July Meetup - Linux and Active Directory

This month we follow an interesting journey to integrate a substantial network of Linux into Microsoft Active Directory and away from NIS.

Abstract: This interactive talk covers a project conducted at Animal Logic Pty Ltd to replace a legacy NIS system with Active Directory for use by the company’s CentOS Linux systems. The project had to be conducted live in a 24x7 facility. We will cover the main technical issues, the implementation chosen and the challenges.

Presenter: Jeremy is Senior Systems Architect/Engineer at Animal Logic, a company you might know for their animated feature films including Happy Feet and Legend of the Guardians. He has extensive experience in engineering and architecture for both systems and software. More detail on LinkedIn (http://au.linkedin.com/pub/jeremy-webber/13/ba0/878).

Food and drinks are provided courtesy of Google Australia, our generous host for this meeting. Please be on time or even a little early to assist the smooth running of this event.

*** Note the location! Not the Google building! ***

Program:

18:00 Pre-meeting drinks and food in Google's Cylon Tech Talk room

18:30 Meeting commences promptly - don't be late!

• Introductions and any general business
• Presentation
• Q & A and topical debate

20:00 (approx) Close - optionally adjourn to nearby pub for anyone keen to continue discussion.

RSVP: Please RSVP before noon on the day, here or by email to william.shipway at member.sage-au.org.au. Google's security requirements mean we must know who's attending. See "How to find us" above if you're late.

Online attendance may be an option - keep an eye out for updates here.

Archive: Previous presentation recordings are posted at

http://vimeo.com/groups/sysadmin/videos

Distribution: Please feel free to redistribute this notice to anyone who may be interested.

Purpose: SAGE-AU is the peak member-focused organisation for IT professionals who are looking to build and grow their careers, as well as connect with other like-minded individuals. Our meetings bring together systems and network administrators, developers, infosec people, and other ICT professionals.

SAGE-AU meetings are intended as professional development for our members. If you are not a SAGE-AU member, you are welcome to attend several meetings before we will ask you to join. Please consider the benefits of becoming a member: http://www.sage-au.org.au/membership