Integrating Active Directory and Linux DNS servers

[James Marcinek]

I'm a little rusty with my Microsoft stuff, but I believe that the real
requirment you're looking for is a Dynamic DNS server. I specifically
recall this need from my Windows 2000 server manuals. The windows DNS
server offers this capability (which is why they want you to use theirs).
I'm not a DNS guru and I would like to know what Linux/Unix based
solutions offer this feature in a DNS server.

James

> Okay, please don't rip my head off here for asking a MS question, but I
> figured I would get a slightly less biased answer here. That being
> said....
> We are upgrading our Exchange 5.5 server to Exchange 2003. We are a
> mixed shop with Linux and Windows. (There are numerous other systems,
> mostly of the *nix variety) While I tried to edge them to use
> Communitgate Pro, Contact, or OpenExchange, they decided there would be
> less impact on users if we stayed with Exchange.
> Now comes my issues, I feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole
> here. In reading the docs for Exchange 2003, it says it needs Active
> Directory. Great, so now I have to learn Active Directory and futz with
> that. Now I am setting up Active Directory, flying by the seat of my
> pants, and it says that it wants its own DNS server in order to work
> properly. All my DNS servers are Linux based.
> Can Active Directory work with Linux based DNS? I thought I recalled a
> few of you saying you had Exchange 2000/2003 running, just wanted to
> know how you did it.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
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