Comments on: Linux and Active Directory http://blog.snurkle.net/2008/10/linux-and-active-directory random musings from the hamster Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: hamster http://blog.snurkle.net/2008/10/linux-and-active-directory/comment-page-1#comment-1703 hamster Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:45:16 +0000 http://blog.snurkle.net/?p=143#comment-1703 I'd almost prefer to go this way as well. I once had a great setup with redundant Kerberos servers (and only Kerberos on those boxen, they were really locked down), redundant LDAP servers, and I had 3 linux clusters, a handful of IRIX boxen, and a bunch of Linux boxen all authenticating against it all. Very slick. However, in this case, it just somehow seemed simpler to go with the Windows AD, but I gotta admit, I just can't seem to get the same kind of simple insight into what the hell is going on on the AD box as I am used to with Linux. Very annoying. I may yet switch over. I just got roaming profiles working, with the profiles residing on the Linux box and auth coming from the AD. I’d almost prefer to go this way as well. I once had a great setup with redundant Kerberos servers (and only Kerberos on those boxen, they were really locked down), redundant LDAP servers, and I had 3 linux clusters, a handful of IRIX boxen, and a bunch of Linux boxen all authenticating against it all. Very slick.

However, in this case, it just somehow seemed simpler to go with the Windows AD, but I gotta admit, I just can’t seem to get the same kind of simple insight into what the hell is going on on the AD box as I am used to with Linux. Very annoying. I may yet switch over.

I just got roaming profiles working, with the profiles residing on the Linux box and auth coming from the AD.

]]> By: Bill Weiss http://blog.snurkle.net/2008/10/linux-and-active-directory/comment-page-1#comment-1702 Bill Weiss Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:49:08 +0000 http://blog.snurkle.net/?p=143#comment-1702 I once set up the opposite (Windows clients authenticating to a Linux box running kerberos and stuff), and it wasn't bad at all. Samba integration was trivial. This was in an environment without an existing Windows server, of course :) I once set up the opposite (Windows clients authenticating to a Linux box running kerberos and stuff), and it wasn’t bad at all. Samba integration was trivial.

This was in an environment without an existing Windows server, of course :)

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