Integrating Linux in a Windows Enterprise Environment
by Chris Brown
This course shows you how to use Samba and other interoperability tools to integrate Linux systems into an existing Windows-based network.
What you'll learn
The course begins by discussing the issues facing those who wish to introduce Linux systems into an existing enterprise environment based on Windows. From there we'll see how to install and use the Samba suite of programs to provide basic file sharing and print services to Windows clients. We'll see how to store user accounts on a stand-alone Samba file server, and how to implement access controls. Then, we'll examine how to integrate a Samba server into a Windows domain as a domain member server, and (as our pièce de résistance) how to install and configure Samba so that Linux can act as an Active Directory domain controller. The final modules cover the use of remote login and remote desktop access tools to access Linux machines from Windows clients (and vice versa), open source equivalents of proprietary applications, and the use of Windows emulation and virtualization to run legacy Windows applications on Linux systems.
About the author
Dr. Chris Brown has been using UNIX as a software developer and system administrator since its pioneering
days over 30 years ago, and has used Linux professionally and at home for about 10 years. He has
extensive experience in curriculum design, and in addition to Linux training he has written hands-on courses
in UNIX/Linux system programming, network programming, PHP, and distributed computing, and has edited
and provided instructional design support for many others.
In addition to his ... moretime as a Research Fellow at Sheffield University, Chris has had a “proper job” as a
Product Manager for the training company Learning Tree International, which saw him living and working in
Virginia, USA for a while.
Dr. Brown has taught UNIX and Linux extensively for more than 25 years, mostly in Europe and the USA but
also in Canada, India, Hong Kong, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. He provided in-depth technical training on SUSE
Linux to Novell’s consultants and IT engineers. He developed training content for Canonical’s “Ubuntu
Certified Professional” training and wrote their “Deploying Ubuntu Server” course, and was master trainer for
their train-the-trainer program. More recently he has worked with FOSSFA (Free Software and Open
Source Foundation for Africa) to develop LPI training content. He is author of the book “UNIX Distributed
Programming” published by Prentice Hall, and of “SUSE Linux” published by O’Reilly. He also writes a
regular column for the UK magazine “Linux Format”.
He is an ardent supporter of Linux and the Open Source movement and brings an enthusiasm, experience,
depth of knowledge, and humour to the classroom to make for an effective and enjoyable learning
experience.
Chris holds a BA in theoretical physics, an MA, and a Ph.D. in particle physics, all from Cambridge
University. He also has RedHat RHCE, Novell NCLP and Ubuntu UCP qualifications and is a Ubuntu
Certified Instructor.