RIS windows on linux server with domain controller

Hello.
I wondering if anyone have set up a linuxbox with samba and domain controller (like the samba howto for small workgroup-thingy) and RIS server?

If anyone have done this, can him/her/they post this in the howto section?

 

RIS is a a service who let you install windows from a RIS-server trough the network.

 

Do you have a URL?

 

http://oss.netfarm.it/guides/pxe.php
http://oss.netfarm.it/guides/ris-linux.php

Heres 2. I've tried them, but I failed

 

HMmmm

Why dont you just use winLinux or some derivative that installs on top of windows. They were made to do this, to install on top of a fat partition. I mean samba isnt made to do that... or if ur stuck, just make a image of the linux system and then port it.

 

RIS Linux updated howto

I followed this howto got it working in a few mins http://www.promodus.net/linuxris

 

i also followed these guides and got it working in no time, it took a few tries though.. Just don't give up

 

Hi mastrboy

I also failed to run RIS windows in linux from that 2 guides. Could you mind to share how to do it?

Thanks

 

try using UDA (Ultimate Deployment Applianc)
its takes all the hard work out of setting an window system to install from an RIS type of service on an linux box
www.ultimatedeployment.org


its also support Linux OS as well to be installed via the network

 

PXEBoot winpe

I quess you already has a RIS deployment running serving deploying your windows clients.

The "issue" with RIS in the microsoft world is legacy, you might thinking on changing to WinPe, deployment workbench ect. which also gives you the changes to deploy both 32 / 64 windows.

What I am doing ( also living in a mix M$/*inx world, because of my wife and work) is using linux PXEboot to boot up Winpe from a linux box, and deploying windows (server/Xp/vista/7) from WinPe.
The WinPE deployment automatisation is created by "MS deployment workbench".
I have been writing a small howto on this in danish on what needed to be changed on the pxe server, ( http://www.net-help.dk/index.php/debian/103-pxeboot-winpe-med-tftp-hpa)
( the hardest work is making the "WinPE" boot files able to pxe boot using bcdedit, but there are a few howtoo's on this on the web )

I have not had the time to test if it's possible to use at samba share as the deployment share for the above configuration.

I quess that this is an total change off your current deployment way, and not is what your 100% is asking for, but it works and might be the solution on the loong term.