up vote -5 down vote favorite
share [g+] share [fb]

I'm trying to install samba on windows 7. However, I can't seem to find a windows version of the source to install it with. Does anybody have a link to a windows version or a way to hack the linux version to work on windows?

BACKGROUND:

The reason I am trying to install samba on a windows machine is because I plan to use it as a DNS/DHCP server as well as a domain controller on a windows 7 machine. I want to do this with open source products if at all possible. If anybody has another way to do it, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

link|improve this question
4  
Bad idea. Either run samba on *nix, where it's meant to be run or pay up and purchase a Windows Server license. – ErikA Sep 1 '11 at 2:36
feedback

closed as off topic by Shane Madden, Holocryptic, ErikA, sysadmin1138♦ Sep 1 '11 at 2:37

Questions on Server Fault are expected to generally relate to servers, networking, or desktop infrastructure, within the scope defined in the faq.

1 Answer

up vote 5 down vote

This will never work since the native Windows bits that Samba emulates are impossible to turn off. If you need to build a domain controller, you'll have to do it with Linux+Samba or Windows Server. These days those are the only choices.

link|improve this answer
1  
Samba runs on other *nix systems besides Linux... – Chris S♦ Sep 1 '11 at 4:05
1  
@ChrisS I was in a hurry! – sysadmin1138♦ Sep 1 '11 at 4:29
feedback

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.