Remote Management: Can be done without NDS?

Yes! You can use password based authentication w/o the need for NDS in the
least.

In fact, I have setup ADS based security for ZENworks at work.
It's a bit hokey right now, but there is an RFE that is pending for the next
ZEN SP that may make it really cool.

Drop me a note off-line and I can hook you up a bit..............

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<DeptITGuy@BigFlorida.Edu> wrote in message
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> My college is dumping NDS for AD, so my dept is being dragged along. We
> rely on their backend. Can't fight it, it's going to happen no matter
> what.
> They've poorly implemented NDS anyway. I begged for two years to get them
> to get workstation importing working for me before I gave up and set up a
> NetWare server for the sole function of importing workstations.
>
> Anyway, we'll still have a license for ZenWorks for a couple of years. Can
> I setup Zenworks with AD only and no netware client at all? I don't think
> our license covers patch management, but everything else. My primary need
> would be remote control. I'm going whole-hog MS and AD, but I don't like
> my
> remote control options.
>
> Can I install Zenworks on a Windows server or Suse Server with just AD
> authentication? I have a wimpy Dell dual 550Mhz, 1 GB ram server (doing
> nothing right now). How is workstation imports handled with Windows or
> Linux? If the workstation is in AD is that good enough? Do I still need
> ConsoleOne? I have 200 machines spread around a huge university.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John