[Cialug] Linux in an AD environment

[Chris K.]

Sean,

If all you are looking for is a file server, one of the "turn key" 
distros may work out better. Unless, of course, you think there will be 
service growth on the server.

If not, you may want to check into FreeNAS and/or Openfiler.

Personally, I use openfiler. But that's largely personal preference.


Sean McClanahan wrote:
>
> So, I’m going to make my first big attempt to get Linux into what has 
> up to this point been a complete Windows AD environment. I have an 
> older Dell PowerEdge 1300, dual P-III procs. I’ve taken out the old 
> SCSI card, and would like to replace it with a SATA raid card, and 4 
> SATA drives. Right now, it’s only function in life is to be a file 
> server. Raw storage space.
>
> So my questions to the more learned out there in this group are:
>
> A) I know that I will need to have Samba on the box, correct?
>
> B) How easy do the different distros of Linux see and load SATA RAID 
> adapters? With W2K3, you hit the F6 key, load your driver disk (still 
> a floppy!), and it’s happy and keeps going. How does that work with Linux?
>
> C) I am most comfortable so far with Ubuntu and Fedora. Not trying to 
> start an OS war, please. Just looking for input as to the viability of 
> making either of these work as a file server that my Windows clients 
> can see and use, with correct permissions.
>
> Thanks!
>
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