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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?"
Where are the 'Modern' Directory Services?
Google.com -- let your fingers do the walking
The YourOwn (tm) Linux distribution is based on OpenLDAP and all the other out-of-the-box features you're looking for.
It can be downloaded from YourOwnBox.org.
WHat reading 50 different howto's with half assed conflicting information not good enough for you? Surely this is blasphamy against the community.
we believe that the idea of data is obsolete, and that, in the future, users will demand less and less of it, and more and more menu animations.
That's "Mr. Soulless Automaton" to you, Bub.
Ok. I just hacked your server. I took my $20 out of your account, plus a small fee.
I am putting you on my foes list just so you have to change your sig. At some point, I will take you off. Then on again. And so on.
Rhapsody in Numbers
I'm still waiting for the hover-cars we were promised in the 60's, let alone reliable directory services that have just started to be used!
Yeah, I remember back in 2002 or so, I saw an ad for a job requring 5 years experience with Windows2000.
Some things just boggle the mind.
Ripper: Mandrake,
Mandrake: Yes, Jack?
Ripper: Have you ever seen a Hacker use a mouse ?
Mandrake: Well, no I... I can't say I have, Jack.
Ripper: Text. That's what they use, isn't it? Never GUIs?
Mandrake: Well I... I believe that's what they use, Jack. Yes.
Ripper: On no account will a hacker ever use a GUI, and not without
good reason.
Mandrake: Oh, ah, yes. I don't quite.. see what you're getting at, Jack.
Ripper: Text. That's what I'm getting at. Text. Mandrake, text is
the source of all life. Seven tenths of the internet is text.
Why, you realize that.. seventy percent of you is text.
Mandrake: Uhhh God...
Ripper: And as human beings, you and I need fresh, pure ASCII text to
replenish our precious configurations.
Mandrake: Yes. [chuckles nervously]
Ripper: You beginning to understand?
Mandrake: Yes. [chuckles. begins laughing/crying quietly]
Ripper: Mandrake. Mandrake, have you never wondered why I use only
C or shell, and only pure ASCII text?
Mandrake: Well it did occur to me, Jack, yes.
Ripper: Have you ever heard of a thing called orthogonalization?
Orthogonalization of configuration?
Mandrake: Ah, yes, I have heard of that, Jack. Yes.
Ripper: Well do you now what it is?
Mandrake: No. No, I don't know what it is. No.
Ripper: Do you realize that Directory Services is the most monstrously
conceived and dangerous pointy headed plot we have ever had to face?
Mandrake: [laughs] Jack, don't you think we'd be better off in some other
part of the board, away from all these flames?
Ripper: Ah, naah. We're ok here. Mandrake, do you realize that in addition
to orthogonalized configuration, why, there are studies underway to
to orthogonalize processors, instructions sets, access control,
networks, printing, fonts, graphics, pr0n?
Pr0n! Mandrake. Joe Sixpack's pr0n?
Mandrake: Good Lord.
Ripper: You know when orthoganilzation first began?
Mandrake: No. No, I don't, Jack. No.
Ripper: Nineteen hundred and Eighty Four. Nineteen Eightfour, Mandrake.
How does that coincide with your monopolist conspiracy, huh?
It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is
introduced into our precious processors without the knowledge
of the individual, and certainly without any choice. That's the
way your hard core monopolist works.
Mandrake: Jack... Jack, listen, tell me, ah... when did you first become,
well, develop this theory.
Ripper: Well, I ah, I I first became aware of it, Mandrake,
doing the business.
Mandrake: [sighs fearfully]
Ripper: Yes a profound sense of fatigue, a feeling of emptiness followed.
Luckily I was able to interpret these feelings correctly:
loss of essence.
Mandrake: Yes...
Ripper: I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake.
Users... users sense my power, and they seek the hacker essence.
I do not avoid users, Mandrake, but I do deny them my priviledges.
Mandrake: Heh heh... yes.
[someone posts a 'new' story, moderation points have mostly been given out.
rate of posting drops]
Ripper: Boys must have surrendered.
Mandrake: It's the way it is. Heh heh. Now Jack, listen.
While there's still time, I beg you, let's do directory services.
Ripper: [struts over to an available chair, using machinegun as a
walking stick, kicking debris en route. sits.]
Those boys were like my children, Mandrake. Now they let me down.
Mandrake: No no, Jack. Not a bit of it. No, I'm sure they all gave you
their very best. And I'm equally sure they all died thinking of
you, every man jack of them, heh, Jack. Supposing a bit of config
has gone off, eh? And
Shh. I'll be out of a job!
Hi. I like your sig.
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Mod this up!
First response:
Scott Gordon [sgordon@vaco.com]
RE: Inquiry about Dice Job Number ADMEM
Thanks very much for your inquiry. We've filled this position today with someone of 12+ total years of experience.
Good luck in your job search!
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My response to that:
Alas, how is this possible? Active directory was first included with Windows 2000. The "2000" means the year, 2000. Being 2005 now, that means it's only been available for five years.
While I'm not trying to argue with you here, I thought I might let you know so you could fix the job description as it's inaccurate.
I consider myself very good at my trade, and I wouldn't apply for a job when the company can't get the job requirements correct - you know you're in for trouble when the boss apparently knows nothing about the technology; not even enough to realize 2000 means the year 2000. If you're a recruiting firm, you may attract more skilled people if you have an accurate description.
Fortunately I'm not looking for a job as I am already employed. Sometimes I look to see how the market is looking.
Good luck!
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His response:
Joseph,
If you are not searching for a job, then it should not matter.
I appreciate your concern for my job description but it is unnecessary.
Perhaps you should apply your editing skills to your own employment and further yourself in your current company. What task are you not completing while surfing the internet looking for jobs? Does your employer - Future Foundations - know that you are spending company time, money and bandwidth looking for another job? Perhaps, they should know Mr.. Jamieson?
Again, we've filled this opening and the position is no longer available.
Regards,
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Now, "Future Foundations" is just my own e-mail domain name. Like many other people around here, I host my own e-mail so I keep my address no matter what ISP I use. How does this guy think he's going to scare an IT person by calling out their e-mail domain name?
I think he's a small recruiting shop, maybe even just him, as he claims to be CEO or something but also writes these job descriptions. Figures.
But these are the unprofessional people that us professionals have to deal with to get a job these days. It sucks.
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