Linux in a 2003 Server Domain 1

[dberg35]

I am looking for a verison of Linux that will be user friendly and that will join to the domain...any suggestions?

 

[stefanwagner]

Ubuntu is a very user-friendly distribution.
You may download it for free and even receive installation- and live-CDs free (but that might dure to long).

A smb-client is available and should be sufficient to join a 2003-domain, but I never had a windows-domain to make experiences in that field.

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[dberg35]

I have used Ubuntu at home from a live cd and love it, so looks like I can make this work for my users...Thanks!!

 

[KenB]

dberg35
You may want to look at this as well.

http://www.xandros.com/products/business/desktop/dsk_bus_intro.html

Ken

 

[dberg35]

looks good Ken, but trying to find something free or less costly.

 

[KenB]

http://www.xandros.com/products/home/desktopoc/dsk_oc_download.html

This one is free but you don't get the AD support.

Ken

 

[Kozusnik]

Mandrake, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Knoppix, SuSe...They all seem to work fine in my shop.

Mark

 

[nowandever29]

I've joined a 2003 domain with SUSE 10.1, no problem.

Just ensure that you use the fully qualified domain name (like microsoft.com) instead of the NetBIOS domain name when you enter the domain name.

Make sure you have DNS properly set up.

Also, when you're prompted to enter credentials for an account with rights to add the machine to the domain, do NOT use the domain\username syntax. Just enter your domain username (like bobw) for the username; it will infer the domain name from the domain you are joining.

Cheers!