[Fedora-directory-users] Do you use WinSync for group sync?

[Rich Megginson]

Kenneth Holter wrote:
> Hi. Sorry for the late response.
>  
> They AD-groups are global security groups. We've not quite decided on 
> whether to use existing AD-groups or create new ones aimed at the 
> linux environment.
I don't know if security groups will sync correctly.  When you create a 
group in DS that you want to sync to AD, it will be created as a 
distribution group.
>
>  
> On 1/29/09, *Rich Megginson* <rmeggins at redhat.com 
> <mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
>     Kenneth Holter wrote:
>
>         Hi Rich.
>           I haven't worked with the WindowsSync feature much myself,
>         so I'm not sure about the group type details your requesting.
>         But what we're working on is syncing AD groups over to DS, and
>         use the group member information to build our own nis
>         netgroups. These netgroups are then used by PAM to
>         authenticate users.
>
>     What are the AD groups used for in AD?  Are they Security Groups
>     or Distribution Groups or both?  Are they Global or Local (or
>     Universal)?  We're just trying to get a sense of what people use
>     Groups for on both sides.
>
>          
>          On 1/27/09, *Rich Megginson* <rmeggins at redhat.com
>         <mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com> <mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com
>         <mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com>>> wrote:
>
>            We're currently investigating the group sync feature of Windows
>            Sync, and we wanted to know how it is deployed.  Do you sync
>            groups?  What types of groups?  Security or Distribution?
>          Global
>            or Local?  Do the groups have "meaning" in both AD and
>         Fedora DS,
>            or only in one side?
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