Topic: Exchange and SME

[Nitrolic]

To add on to a previous topic, here is my situation;

I have an SME server as a domain controller, and I have a new webserver - which is Windows 2003 server.  The Windows 2003 server is not a domain controller, as everything is handled by the SME server.  How do I go about installing Exchange if there is no active directory in place on the domain controller (it being linux)  ?

Is there an FAQ someone can forward me to or something?  Thanks!

[jackl]

Nitrolic,
Check link from samba website, I think it may answer your question, probably not the answer you would like to hear.

http://it.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/samba-bdc.html#id2520142

As of the release of MS Windows 2000 and Active Directory, this
information is now stored in a directory that can be replicated
and for which partial or full administrative control can be delegated.
Samba-3 is not able to be a Domain Controller within an Active
Directory tree, and it cannot be an Active Directory server. This
means that Samba-3 also cannot act as a Backup Domain Controller
to an Active Directory Domain Controller.

I am assuming you are talking about the latest versions of Exchange that require Active directoty to enable them to operate.
However  SME can operate as a member server of an active directory tree but not as domain controller.
The only way to get Exchange to work is to make the Server2003 server the domain controller.
Regards,
Jack.