Joachim Schrod wrote:
"RJ" == Russell Jones <russell.jones@cas.ox.ac.uk> writes:
Care to name an Open-Source replacement for AD that is already integrated, and where I don't have to do the integration myself?
RJ> Well, not as tidy as AD (nor, I suspect, as difficult to diagnose RJ> when it goes wrong) is to use something like AutoYaST to roll out RJ> software and configuration packages (which you roll yourself). Far RJ> more powerful than the MS mandated and controlled policy system,
As I wrote, I'm not a Windows friend; but when I see that there is something better over there, I grudgingly admit it and try to learn from it.
very easily specific environments for user/user group/system combinations? Their environment variables, default printers, connected network file systems (e.g., on which server $HOME for a user is), available software, depend on the combination and is etablished transparently. When you say transparently, you mean by membership of a group or groups, right? BTW, LDAP + cfengine or similar + careful design of a system set-up, requiring in-depth knowledge of the system (as required for AD) is enough (no?) since LDAP can be used with SSL. I know it doesn't give you
Fair enough. The impression I got was that you were suggesting that SuSE should somehow be a drop in replacement for AD. That's not realistic as MS can keep moving the goalposts indefinitely. the same as AD without Kerberos (as that is what AD uses), but in terms of rolling out configurations what would be missing? BTW, I was thinking of Debian, where one can just create config packages by diffing before and after config changes (a la MSI, though probably less complex/sophisticated), and create a repository yourself-- not that hard, just put the files in the right places and run a script to generate Packages files, etc. Can you not do that with smart or just use apt under SuSE? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org