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Where are the 'Modern' Directory Services?

Posted by Cliff on from the specialized-turnkey-linux dept.

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?"

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  1. The community is YOU! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Am I missing something, or is this not a priority with the community at-large?

    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.

    1. Re:The community is YOU! by KillerDeathRobot · · Score: 4, Funny

      I can't believe I clicked that link.

      --
      Thinkin' Lincoln - a web comic of presidential proportions
    2. Re:The community is YOU! by bradkittenbrink · · Score: 5, Funny

      Please do not post links to porn sites, we're trying to have a civilized discussion here...

  2. pfft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    WHat reading 50 different howto's with half assed conflicting information not good enough for you? Surely this is blasphamy against the community.

  3. In fact... by ENOENT · · Score: 5, Funny

    we believe that the idea of data is obsolete, and that, in the future, users will demand less and less of it, and more and more menu animations.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.
  4. Re:Gee... by TheCabal · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.