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Where are the 'Modern' Directory Services?
MarcQuadra asks: "I've been a Linux user since 1998, and I admin Mac OS X machines at work, but I have yet to find a distribution that comes out-of-the-box with modern directory services. Sure, there are guides to kerberize and set up OpenLDAP, but before I can start pushing Linux as an alternative at work I'll need a few things. Are there any distributions out there that can auto-mount SMB shares as home directories without heavy modification? How about a distro that's based on OpenLDAP and can easily be configured with LDAP-enabled SAMBA and Kerberos? Am I missing something, or is this not a priority with the community at-large?"
"Expensive"
That's relative.
For a home user, yes. For corporate, no.
"insecure"
Funny, we have everything Microsoft at where I work and not a single hack. Infact, if you can find someone capable of hacking a soundly set Microsoft ISA Server 2000, I'll give ya $20. (goto isaserver.org and I'm sure you'll find many people willing to make the same bet).
We run IIS and Microsoft Exchange 2000. Yet, still no break ins.
I bet I can configure our site faster than you get can a Linux solution going -- and mine is easier to maintain too!
"closed"
If it does it's job it doesn't matter.
Get your head out of your ass and think of this "What tool is better for the job?" not "What tool gives me a woody?"
You're assuming Novell will still be in business a year from now??
You fucking retarded Linux Jihad Zealot. Once again, Microsoft has been doing for years what you can only dream of. Please, lobotomize yourself already.
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