Chapter 35. Migration from NT4 PDC to Samba-3 Pdc

This is a rough guide to assist those wishing to migrate from NT4 domain control to Samba-3-based domain control.

Planning and Getting Started

In the IT world there is often a saying that all problems are encountered because of poor planning. The corollary to this saying is that not all problems can be anticipated and planned for. Then again, good planning will anticipate most show-stopper-type situations.

Those wishing to migrate from MS Windows NT4 domain control to a Samba-3 domain control environment would do well to develop a detailed migration plan. So here are a few pointers to help migration get underway.

Objectives

The key objective for most organizations is to make the migration from MS Windows ...

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