Hello, We're tied to a Windows 2000 domain controller due to extensive Citrix use. I've downloaded Microsoft's Services For Unix which claims to make the Windows Domain controller into a NIS and NFS server which sounds good, has anyone used this before? Thanks Joe Garfoot
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Hello, Joe.
We're tied to a Windows 2000 domain controller due to extensive Citrix use. I've downloaded Microsoft's Services For Unix which claims to make the Windows Domain controller into a NIS and NFS server which sounds good, has anyone used this before?
You're kidding, right? Just use Linux, since that has native support for NIS/YP and NFS. Plus, if you use Samba then it is a piece of cake to make that Linux machine act as a PDC. -- Thomas Adam ===== "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net "<shrug> We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The experience will probably kill you. :)" -- Benjamin A. Okopnik (Linux Gazette Technical Editor) ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html
You're kidding, right? Just use Linux, since that has native support for NIS/YP and NFS. Plus, if you use Samba then it is a piece of cake to make that Linux machine act as a PDC.
Hello, Yes I know that Linux supports NIS/NFS natively and I also know that SAMBA works very well as a PDC. As I said in my previous email we are tied to a Win2k PDC. I would happily upgrade it to Linux in a second but it's not going to happen in the foreseeable future. I would like the Linux boxes to authenticate against the Win2k server. I read that MS' Services for unix will allow the Win2K server to act as a NIS server, which as you rightly say the Linux boxes support natively. Has anyone used this package? Hope that clarifies my question Thanks Joe Garfoot
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