We've got a second Domain controller (running DHCP and DNS) and a dedicated backup server. We also use Linux/Nagios/Cacti for resource monitoring.

I'm exploring replacing a NT4 server which is the domain controller and file server for a small network of 6 client machines. However, I've never used samba before, or anything else to do it.The ...

If you'd like to set up a domain controller on the cheap, Samba makes this possible. Here's how. With the help of Samba, it is possible to set up your Linux server as a Domain Controller.

Jack Wallen shows you how to deploy an Active Directory Domain Controller on Ubuntu Server 20.04, with the help of Samba.