Software working out of the Box with SAMBA 4
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The following software is working out of the box when used with Samba 4 instead of an Active Directory.
Important Note: The article goes through the installation of software that utilizes features of Active Directory (AD) subsituting the AD functionality using UCS with Samba 4.
Please note that Univention does not provide support for the software, nor does Univention offer the described software or parts of it, e.g. the Active Directory schema. Licenses for the software described have to be obtained through the sales channels offered by the software vendor. Also regard the legal notes at Terms of Service.
Please acknowledge that "cool solution" tutorials are created with best intentions. It is provided as is, without any warranty and might not work in all given situations.
Contents
Generic information
UCS provides an Active Directory compatible domain contoller based on Samba 4. Compatiblity to Active Directory is part of the product functionality, for details see the product documentation.
The software described here was choosen randomly based on experiences in projects with UCS to give examples of often used services.
For some environments the Active Directory Connection offers alternative scenarios to integrate or synchronize with MS Active Directory.
Microsoft Software
Microsoft SQL Server
Tested Versions
- MS SQL 2008
- MS SQL 2008 R2
Tested Features
- Installation
- Authentication using Kerberos, local and remote
- Usage with MS SCCM and Citrix
Microsoft IIS
Tested Version
- IIS 7.x on Windows 2008 R2
Tested Features
- Installation using Server Roles
- Authentication using Kerberos, local and remote
- Webdav
Tested Version
- Microsoft SharePoint 2010
Tested Features
- Kerberos and HTTP basic authentication
- Creation of individual sites and blogs
- Uploading files
Used tutorials
- http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Kerberos-Sharepoint-Environment.html
- http://www.wictorwilen.se/Post/Fix-the-SharePoint-DCOM-10016-error-on-Windows-Server-2008-R2.aspx
Microsoft Exchange
Currently Exchange is running fine in smaller environments.
Tested Version
- Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP1 on Microsoft Server 2008 R2
Tested Features
- Sending and Receiving E-Mails using SMTP
- SMTP and IMAP connection from Thunderbird
- MAPI Connections using MS Outlook
- SSO using Windows 7 Domain Clients
Note: The Exchange Management Console might not work so Exchange administration is only possible through command line.
Not Supported Versions
Exchange 2013 SP1 requires the LDAP control LDAP_SERVER_NOTIFICATION_OID which is currently not implemented in Samba 4. This functionality is planned at a later point in time. Until then, the Univention Active Directory Connector can be used to connect Exchange 2013 SP1 with the UCS domain.
Citrix Software
Citrix XenApp
Tested Versions
- Citrix XenApp 5
- Citrix XenApp 6
- Citrix XenApp 7.5
Tested Features
- Installation of the Licensserver, Webserver and Appserver
- Connect to the Appserver using the Webinterface
- Connection using UCS TCS
Citrix XenDesktop
Tested Versions
- Citrix XenDesktop 7.5
Setup
- UCS DC Master acting as a Samba 4 domain controller
- Windows 2012 Member server, part of the Samba 4 domain
- Windows 7 client, part of the Samba 4 domain
Tested Features
- Installation of the Delivery Controller, Studio, Director, License Server, StoreFront on Windows 2012 Member server
- Connect to Citrix using the Webinterface
- Connect to Citrix using the Citrix Receiver on Windows 7
