On 3/29/2011 1:29 PM, Ray Van Dolson wrote:
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>> If you use something like Centrify Express or Likewise Open, the
>> UID/GIDs are calculated the same way every time on every system that
>> uses the software so it makes, IMO, setup& management a lot easier.
>>
>> Chris
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> I can vouch for Likewise Open just working. However, it too is based
> on Samba and based on the OP's information, he should be able to
> achieve deterministic UID/GID numbers across his system with standard
> OS packages only if that is his goal.
>
> That said, if you have a variety of platforms and OS'es to support,
> Likewise is a great option... (never tried Centrify)
Do either/both of these let you add accounts for the Linux side that
don't propagate back to AD? I'd like something to use in a lab so
existing users/passwords didn't take extra work but we could still add
accounts that don't exist (and we don't want) in AD. Easy hooks for
apache and java web services to see the combined accounts would be a big
plus.
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