Monthly Archives: November 2006

Best encryption settings in /etc/krb5.conf for ADS

As you can tell from my previous posts, I’m fighting trying to get the ideal Linux-in-a-Windows-environment setup. My original encryption settings in /etc/krb5.conf seem to fail for some users when communicating with the KDC which in this case is a … Continue reading

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Evolution: Day 2

So yesterday I raved about using Evolution for e-mail. Things are a bit less rosy today. No showstoppers, just annoyances: Startup takes about 2 minutes now including about 90 seconds of nothing being displayed. Moving an IMAP folder pretty much … Continue reading

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Tremont meets Tux

For a number of good reasons, Tremont School‘s use the standard Windows Active Directory + Exchange + Windows Workstations infrastructure. Even though I’m one of those crazy Linux zealots I understand that 1 guy managing 500 machines doesn’t exactly have … Continue reading

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Authenticating Against Active Directory in Linux

I finally got it. After about 5 hours of working on it, I’ve finally gotten Linux to authenticate against Active Directory on a Windows 2000 Server. I want to post how I have it configured because it seems like most … Continue reading

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Installing Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft on a Dell Optiplex GX620

I wanted to install Ubuntu on my work computer, a Dell Optiplex GX620, over the weekend. It turned out to be harder than I was hoping. The bad news is that Ubuntu’s installer tries to use the ati video driver … Continue reading

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Novell/Microsoft in Linux Lovefest

In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft and Novell just entered into a partnership which is extremely beneficial to Linux. Instead of me trying to explain it, read Miguel de Icaza’s post, Joe Audette’s post, and/or the official Press Release. Update: … Continue reading

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