From Practice
Self Service to Reset Password in UCS 4.1
With Version 4.1 of Univention Corporate Server Univention is integrating a service into Univention Corporate Server which makes life easier for users and administrators alike: the Univention Self Service modules. These allow users to change their saved passwords autonomously (without administrator involvement).
Synchronisation between UCS and Microsoft Windows with Samba Active Directory
In “Fail-safe performance and load distribution thanks to LDAP replication” I focused on describing the UCS OpenLDAP directory service. Unfortunately, OpenLDAP is only of comparatively little help to me if I want to operate Windows systems in my network, as Windows doesn’t speak the standard-compliant LDAP protocol as a rule, but rather a particular dialect […]
The End of Linearity, git Implementation in Professional Services
We have now been using git as the version control software for our projects in the Professional Services Team at Univention for a number of weeks and to great success. In this blog article, I want to give you a bit more information about our decision to employ git, report on our initial, recent experiences […]
UCS Video Tutorial part 2: UCS Installation and Commissioning – A Step by Step Guide
In this article we would like to guide you step by step through the installation of UCS, even though the graphic installation assistant makes the process already very easy. You can download UCS as an ISO or VMware image or start an EC2 image directly at Amazon Web Services.
Video Playlist as Introduction to UCS: Overview of topics
In the upcoming weeks we will publish a step-by-step guide to the first steps with Univention Corporate Server. In todays first film we give you an overview about the upcoming topics.
Fail-safe performance and load distribution thanks to LDAP replication
Even if you only have a small number of staff, the administration of individual user accounts for numerous applications and the corresponding access rights can still prove very time consuming. When responsibilities change hands or when new members of staff join the company at the latest, the IT infrastructure becomes characterized by uncontrolled growth, which […]
Working On The Go – How You Stay Productive and in Control
As manager of Univention North America, I often find myself working on the go. While free WiFi and mobile Internet are slowly bridging the gap between the office, airport lounges and hotels, connections are often slow and congested whenever many people are congregating. While many office documents can still be worked on when on the […]
Should QNAP servers be expanded with UCS and Zarafa or is it technical overload?
It’s not just in our working lives that digitalisation is constantly gaining ground; the number of digital devices we use at home is also increasing on a daily basis. A family of four or a shared flat can easily boast a formidable number of different devices and applications. It gets even more interesting when friends […]