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Best FOSS Active Directory Alternative?

Posted by kdawson on from the war-stories dept.

danboid writes "I'm an IT technician at a large school near Manchester, England. We currently have two separate networks (one for pupils, one for staff) each with its own Windows Server 2003 Active Directory box handling authentication and storing users' files. We're planning on restructuring the network soon and we'd like to be able to replace the two aging AD servers with a single, more powerful Linux server running an open source OpenLDAP implementation. The main contenders for this purpose seem to be Fedora Directory Server, OpenDS, and Apache Directory Server; but I've been unable to find meaningful comparisons among the three. I'd like to hear which solution Slashdot readers recommend. What is your experience with ease of implementation / maintenance? Any stories of similar (un)successful migrations? Any other tips for an organization wanting to drop AD for a FOSS equivalent?"

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  1. OK your Discount coupon is ready. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 5, Funny

    OK buddy, you have done your job and made enough noises about FOSS. Your $large_discount coupon from MSFT is ready and waiting, mention coupon code EGDI. Coupon good for getting all MSFT software for free. Manufacturers Coupon, Never expires.

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  2. Re:SME Server 8 by Kamokazi · · Score: 5, Funny

    And did I mention it installs from a single CD?

    Impressive. I'm definately going to use this, as putting in a second disk is just way too much work.

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  3. Re:Not Samba? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    And, er, what about OpenLDAP?

    Because er.. that was mentioned in the 'Ask Slashdot'.