Because of Exchange's reliance on AD, you will have to replace before removing AD. I suggest setting up vmware virtual environment (sandbox) for proof-of-concept testing to map out your migration strategy. Cheers, Conrad <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Rob Owens <<a href="mailto:rowens@ptd.net">rowens@ptd.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I am willing to give up Exchange. I was just hoping to take it one step at a time. Toying with user authentication is risky enough (and a big enough job) without throwing email into the mix as well. Anyway, thanks for the response. -Rob <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 08:39:09PM -0500, Conrad Lawes wrote: > Exchange is heavily dependent on Active Directory. As much as I love > Linux, I would NOT recommend this route unless you are willing to give up > Exchange as well. > > Of course, there are many Exchange alternatives such as Zimbra, Kerio Mail, > and Scalix. > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Rob Owens <<a href="mailto:rowens@ptd.net">rowens@ptd.net</a>> wrote: > > > I have an existing Windows 2003 server that's running Active Directory and > > Exchange. As part of my "baby steps" process, I'd like to replace the AD > > system with Samba/LDAP but keep the Exchange server for email (for now). > > Does anybody have experience doing such a thing, and can anybody offer me > > any advice? I fear that Exchange may complain when AD is turned off... > > > > -Rob > > > > _______________________________________________ > > K12OSN mailing list > > <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> > > For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org" target="_blank">http://www.k12os.org</a>> > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Conrad Lawes > _______________________________________________ > K12OSN mailing list > <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> > For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org" target="_blank">http://www.k12os.org</a>> _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org" target="_blank">http://www.k12os.org</a>> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- Regards, Conrad Lawes