[Samba] Winbind and AD

[Robert W. Dempsey]

Toby,

If it ain't broke, don't fix it...  Otherwise, it works quite well.  So 
far I have no problems pulling up UN/PW of domain accounts.
- Robert Dempsey
   Atlantic Dominion Solutions

Toby Kerrison wrote:
> Can someone who knows please explain how compatible with AD Winbind is and 
> specifically what advantages the new 3.0 version of Samba provides. I've 
> looked at the release notes but I appear to be able to quite happily access 
> domain accounts/groups etc, browsing and so on with a RH 7.3 machine on my 
> Win2K domain using winbind and am not sure whether it is worth trialling V3.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Toby Kerrison MCSE A+ AACS
> 
> IT Manager
> Oxford Falls Grammar School
> 
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