samba - Aug 2006 - Samba instead of SBS2k+3

Hi, 

I'm a teacher and I have got 20 computers with Windows XP and server Windows
SBS 2003 with Active Directory. I use AD to set policy tu WinXP and to
authorize users. 

Is it possible to set up Samba to this instead AD?
Can someone help me in this?

-- 
 Przemyslaw Adam Smiejek

Yes, you can use samba as a PDC.
Pleaes read the following
http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/

18 aug 2006 kl. 16:57 skrev Przemyslaw Smiejek:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a teacher and I have got 20 computers with Windows XP and  
> server Windows
> SBS 2003 with Active Directory. I use AD to set policy tu WinXP and to
> authorize users.
>
> Is it possible to set up Samba to this instead AD?
> Can someone help me in this?
>
> -- 
>  Przemyslaw Adam Smiejek
>
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Przemyslaw Smiejek schrieb:
> Hi, 
> 
> I'm a teacher and I have got 20 computers with Windows XP and server
Windows
> SBS 2003 with Active Directory. I use AD to set policy tu WinXP and to
> authorize users. 
> 
> Is it possible to set up Samba to this instead AD?
> Can someone help me in this?
> 
Hi,
jep samba can act as a win nt (4) domain controller PDC.
If you really need AD  ( which i dont think )
you have to wait samba reaches version 4.
but having Samba in a school enviroment is very typical,
there are many special Linux distros for schools which have allready
included this look http://www.skolelinux.org
and the samba faqs, setting up samba as domain contoller.
But you will make your live much more easier , and save money for the
children, if you switch totally to linux.
There is nothing on windows which is really need to learn for pupils
which cant be handeled by modern linux distros.
Mostly they need office ( open office ) a browser and mail.
For keeping them out of scum websites squid (guard)  is the right
choice on your firewall.
And will have no nightmares about viri in the futures using a better os.

i give my free time to youth projects to admin their networks
and they mostly have mixed setups , with linux and windows.
in former days the wanted windows to play some games , but now they
switching to consoles , which get easier to handle.
After all , here in germany , there are much laws , which you have to
look for , giving internet and computer access to children.

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Robert Schetterer

robert_at_schetterer_dot_org
Munich / Bavaria / Germany
https://www.schetterer.org
https://www.schetterer.com/public-gpg-robert-schetterer.key
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"Przemyslaw Smiejek" <smiejek@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm a teacher and I have got 20 computers with Windows XP and server
Windows
> SBS 2003 with Active Directory. I use AD to set policy tu WinXP and to
> authorize users.
>
> Is it possible to set up Samba to this instead AD?
> Can someone help me in this?
>
> -- 
>  Przemyslaw Adam Smiejek
>
> -- 
I share your concerns.  GPO's are useful.  Some work has been done in this
area but we still have work to do.

Have a look at this document.  You should implement this in a test
environment first.  Only try it in a production environment when you have
gotten it to work.

I am about to start testing stuff like this so please post your findings to
the list.  I do not know yet how well this works.

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools/15478.html

Basically, the author uses NT 4.0's System Policy Editor.  SPE allows you to
create custom policies.  He has included some sample policies that are
similar to those available with GPO.

These documents provide an overview of his approach

http://www.pcc-services.com/articles/implement_sys_policies.html

http://www.pcc-services.com/articles/create_custom_spe_templates.html