[Samba] Samba 3.0 and ETA?

[Kugs]

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>>After reading the scattered documentation and FAQs, it appears that a 
>>current release 2.2.4 Samba server can not be a BDC.  Furthermore, it 
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>Correct.  It cannot be a BDC and interoperate with a Windows NT PDC.
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Can Samba be a BDC to a Samba PDC?

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>>appears that the Samba PDC does not implement enough of a true Windows 
>>PDC to replace a Windows NT PDC as relates to NT client/server security 
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>>Will 3.0 Samba servers be a drop in replacement for Windows NT domain 
>>servers or can this not be expected since MS doesn't release the specs 
>>of the necessary APIs etc.?
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>We are working on it as hard as we can given available resources.
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Sounds like resources are thin.  I would think it would be in the best 
interests of the big hardware companies to support Samba with 
development resources.

KS