Converting a Windoze domain to SMB

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Fri Sep 30 18:47:36 EDT 2005


I can let you have a smb file that's already setup for PDC and why use 
vexira? Clam can scan those shares just fine and it's free.

Robert Meyer wrote:

>I may have to fix my landlord's network, soon.  They have a small network of XP
>Pro boxen (can't change those due to apps) but their server appears to have
>been hijacked by spambots.
>
>I may want to convert the $6000 server to Linux to solve the problem.  As far
>as I can tell, it currently is running Email, Domain control and file serving. 
>I haven't done any analysis on their apps, yet.
>
>Before I get into this, what does it take to convert a bunch of PCs from a
>Windows domain (quite possibly using active directory) to a SAMBA environment? 
>I've worked a lot with SAMBA but never doing PDC stuff.  Like I said, I can
>only convert the server, not the PCs.  I will probably have to set up file
>shares but I can get Command Central Vexira to handle scanning for viruses on
>the shares.  I may also have to convert them from using Exchange to IMAP but
>that's not terribly hard.  I've done Email conversions, before.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Bob
>
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