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Clear as PDC no Windows servers 1 Year, 11 Months ago  
I am new to Clear OS and planning on installing it this week. I love the features and everything this OS has to offer.

I was wondering if it is possible at all that I can use this server as the main DC without any Windows Servers ? So my Windows XP computer can authenticate to the domain that I setup on the Clear OS.

Also will it let me create group policies like we can on a Windows Server?
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Re:Clear as PDC no Windows servers 1 Year, 11 Months ago  
M. Ali wrote:
I am new to Clear OS and planning on installing it this week. I love the features and everything this OS has to offer.

I was wondering if it is possible at all that I can use this server as the main DC without any Windows Servers ?


Yes.


So my Windows XP computer can authenticate to the domain that I setup on the Clear OS.


Yes - exactly, that is one of its purposes.


Also will it let me create group policies like we can on a Windows Server?


Yes, but remember that this is a Windows NT4 type domain controller - not Active Directory. The same limitations apply as to MS Windows NT4 domains.
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Re:Clear as PDC no Windows servers 1 Year, 11 Months ago  
Awesome, thank you sooooo much for your reply. Can't wait to put it in action. Very excited.
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Re:Clear as PDC no Windows servers 1 Year, 11 Months ago  
You can use NT4 style policies. Which can be created by using the system policy editor poledit,exe

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910203

You can also the the NT4 domain administration tools User Manager and Server Manager alongside with the ClearOS interface to administer the domain..

User Manger usrmgr.exe
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx...BA0F42DE2&displa

Server Manager svrmgr.exe
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx...7C7117D1C&displa
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Re:Clear as PDC no Windows servers 1 Year, 11 Months ago  
I have aditional question

So ClearOs have Samba PDC emulation turned on?

Is there any guide how to setup server and join windows XP to a Samba domain ?
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Re:Clear as PDC no Windows servers 1 Year, 11 Months ago  
Hi Damir,

Damir wrote:
So ClearOs have Samba PDC emulation turned on?
I don't know ... I think yes, when you set it up as a PDC.
See the User Guide.

Damir wrote:
Is there any guide how to setup server and join windows XP to a Samba domain ?
For additional information, there are a bunch of threads about that here:
Advanced Search (PDC in Windows Networking))

Greetings,

John
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Re:Clear as PDC no Windows servers 1 Year, 11 Months ago  
Yes it is an option in the webconfig, look under 'windows settings'. Default is 'simple file sharing mode' but you can switch to full PDC

For a guide to join your client to the domain see
www.clearfoundation.com/component/option...c,view/id,2339/#2339
And
www.clearfoundation.com/docs/user_guide/...5.1/windows_settings
support.microsoft.com/kb/295017
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