AD Emulation on *Nix
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Umm, yeah it should be in the admin manual. Knowing it can do this does not help someone to actually do this. What are the exact steps in achieving this is what I need to know. The instructions on how to join a domain are in there, which is great, but how do I then promote it from there? This is a key step in what I need to do here.
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@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
Umm, yeah it should be in the admin manual. Knowing it can do this does not help someone to actually do this. What are the exact steps in achieving this is what I need to know. The instructions on how to join a domain are in there, which is great, but how do I then promote it from there? This is a key step in what I need to do here.
I think what is lacking is their documentation on being a peer DC server. When they join there, they are assuming that something else is handling AD and it is just a client like any random WIndows server would be.
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Yes, I know the process, I've done it a million times with Windows servers (been an AD admin since 1998 or so). So my questions here are not about the theory of the process, I am looking for hard instructions on exactly how to do it. What commands, in what order, that kind of thing.
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Let's make this easy, let's grab the founder of Nethserver and ask
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@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
Windows 7 VM used for their crappy industry specific software.
This would violate the Windows client licensing as you said it in the quote.
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@tim_g said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
Windows 7 VM used for their crappy industry specific software.
This would violate the Windows client licensing as you said it in the quote.
As I said it in the quote? I am not following.
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@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
@scottalanmiller said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
NethServer
Got it. I am completely open to which way I take this. My personal preference on a distro would be Ubuntu, but it does not have to be that. I am hoping to get something that is "easy" to administer and a turnkey solution would be best I think. A nice GUI would be great.
Nethserver does not seem to say anything about AD , and it looks to do WAY more than I'd need it to, there is no need for content filtering, firewalling, VPN etc. Just AD.
If Nethserver is the free one, i used it a little a long time ago and nothing is enabled unless you do it. So that the functionality is there, but only if you want it.
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@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
@tim_g said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
Windows 7 VM used for their crappy industry specific software.
This would violate the Windows client licensing as you said it in the quote.
As I said it in the quote? I am not following.
What you said implies, to me, that it's going to provide a service to users. This goes against Windows client licensing, and would require a Server license.
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@tim_g said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
@scottalanmiller said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
NethServer
Got it. I am completely open to which way I take this. My personal preference on a distro would be Ubuntu, but it does not have to be that. I am hoping to get something that is "easy" to administer and a turnkey solution would be best I think. A nice GUI would be great.
Nethserver does not seem to say anything about AD , and it looks to do WAY more than I'd need it to, there is no need for content filtering, firewalling, VPN etc. Just AD.
If Nethserver is the free one, i used it a little a long time ago and nothing is enabled unless you do it. So that the functionality is there, but only if you want it.
Yes, I've used it before and it is "all off" by default. You have to add each and every function that you want to enable.
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@tim_g
Ahh, gotcha. Yes it does supply a service. However the company that makes the software could care less about Windows client licensing, and as a franchisee they have zero options on using this software.
And running it on a server has proven to be very complicated, especially for support as their support guys are completely gun shy when they see the SBS logo on a remote session. 99.99% of their franchises merely run the software on Windows 7 (Was XP, until earlier this year).
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@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
@tim_g
Ahh, gotcha. Yes it does supply a service. However the company that makes the software could care less about Windows client licensing, and as a franchisee they have zero options on using this software.
And running it on a server has proven to be very complicated, especially for support as their support guys are completely gun shy when they see the SBS logo on a remote session. 99.99% of their franchises merely run the software on Windows 7 (Was XP, until earlier this year).
This gives you a pretty much guaranteed way for you to call in an anonymous tip to the BSA. And worth telling your management that not only your own employees, but all employees of all of your competitors, plus the employees of one of your vendors, all have the option of retaliation via the BSA if they wanted.
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@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
However the company that makes the software could care less about Windows client licensing, and as a franchisee they have zero options on using this software.
Of course they don't care, the responsibility for that falls 100% onto the end client to ensure that they have properly licensed their environment. The vendor has zero responsibility here.
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Forget about Zentyal, it was bad back when I tried it (interface so buggy). Just using straight Samba isn't that bad, and it might be easier to follow the documentation to plan out what you want.
You might have to use samba-tool anyway to do what you want with Nethserver. I haven't used Nethserver, but I've looked into it, and that is the direction I would point you too if you want a GUI.
I would say Nethserver is like Windows Server, there's prepackaged roles that you can install, but you only install the roles you require for the purpose you've given the server.
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@scottalanmiller said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
@jrc said in AD Emulation on *Nix:
However the company that makes the software could care less about Windows client licensing, and as a franchisee they have zero options on using this software.
Of course they don't care, the responsibility for that falls 100% onto the end client to ensure that they have properly licensed their environment. The vendor has zero responsibility here.
Reminds me of a PBX appliance vendor that shipped their "server" with Windows XP Pro as the OS.
