samba - Jul 2005 - Antivirus for Windows with Linux administration console

Hello,

This is not a Samba question itself, but it's somewhat related to Samba.

I am planning to replace the two Windows 2000 Server servers in a client company
with two Samba PDCs with LDAP backend. Currently, those W2K servers hold the
Active Directory and the the antivirus management console. And this is the only
nuisance we are finding when moving from Windows Server to Samba PDC.

If you have a Windows Server and Windows workstations, everything is all right:
you go to the server and deploy and manage the antivirus to the workstations
from the antivirus' management console (Panda Antivirus for Business, in
this
case).

The problem is what to do if you have a Linux server and Windows workstations.
Every management console I know (Kaspersky's, Panda's, Symantec's,
etc) is for
Windows Server.

Do you guys know any way to deploy and manage a Windows antivirus from a Linux
server acting as a Samba PDC? (we are ready to move from Panda Antivirus to any
other antivirus as long as they provided a Linux management console)

Thank you.

> Hello,
>
> This is not a Samba question itself, but it's somewhat related to
Samba.
>
> I am planning to replace the two Windows 2000 Server servers in a client
company
> with two Samba PDCs with LDAP backend. Currently, those W2K servers hold
the
> Active Directory and the the antivirus management console. And this is the
only
> nuisance we are finding when moving from Windows Server to Samba PDC.
>
> If you have a Windows Server and Windows workstations, everything is all
right:
> you go to the server and deploy and manage the antivirus to the
workstations
> from the antivirus' management console (Panda Antivirus for Business,
in this
> case).
>
> The problem is what to do if you have a Linux server and Windows
workstations.
> Every management console I know (Kaspersky's, Panda's,
Symantec's, etc) is for
> Windows Server.
>
> Do you guys know any way to deploy and manage a Windows antivirus from a
Linux
> server acting as a Samba PDC? (we are ready to move from Panda Antivirus to
any
> other antivirus as long as they provided a Linux management console)
Dr.Web (www.drweb.com) once ago announced Java based management console 
for their corporate edition antivirus.

I don't like them much, I'm pretty fed up with running their antivirus
for
checking e-mail (and I'm happy with ClamAV since I replaced drweb with 
clamav :-), they are good programmers, but management is not very good. 
But if You pay money, probably they will pay more attention to your 
requests :-)
>
> Thank you.
>
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> Hello,
>
> This is not a Samba question itself, but it's somewhat related to 
Samba.
>
> I am planning to replace the two Windows 2000 Server servers in a 
client company
> with two Samba PDCs with LDAP backend. Currently, those W2K servers 
hold the
> Active Directory and the the antivirus management console. And this 
is the only
> nuisance we are finding when moving from Windows Server to Samba PDC.
>
> If you have a Windows Server and Windows workstations, everything is 
all right:
> you go to the server and deploy and manage the antivirus to the 
workstations
> from the antivirus' management console (Panda Antivirus for Business,
in this
> case).
>
> The problem is what to do if you have a Linux server and Windows 
workstations.
> Every management console I know (Kaspersky's, Panda's,
Symantec's,
etc) is for
> Windows Server.
>
You could try Crossover Office on the PDC for running running the
console.  They have a trial version at http://www.codeweavers.com/ .

> Do you guys know any way to deploy and manage a Windows antivirus 
from a Linux
> server acting as a Samba PDC? (we are ready to move from Panda 
Antivirus to any
> other antivirus as long as they provided a Linux management console)
Dr.Web (www.drweb.com) once ago announced Java based management console

for their corporate edition antivirus.

I don't like them much, I'm pretty fed up with running their antivirus 
for 
checking e-mail (and I'm happy with ClamAV since I replaced drweb with 
clamav :-), they are good programmers, but management is not very good.

But if You pay money, probably they will pay more attention to your 
requests :-)
>
> Thank you.
>
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Pau Garcia i Quiles said the following:
> Do you guys know any way to deploy and manage a Windows antivirus
> from a Linux server acting as a Samba PDC? (we are ready to move from
> Panda Antivirus to any other antivirus as long as they provided a
> Linux management console)
You could have a look at F-Secure anti virus for workstations. They
provide a management server an a management console for linux...


Cheers
Alienn

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