  | |  | Integrating RHE3 & Windows 2k3 | Integrating RHE3 & Windows 2k3 2005-06-08 - By Ed Wilts
Back On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 04:05:12PM +0100, Mark Farmer wrote: > Jason Williard wrote: > >I have 5 servers (3 RHE3; 2 Win2k3) that would like to integrate with a > >single authentication system. The 2 Win2k3 servers are currently connected > >via Active Directory and I have been experimenting with ways of connecting > >RHE3 to Win2k3. So far, I have tried Microsoft's Services for UNIX. This > >works, but only synchronizes the password for user's that already exist. > > > >I would like to be able to manage users from a single system, either > >Windows > >or Linux. In the ideal situation, I could add, remove or modify users and > >have the changes propagated to all systems. The only solution that I have > >been presented with so far is to use LDAP to connect to Active Directory > >and > >provide authentication to the Linux systems. However, I have run into a > >couple problems. With the documentation I have been able to find, I would > >need one of two tools; Either Vintela's VAS or AD4Unix. While VAS seems > >like a good solution, it requires a larger expense than my company can > >afford at this time. As for AD4Unix, I have been unable to find a recent > >distribution. From what I can see, the development has halted. > > If it helps anyone, I found a pdf document (actually it's more of a book!) > provided by MS that deals with this. I can't provide much more info at > this stage as i'm in the process of working through the relevent parts > myself, but it's certainly worth a look for anyone trying to intergrate > linux into win2k3 AD.
I *really* appreciate this pointer! And for what it's worth, the Vintela solution is covered in this book (yes, it is a book - 392 pages!).
Thanks, .../Ed -- Ed Wilts, RHCE Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@(protected) Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program
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