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Hi guys thanks for the info.<BR>
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The restrictions are licensing with a windows server.<BR>
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I didn't realize you could setup Samba to be a domain controller.<BR>
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thanks for the help. I think I will try the Samba route.<BR>
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thanks again.<BR><BR><BR>
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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:39:00 -0800<BR>Subject: Re: Major noob question about freeradius<BR>From: swanson@technologypartnerds.com<BR>To: freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org<BR><BR>On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:29 AM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:freeradius@corwyn.net">freeradius@corwyn.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=ecxgmail_quote>At 02:01 PM 1/18/2010, Eric Swanson wrote:<BR>
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<DIV class=ecxim>On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Bryan Boone <<mailto:<A href="mailto:bryan-boone@msn.com">bryan-boone@msn.com</A>><A href="mailto:bryan-boone@msn.com">bryan-boone@msn.com</A>> wrote:<BR>For me the simplest solution to solve this would be a windows 2003 server domain controller. Unfortunately due to some corporate restrictions I cannot install a windows server.<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=ecxim>If you can't set up a Windows server to do this job, the best way to meet this need is to run Samba on a Linux machine. If you run it in domain control mode, it'll act very much like a Windows server for the purposes you're talking about.<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>If there's a corporate restriction on installing a windows server, setting up a linux server to behave just like a windows server might also be a problem. and indeed if it's one the same network, you'll really need to get things right so that it doesn't screw anything up (such as becoming the master browser).<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>Indeed. Just for the sake of clarity let me break it down one more notch:<BR> - If the policy that prevents you from installing a Windows server is something like a company-wide prohibition on using closed-source software, or on spending licensing money with Microsoft, and if your network stands on its own -- then Samba is probably a great approach. Good luck.<BR> - If, as Rick suggests, the policy comes from something like a central IT department that requires you to stay out of their realm of authority, then you've got a whole mess of constraints to navigate. Good luck.<BR><BR>Speaking for myself, I'd say the pGina approach noted above by Josip makes sense only if you've already got RADIUS infrastructure. If you're building something from scratch, Samba is a much better fit, but if pGina lets you use existing RADIUS-centric stuff you just might be well-advised to go that way.<BR> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=ecxgmail_quote>Just be sure first :-)<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>Indeed. Also, note that this is off-topic for the list.<BR><BR>E.<BR clear=all></DIV></DIV><BR>-- <BR>Eric Swanson, <A href="mailto:swanson@technologypartnerds.com">swanson@technologypartnerds.com</A><BR>Director of Marketing & Sales / Senior Technical Staff<BR>Technology Partnerds<BR>888-NERDS-55<BR> <br /><hr />Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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