changed computers - even the Outlook bar
has been disabled and stuff.  Would similar be possible using Samba along with
Exim and a range of email clients - i.e. if I log in, I don't have to set up
email each time?
>
>Also can Samba send logon scripts to the computer for it to execute?
>
>Thanks very much for your help in advance
>
>Cheers - Piers
>  
>