As an Active Directory encompasses not only LDAP and Kerberos but also DNS and there are funny things Microsoft does with DNS (dynamic updates, special SRV records to locate hosts etc.), running Samba as an Active Directory domain controller means running either the built-in DNS server or bind9 with a special DLZ plugin.
Month: January 2014
My SOHO network layer model
In my eyes, it makes sense to divide the elements that are part of a SOHO (small office/home office) network into one of two layers:
Configuring sssd’s Active Directory provider
Following up on the previous post, here’s how we get sssd to actually provide access to our Samba-driven Active Directory.
Making Samba users available locally to Linux systems
In the past, we used to integrate Samba and “native” Linux users by using a single password backend, often LDAP:
Why Puppet should ship with official modules
Much has certainly already been said about Puppetforge. A year ago, we were promised at Puppetcamp Nuremburg that Puppetforge was likely to improve to a more usable level. But as of now, Puppetforge is much like Github: unless you already know where to look, what to take, you’re pretty much left to your own, to… Continue reading Why Puppet should ship with official modules
You’ve always been a DevOps at home – sort of
In a previous post, I was making a call for HomeOps, the application of DevOps principles to SOHO (small and home office) scenarios as well. I’ve listed a number of arguments. Here’s another one.