RE: Macs and NT clients on a Unix Server?

Jorge Herrera(jherrera[at]one.net)
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:26:11 +0200

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> Hi!
>
> I'm Sys Adm of a research institute. We're working on ca. 40 Macs using a
> Mac server running AppleShare IP. Our GIS Software (that used to
> run on some
> Unix machines) will switch to NT, so we will buy a few machines.
> To run the
> software, we also need a NT Server.
>
> At the moment, we are testing a NT server running Mac services,
> which seems
> to be working fine. So we're planning to switch to NT as server system,
> since it's a nuisance to have to administer two servers, each with an
> individual user database and backup facility.
>
> The drawback of this switch would be that we'd have to transfer email and
> www services to NT (they are running fine on a Unix and Mac Machine,
> respectively). What's more, all our Unix equipment (three Solaris
> workstations and some external storage devices) would be useless.
>
> On the other hand, if we could connect all clients to our Unix machines,
> this would be just fine.
>
> My question, then, is this: Is there a possibility to attach Mac and NT
> clients to a Unix server (I know that _this_ works) using _one_ user
> database for access privileges, group settings and passwords? And is there
> administration software on Unix that lets you manage such a
> database easily,
> without having to learn dozens of cryptic commands (sorry to all Unix
> freaks)?
>
> I'd be glad to hear any advice or experience from people in similar
> situations.
>
> Kaspar Pflugshaupt
>
> ---
>
>
> Kaspar Pflugshaupt
> Geobotanical Institute ETHZ
> Zuerichbergstr. 38
> CH-8044 Zuerich
> Switzerland
>
> ++41 / +1 / 632 43 19
>
> mailto: pflugshaupt@geobot.umnw.ethz.ch
> http://www.geobot.umnw.ethz.ch
>
>

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