join my freebsd box to windows domain?

[Robert Slade]

On Fri, 2005-07-22 at 05:52, perikillo wrote:
>    Hi all.
>       I want to run freebsd 5.4 and join this machine to my windows
> 2k3 domain, i just want to browse with my freebsd machine the others
> windows clients and windows clients browse my box, i just want to be
> another machine on the domain, they are running Windows XP and others
> 2k.
> 
>      This is my first time i am going to try this, i want to know if
> is posible and wich software i need or where i can find some
> information about, i search with google, but all the examples talk
> about making freebsd domain member or PDC, is the only way...?
> 
>      Them if is posible, i will need samba software? Any information
> or link are welcome.
> 
> NOTE: i want to setup this machine and be my backup server on my
> Redmond domain, this is way im investigate about this, i think that if
> i want to make one Unix system to be my backup system for window
> domain system i need to be another client on that domain, im right or
> wrong???
> 
>     I have never than this, but i want to give a try.
> 
> PDC Windows 2k3
> Clients running winXP and win 2k.
> Freebsd 5.3 or 5.4.
> 
>    Thanks in advanced.

Perkillo,

You can do what you propose. You will need to use Samba. The Samba site
is very good with examples. I suggest you start there.

Rob