On Feb 8, 2008 7:58 AM, Lars Noodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > expected to emulate a Windows Server 200x domain controller. > But the interoperability issue goes far deeper than this. > In the domain control protocols that are used by MS Windows > XP Professional, there is a tight interdependency between > the Kerberos protocols and the Microsoft distributed > computing environment (DCE) RPCs that themselves are an > integral part of the SMB/CIFS protocols as used by Microsoft."
Why are you changing the discussion from authentication to file serving? > So the kerberos question still remains unless there is more recent > material somewhere that can show that these problems have been resolved. > I would have expected some documentation. > What kerberos question? Per your original email > Allowing AD near any part of your infrastructure is the opposite of > useful and results in a net loss of productivity. No. > > LDAP+Kerberos is one tried and true option, but there are others > nowadays. Don't confuse AD with a useful tool or with an authentication > service Why are you confusing AD with file serving? The original poster asked about _AUTHENTICATION_ You are just serving plain FUD. As of 2002, definitely not: > http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,97504/article.html > > > If you don't need to supoort Windows Vista client machines, you should > be > > all right. > > Nope. > Who gives a shit whether Vista needs to be supported or not? I have Suse boxes authenticating via kerberos from AD because - guess what - it improves productivity and security. MS Exchange was one of the productivity killers I referred to earlier. > For people that use e-mail, it's an albatross. For people that need to > use e-mail for their job, well, they can't work. Again - what is your point? Sexchange and LookOut sucks. The original poster is asking about authenticating via AD. Your ranting about other topics is.... off topic. -- http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford learn french: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1G-3laJJP0&feature=related
