[olug] Migrate NT to Linux

[Phil Brutsche]

roger schmeits wrote:
 >> I'm guessing that replacing a PDC will invalidate the domain
 >> membership of all your NT servers, and you will need to run around
 >> and re-join them all to your newly created domain.

Yes.

Be aware that replacing the PDC can have far-reaching effects on your 
NT4 network if you don't do it right.  And the only way to do it "right" 
is to put NT4 in as the PDC, restoring your SAM database from backup.

 > When you bring a Linux box in a PDC does this also kick the BDC out
 > also?

Yes.

Once you start using Samba as a PDC you CANNOT use NT4 as a BDC; 
depending on how Samba is configured to handle user authentication you 
may not even be able to make Samba be a BDC.

Like I said in another email, try waiting for Samba 3.0.

 > We are buying a new servr and will be running linux RH7.x and was
 > planning on using Samba WINS/BIND/PDC for the current NT4.0 machine
 > as we speak.

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Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us