From: "Robert Comer" 

>> You are saying I can create a username/password combination on an NT4
domain
> controller and a Linux server will then allow me to logon as that user
with
> the permissions of that user (for example the backup account) so my backup
> software could backup the linux server?<

I know it has the domain logon stuff, not sure about the permissions, I've
never used it that way.

- Bob Comer


"Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e687a09$2{at}w3.nls.net...
> You are saying I can create a username/password combination on an NT4
domain
> controller and a Linux server will then allow me to logon as that user
with
> the permissions of that user (for example the backup account) so my backup
> software could backup the linux server?
>
> Geo.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e6810da$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Yeah it is, Linux can't be a domain member
> >
> > Actually it can (has been for some time now.) It can even be a NT4 type
> > domain controller.
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e67e091$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Yeah it is, Linux can't be a domain member, the management aspects
alone
> > are
> > > worth the cost. Also NTS03 (shorthand for this
version) is way more
> > > secure in the default install for a web server. It's got none of the
> crap
> > > installed by default except the basic web server.
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e67ae88$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > That's not good enough to compete with Linux.
> > > >
> > > > - Bob Comer
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Geo."  wrote in message
> news:3e67a4e1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/29567.html
> > > > >
> > > > > There will be no price increases (as such) when
Microsoft ships
its
> > next
> > > > > server OS, Windows Server 2003, on April 24th, but
there will be a
> new
> > > > > budget-priced version of the product aimed
squarely at the web
> server
> > > > > market. Server 2003 Web Edition comes without client access
> licences,
> > > with
> > > > a
> > > > > 2gig limit on memory, 2-way SMP, and is $399.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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