Archive for October, 2006
RIT Grows Some CLAWS
by Bob on 5 October 2006, under Active Directory, CLAWS, Identity Management, Open Source, Oracle, Projects, RIT, SQL, Security, Solaris
Managing thousands of user accounts in a heterogeneous computing environment can be a nightmare. Then throw in the need to manage user identities and network access to over forty-thousand network devices. What is a systems administrator to do? Enter CLAWS, RIT’s new open-source enterprise account, identity, and computer management tool.
The CLAWS central server manages communications between the various clients and back-end systems. A self-help tool allows students to activate an account and edit identity and mail preferences. The Help Desk client provides account management functions for staff that streamlines account creation and maintenance across the multiple systems.
Right now, CLAWS is used in production by both students and Help Desk staff. We are presently working to integrate IPEdit functionality into CLAWS. Visit the project homepage for more information.
HOW TO: Samba as an AD Domain Member
by Bob on 4 October 2006, under Active Directory, Gentoo, How To, Linux, Samba
There are probably a million and one articles about how to make Samba 3 an Active Directory domain member. But with all of that, this process still seems to require hours of research. So I’ve decided to compile my latest experiences here.
The domain member box is running Gentoo Linux. So you may need to adjust the steps to fit your flavor. Make sure the USE flags kerberos, ldap, samba, ssl, and winbind are set. Start by installing an NTP client.
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