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      coliver @Emad R
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      @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

      @coliver

      Hi,

      Can Samba4 be used to push .msi packages to AD clients ? like I do on my Windows Group Policy management?

      I believe so... You'll still need a Windows workstation with rsat installed to configure the group policies.

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        scottalanmiller @Emad R
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        @msff-amman-Itofficer said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

        @coliver

        Hi,

        Can Samba4 be used to push .msi packages to AD clients ? like I do on my Windows Group Policy management?

        Yes. The only push mechanism is Group Policy and that works just the same.

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          dbeato
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          I would not recommend Zentyal however is like the SBS of Linux AD with Email. I would prefer Ubuntu or something of the like as noted above on previous comments.

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            JaredBusch @dbeato
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            @Eltolargo said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

            I would not recommend Zentyal however is like the SBS of Linux AD with Email. I would prefer Ubuntu or something of the like as noted above on previous comments.

            That is opposite the stated goal. A single box to handle it all. The advantage to these distributions is that they do not require an all or nothing approach like SBS did. Instead, you turn on only the features you want.

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              dbeato @JaredBusch
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              @JaredBusch said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

              gle box to handle it all. The advantage to these distributions is that they do not require an all or nothing approach like SBS did. Instead, you turn on only the features you want.

              that's true I am not a fan of having too many roles in one server.

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                JaredBusch @dbeato
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                @Eltolargo said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

                @JaredBusch said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

                gle box to handle it all. The advantage to these distributions is that they do not require an all or nothing approach like SBS did. Instead, you turn on only the features you want.

                that's true I am not a fan of having too many roles in one server.

                AD/DNS/DHCP are all pretty normal to be on a single server.

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                  dbeato @JaredBusch
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                  @JaredBusch we agree on that no questions about it. I meant having email, firewall, Ad/DNS, DHCP, file server and VPN in one server that is a lot.

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                    alefattorini @dbeato
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                    @Eltolargo said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

                    @JaredBusch we agree on that no questions about it. I meant having email, firewall, Ad/DNS, DHCP, file server and VPN in one server that is a lot.

                    @Eltolargo you're not forced to do it. You can install a module on a server and another module on another one sharing the userbase. NethServer can join another remote NethServer using LDAP or AD
                    Scenario:

                    • NethServer1: firewall with VPN, Proxy, ecc..
                    • NethServer2: mailserver, personal cloud and fileserver

                    NethServer1 joins NethServer2 so you can use NethServer2 users/groups for authenticated proxy or VPN users
                    That's just a pretty simple example.

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                      Reid Cooper @dbeato
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                      @Eltolargo said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

                      @JaredBusch we agree on that no questions about it. I meant having email, firewall, Ad/DNS, DHCP, file server and VPN in one server that is a lot.

                      I agree, too. Keep that stuff separate. Especially if you are dealing with Linux, you don't have a licensing issue making you want to smoosh them all together.

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                        dbeato @alefattorini
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                        @alefattorini said in Substitutes for Active Directory and Windows Server:

                        u're not forced to do it. You can install a module on a server and another module on another sharing the userbase. NethServer can join another remote NethServer using LDAP or AD
                        Scenario:

                        NethServer1: firewall with VPN, Proxy, ecc..
                        NethServer2: mailserver, personal cloud and fileserver

                        NethServer1 joins NethServer2 so you can use NethServer2 users/groups for authenticated proxy or VPN users
                        That's just a pretty simple example.

                        Oh yeah, I agree with NethServer, I was just saying about Zentyal. I have used it in the past and not a big fan. I just came too late to the post so sorry 😞

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