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Fun with Samba and group policies

Where (and why) it all began While trying to join an Ubuntu client to my Samba domain, I got this error that most likely prevented a successful login. From the sssd’s log files I got this as a first hint: So it looks like we got a problem with my Samba domain not serving GPO […]

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Samba domain controller: raising (all kinds of) level

While trying to get radius working with my Samba domain controller, I was looking for a way to get attributes like radiusTunnelPrivateGroupId into it. In the end the solution was something completely different, but anyhow: Here’s what I did to raise the domain level (and as it turns out the function and forest level) of […]

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Unattended Windows ISO

For one or another reason even Linux enthusiasts need a Windows installation from time to time. But with every new version Microsoft adds more and bloatware or privacy violating settings that you need to decline during installation in order to get a halfway usable system. The same is true for forced requirements of TPM or […]