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by **Tim Gu** » Wed, 04 Dec 2002 20:11:35

I'm interested in changing our Windows network over to Linux completely but
haven't got a clue where to start.

As I have it set-up now. Windows 2000 workstations and servers in domain/AD
mode.

Users logon with a network username to connect to a home areas mapped to
drive letters, common areas map to drive letters, also some users are locked
down with GPOS/Policies.

Is there a good FAQ anywhere to start in the right direction. As I know
Linux, you have local user names and password, or infact server usernames
and password and terminal/X windows clients using the Servers processing
power. Where as I want a server, with connected clients, running local
programs with network user names, ideally with roaming policies so I cant
lock down what people can and cant do, default proxy servers, etc.

Is this pie in the sky stuff for a newbie? I know Linux from a Windows Admin
looking in point of view. I've configured Linux boxes for squid, routing,
etc but that's about as far as I've gone.

Cheers

Tim

by **Allen Cride** » Wed, 04 Dec 2002 20:32:38

> I'm interested in changing our Windows network over to Linux completely
> but haven't got a clue where to start.

> As I have it set-up now. Windows 2000 workstations and servers in
> domain/AD mode.

> Users logon with a network username to connect to a home areas mapped to
> drive letters, common areas map to drive letters, also some users are
> locked down with GPOS/Policies.

> Is there a good FAQ anywhere to start in the right direction. As I know
> Linux, you have local user names and password, or infact server usernames
> and password and terminal/X windows clients using the Servers processing
> power. Where as I want a server, with connected clients, running local
> programs with network user names, ideally with roaming policies so I cant
> lock down what people can and cant do, default proxy servers, etc.

O'Reilly Book:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/esa3/

Small Article about LDAP:
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2002/10/17/essentialsysadmin.html>

Linux HOWTO Index (bookmark this page):
http://www.ibiblio.org/mdw/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html

Linux Terminal Server Project:
http://www.ltsp.org/

That should get you started.

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Quote:
> Is this pie in the sky stuff for a newbie? I know Linux from a Windows
> Admin looking in point of view. I've configured Linux boxes for squid,
> routing, etc but that's about as far as I've gone.

> Cheers

> Tim

by **John Thompso** » Thu, 05 Dec 2002 00:05:43

> I'm interested in changing our Windows network over to Linux completely but
> haven't got a clue where to start.

> As I have it set-up now. Windows 2000 workstations and servers in domain/AD
> mode.

> Users logon with a network username to connect to a home areas mapped to
> drive letters, common areas map to drive letters, also some users are locked
> down with GPOS/Policies.

> Is there a good FAQ anywhere to start in the right direction. As I know
> Linux, you have local user names and password, or infact server usernames
> and password and terminal/X windows clients using the Servers processing
> power. Where as I want a server, with connected clients, running local
> programs with network user names, ideally with roaming policies so I cant
> lock down what people can and cant do, default proxy servers, etc.

> Is this pie in the sky stuff for a newbie? I know Linux from a Windows Admin
> looking in point of view. I've configured Linux boxes for squid, routing,
> etc but that's about as far as I've gone.

Not sure exactly what you want. Samba running on linux can act as a
Windows domain server, so your Win2k clients can mount their home
directories/Windows profiles from a linux server and run Win programs
locally on their workstations. Is that what you mean?

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by **Scott Shule** » Thu, 05 Dec 2002 06:30:53

Try this:
http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1563

> > I'm interested in changing our Windows network over to Linux completely
but
> > haven't got a clue where to start.

> > As I have it set-up now. Windows 2000 workstations and servers in
domain/AD
> > mode.

> > Users logon with a network username to connect to a home areas mapped to
> > drive letters, common areas map to drive letters, also some users are
locked
> > down with GPOS/Policies.

> > Is there a good FAQ anywhere to start in the right direction. As I know
> > Linux, you have local user names and password, or infact server
usernames
> > and password and terminal/X windows clients using the Servers processing
> > power. Where as I want a server, with connected clients, running local
> > programs with network user names, ideally with roaming policies so I
cant
> > lock down what people can and cant do, default proxy servers, etc.

> > Is this pie in the sky stuff for a newbie? I know Linux from a Windows
Admin
> > looking in point of view. I've configured Linux boxes for squid,
routing,
> > etc but that's about as far as I've gone.

> Not sure exactly what you want. Samba running on linux can act as a
> Windows domain server, so your Win2k clients can mount their home
> directories/Windows profiles from a linux server and run Win programs
> locally on their workstations. Is that what you mean?

> --

by **Tim Gu** » Thu, 05 Dec 2002 07:38:56

Quote:> Linux Terminal Server Project:
> http://www.ltsp.org/

> That should get you started.

Thanks, I will start my quest!

So is the best alternative to have a very big server with X windows (or
equivalent) clients and central processing? Rather than having Linux
workstations, running local processing, storing central data on servers?

Is it possible to take Linux into networking in this environment?

Remote processing, with roaming network users being able to login to and map
central data from a common GUI that can be tailored and locked down as
required

Tim

by **Tim Gu** » Thu, 05 Dec 2002 07:40:51

Quote:> Not sure exactly what you want. Samba running on linux can act as a
> Windows domain server, so your Win2k clients can mount their home
> directories/Windows profiles from a linux server and run Win programs
> locally on their workstations. Is that what you mean?

I ideally want to dump Windows altogether and mimic a Windows Client /
Server environment

IE Client processing, with roaming network users being able to login to and
map central data from a common GUI that can be tailored and locked down as
required

by **Les Mikesel** » Tue, 10 Dec 2002 08:59:15

Quote:
> I ideally want to dump Windows altogether and mimic a Windows Client /
> Server environment

> IE Client processing, with roaming network users being able to login to
and
> map central data from a common GUI that can be tailored and locked down as
> required

If you want to start on the server side immediately without learning
a lot of Linux details you can probably drop the distribution from
http://www.e-smith.org in as a replacement for the win2k server
using only the fill-in-the-form web interface.

For a full conversion, http://www.k12ltsp.org would be a good
starting point. It is basically a RedHat 7.3 with some additions
for school use, but schools aren't much different than any other
LAN so it will have what you need already installed.

---
Les Mikesell

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