Today, more than ever, System Administrators are finding a need to integrate the mission-critical readiness of Red Hat Enterprise Linux into existing Microsoft Windows environments. A number of approaches can be taken for configuring interoperability between the two operating systems but how does one determine the best options for his/her specific environment?
In this session, we will review the basic concepts, common use-cases, installations and configuration details for integrating Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Samba into existing environments running Microsoft Windows 2008 Server and Active Directory. Topics covered will include:
- Understanding Samba and Windows Active Directory integration concepts
- Installing, configuring and verifying Samba on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 server
- Configuring Samba to use and join an existing Windows Active Directory domain
- Using Kerberos to securely authenticate Windows clients
- Configuring Winbind to simplify user account maintenance
- Troubleshooting common issues and pitfalls
- Futures: Samba replacing Windows file services with Red Hat Enterprise Linux clusters (active/active Samba with CTDB)
By the end of this session, attendees will have the details needed to allow Windows clients to securely authenticate users and access file shares through a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 server in an existing Windows Active Directory domain.
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