From Practice
Manage Local System Configuration in UCS with UCR
UCR is the central tool for the management of the local system configuration of a UCS-based system. It releases you from the manual editing of sensitive configuration files. In this video tutorial we explain how you can easily administrate your local system configuration in Univention Corporate Server via Univention Configuration Registry (UCR).
Univention Graduate Prize 2016: Submit Your Dissertations on Open Source Topics Now
Once again we are awarding the Univention Graduate Prize amounting to 3,500 Euro for dissertations that contribute in particular to the wider usage of Open Source software. A first-rate panel of experts comprising Open Source specialists from Fujitsu, Bosch, Lufthansa Systems, and DB Systel as well as the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) […]
Migration of a Windows AD Domain to a UCS Samba Domain
Through the integration of the software Samba in Univention Corporate Server we provide you with Microsoft Windows Services. In this video tutorial we are going to explain you how to migrate a Windows Active Directory domain controller to a UCS Samba domain controller using the application Active Directory Takeover.
Operate UCS as a Member of a Windows Active Directory Domain
Through the integration of the software Samba in Univention Corporate Server we provide you with Microsoft Windows Services. In this video tutorial we are going to explain you how to operate a UCS system as a member of an existing Windows Active Directory domain via the application Active Directory Connection.
Samba in UCS for the Provision of Microsoft Windows Services
Through the integration of the software Samba in Univention Corporate Server we provide you with Microsoft Windows Services. In this video we like to explain you the basic concept behind the software Samba in UCS and present you two of the most widely used UCS extensions. These are the Microsoft Active Directory compatible domain controller and the […]
Join a Windows Client to a UCS Domain
You cannot only join further UCS servers to an existing UCS domain but also various clients. After the join you can manage and configure these clients easily via the Univention Management Console from anywhere you are. Among those administrative tasks are, for example, the installation of software, the monitoring and controlling of services, and the network […]
An Introduction to the Univention Management Console
The Univention Management Console (UMC) is the graphical web interface of Univention Corporate Server. In the following video, I would like to explain you the most important features and functions of this tool.
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 […]
