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Ask Slashdot: Is Samba4 a Viable Alternative To Active Directory?

Posted by timothy on from the they-weigh-the-same dept.

First time accepted submitter BluPhenix316 writes "I'm currently in school for Network Administration. I was discussing Linux with my instructor and he said the problem he has with Linux is he doesn't know of a good alternative to Active Directory. I did some research and from what I've read Samba4 seems very promising. What are your thoughts?"

5 of 388 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Not yet. by sprior · · Score: 4, Funny

    What a coincidence - Windows 8 just made its Alpha release too.

  2. Re:No by Revotron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because clearly, they're not holding it right.

  3. Re:No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it's not. When it involves Linux or OSS, it's always the admin's fault. When it's a proprietary solution, it's bad software. You must be new here, get with it.

  4. Re:No by kestasjk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't you get it? It has been used for 20 years. What are you complaining about?

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  5. Re:No by Score+Whore · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...having a history of breaking backwards compatibility at a whim...

    It's almost like they're writing the Linux kernel.