Samba 4: An Active Directory Replacement

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Jeremy Clark

Samba 4 which is still in development is the file sharing/logon service program used in Linux that looks to replace Microsoft AD (Active Directory) completely. Although some of the features of AD are available in Samba 3 it takes a lot of work to get these working. At work we’ve recently switched our servers over to Linux and use Samba as a simple logon/file server. It took nearly a month of work to get everything right. The biggest feature missing from Samba 3 is group policies, to work around this we have very long logon scripts. With Samba 4 group policy will be implemented that will make everyone who uses Samba with Windows clients lives easier. No release date has been set but the developers are contemplating releasing a version for those who just want to use Samba as an AD replacement.

Source: Computerworld

About Jeremy Clark

Small town IT worker with interests in all things technological and technical. Biggest interests are in web development especially the WordPress publishing platform and the community supporting it. Currently developing and maintain the free WordPress theme Techozoic. I'm also always available for hire.
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One Response to "Samba 4: An Active Directory Replacement"

  • By laura January 23, 2009 - 9:47 am

    I had some trouble with my blog sidebar and I just want to thank you ´cos you gave me the right answer at the WP forum
    (i was pasting from Word so now I´ll use a notepad instead)
    Thanks!!