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Red Hat has released its open-source directory server full version (Fedora Directory Server), based on Netscape technology.

I did'nt tested it, but i'm curious to see how it works (and if it works fine!). If you have some informations about advanced features i'm interested.

May be it's a beginning of solution to compete with Microsoft Active Directory which is very advanced than the others Directory solutions.

link to fedora directory server project new : http://www.redhat.com/en_us/USA/home/co ... erver.html

spec, history, features, download :
http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/Main_Page

ooooo

Very cool. It even syncs with AD,

I guess you wouldn't have to have admin rights on windows to add machines anymore...

There are posibilites.....

OOOOO I wonder if you can host AD on linux now! That would be SOOO cool!

Does Samba provide the AD structure or not? I have made a samba machine a PDC/BDC but didn't bother about AD structure on samba.

najum wrote:Does Samba provide the AD structure or not? I have made a samba machine a PDC/BDC but didn't bother about AD structure on samba.

For LDAP structure it's possible, but not for GPO's functionnalities, site/directory partitions replications fonctionnalities, etc...

samba is a NT4 pdc /bdc. It does not provide AD.

FROM: Samba Howto

Samba ADS Domain Control

Samba-3 is not, and cannot act as, an Active Directory server. It cannot truly function as an Active Directory PDC. The protocols for some of the functionality of Active Directory domain controllers has been partially implemented on an experimental only basis. Please do not expect Samba-3 to support these protocols. Do not depend on any such functionality either now or in the future. The Samba Team may remove these experimental features or may change their behavior. This is mentioned for the benefit of those who have discovered secret capabilities in Samba-3 and who have asked when this functionality will be completed. The answer is maybe someday or maybe never!

To be sure, Samba-3 is designed to provide most of the functionality that Microsoft Windows NT4-style domain controllers have. Samba-3 does not have all the capabilities of Windows NT4, but it does have a number of features that Windows NT4 domain controllers do not have. In short, Samba-3 is not NT4 and it is not Windows Server 200x: it is not an Active Directory server. We hope this is plain and simple enough for all to understand.

ravenhair wrote:samba is a NT4 pdc /bdc. It does not provide AD.

Samba Howto

Samba ADS Domain Control

Samba-3 is not, and cannot act as, an Active Directory server. It cannot truly function as an Active Directory PDC. The protocols for some of the functionality of Active Directory domain controllers has been partially implemented on an experimental only basis. Please do not expect Samba-3 to support these protocols. Do not depend on any such functionality either now or in the future. The Samba Team may remove these experimental features or may change their behavior. This is mentioned for the benefit of those who have discovered secret capabilities in Samba-3 and who have asked when this functionality will be completed. The answer is maybe someday or maybe never!

To be sure, Samba-3 is designed to provide most of the functionality that Microsoft Windows NT4-style domain controllers have. Samba-3 does not have all the capabilities of Windows NT4, but it does have a number of features that Windows NT4 domain controllers do not have. In short, Samba-3 is not NT4 and it is not Windows Server 200x: it is not an Active Directory server. We hope this is plain and simple enough for all to understand.

Good explanation, my english is not enough advanced to say that, only ldap structure "is replicable" actually, don't expect any Active Directory compatibility now...

Perhaps I should clarify:

The explanation is from the SAMBA docs, not me.

don't want to take the credit for witing it.