[Samba] Best distro to use samba AD DC

[Stuart Naylor]

I like ArchLinux as the documentation is just really good to get you up and running.

Its this guy called Tobias Powalowski who does a great job.

I suggest having a look for the documentation and then move to the distro of choice.

The packages are really up to date. Build Date:	2014-08-01 18:12 UTC

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Samba_4_Active_Directory_Domain_Controller
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Active_Directory_Integration


http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/

You need to remember while installing backports you need to use apt-get -t squeeze-backports install "package" or you will pull in the standard package.

Stuart

 
 
-----Original message-----
> From:Harry Jede <walk2sun at arcor.de>
> Sent: Friday 15th August 2014 16:37
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Best distro to use samba AD DC
> 
> On 17:08:24 wrote Chan Min Wai:
> > Dear All,
> > 
> > I'm using gentoo as samba AD DC but was having issue with ldbedit or
> > ldbsearch.
> > 
> > And some small glitch.
> > 
> > Can help to advise a better distro to use as an AD DC?
> I use debian 7.6 installed with a netinst CD.
> Wheezy-backports has samba 4.1.9. Currenty all DC functions I have 
> tested are working well.
> 
> But,
> the installation I have done is different from the description in the 
> samba wiki. The installation procedure in the wiki describes installing 
> the sernet packages. I wish to use the debian packages.
> 
> The debian package do a samba 3 compatible installation. So you get a 
> NT4 style samba. That is fine for this distro, i.e. for all people who 
> just want upgrade from older versions.
> 
> In the next days I will write down my installation procedure.
> 
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Chan Min Wai
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Regards
> 	Harry Jede
> 
>