From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 22 09:15:16 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BC0516A421 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:15:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA91943D58 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:15:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 13088 invoked by uid 510); 22 Jul 2005 09:17:01 +0000 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.86.1/957. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-2.0/5.0):. Processed in 2.164267 secs); 22 Jul 2005 09:17:01 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-2.0/5.0):. Processed in 2.164267 secs Process 13081) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 22 Jul 2005 09:16:58 +0000 From: Robert Slade To: perikillo In-Reply-To: <51d7a51605072122524dba6df5@mail.gmail.com> References: <51d7a51605072122524dba6df5@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1122023818.11434.1.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:16:58 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: join my freebsd box to windows domain? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:15:16 -0000 On Fri, 2005-07-22 at 05:52, perikillo wrote: > Hi all. > I want to run freebsd 5.4 and join this machine to my windows > 2k3 domain, i just want to browse with my freebsd machine the others > windows clients and windows clients browse my box, i just want to be > another machine on the domain, they are running Windows XP and others > 2k. > > This is my first time i am going to try this, i want to know if > is posible and wich software i need or where i can find some > information about, i search with google, but all the examples talk > about making freebsd domain member or PDC, is the only way...? > > Them if is posible, i will need samba software? Any information > or link are welcome. > > NOTE: i want to setup this machine and be my backup server on my > Redmond domain, this is way im investigate about this, i think that if > i want to make one Unix system to be my backup system for window > domain system i need to be another client on that domain, im right or > wrong??? > > I have never than this, but i want to give a try. > > PDC Windows 2k3 > Clients running winXP and win 2k. > Freebsd 5.3 or 5.4. > > Thanks in advanced. Perkillo, You can do what you propose. You will need to use Samba. The Samba site is very good with examples. I suggest you start there. Rob