Samba 4 or Active Directory
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Now that Samba 4 has finally been released we find ourselves in new position of having a choice of of either upgrading our Samba 3 domain to either a Samba 4 domain on Linux or a Windows AD domain on Windows 2012.
Given that we are equally expert at managing Windows and Linux servers, is there any reason not to use Samba 4 over AD on Windows; specifically:
- Are there functional differences from a Windows/OS X client perspective?
- Are there issues with other services that use AD, such as storage appliances that use AD/Kerberos for authentication/authorisation.
- Will the Microsoft "System Centre" suite of tools and other similar products work seamlessly?
- How will Samba 4 handle AD's Multimaster DC model and FMSO roles.
- Are there any other issues to be aware of, such as vendor support?
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