[ale] Getting rid of Active Directory

[Trey Sizemore]

On Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:24PM, John Wells wrote:
> Guys,
> 
> In our server room, we're virtually Windows free, aside from a few nagging, but important, servers:
> 
> - Active Directory (permissions, authentication)
> - File Server
> - Email
> - VPN
> 
> I have some ideas about getting rid of email and vpn, but the ActiveDirectory/File server combo is a gray area for me. The nice thing about active directory is that you can maintain file server permissions, etc, directly within the directory.
> 
> What are my Linux or *nix options in this area?
> 
> Thanks!
> John
> 

A great alternative would be Open Enterprise Server[1] from Novell.  You'll
get the file serving you need along with eDirectory to replace AD.

  1. http://www.novell.com/products/openenterpriseserver/
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Cheers,
Trey
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