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Will Samba allow a Linux server to act as a domain controller in an Active Directory environment?

We are replacing a Windows 2003 server in facility that is connected to our network and main site with a point to point T1. It currently is a domain controller in an Active Directory. Will the newest version of Samba allow me to replace this computer with a Linux version? Can it act as a domain...

View Answer   |  Oct 20 2009  7:58 PM GMT
Linux, Samba, Active Directory
asked by Linux - Ask the Expert

  225 pts.

Windows Firewall blocks Samba requests from Mac OS X

I have a server that is utilizing Windows Firewall, and I find myself unable to make a Samba connection from a Mac running OS X Leopard. I confirmed that the server (running Windows 2003 Server with all updates) can be reached if I turn off Windows Firewall. This leaves a question of what ports...

View Answer   |  Jul 24 2008  2:54 PM GMT
Windows, Firewalls, Windows Server 2003
asked by Lonewolfbw

  265 pts.

Dot Net File rights on general file servers

We are writing a new application based around the dot net lucene search engine. When it runs on the local hard drive it has full-trust rights and it can open index files on the server. When it runs with the search.exe and the lucene.net.dll on the remote SAMBA file server, it fails to be able to...

Answer Question   |  Jun 17 2008  0:35 AM GMT
.NET, Client/Server, .NET development
asked by Hellokarl

  15 pts.

Trouble copying large files to NAS - very slow, and often fails

Hi all, I'm not an IT expert sadly, but am nevertheless lumbered with trying to manage our small company's half a dozen PCs networked over wired and wireless LAN. A couple of weeks ago one of them (the newest one, less than two weeks out of warranty!) had a massive hard disk failure and all data...

View Answer   |  May 20 2008  3:37 PM GMT
NAS, NTFS, Samba
asked by Roope

  5 pts.

Samba Folder Access

I want to allow permission to a specific folder, the scenario is: A) I open exchange server with samba as the domain controller B) I access via windows xp like: //servername/foldername My question is, how can I allow five users (full permission), groups (read only). Kindly tell me what steps i...

Answer Question   |  Apr 7 2008  3:49 PM GMT
Network security, User Permissions, Samba
asked by Chunter

  110 pts.

OpenAFS - Experience

I work for a company that has approx 150 users, 100 of those are in 8 offices divided pretty evenly, the rest are at home. I am looking at setting up OpenAFS (www.openafs.org) for filesharing. The home users would use the windows client and office users would connect to a Samba/OpenAFS bridge. Does...

Answer Question   |  Mar 12 2008  2:36 PM GMT
Linux, OpenAFS, Samba
asked by Billb3

  20 pts.

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