ESXi 5.1 – Setting up an Ubuntu Server as a SAMBA Domain Controller

If you want to run a domain controller on your network but don’t have access to a Windows Server license, you can use SAMBA, the free open-source software, and VirtualBox, the free virtualization software. We’ll describe the procedure for setting up a virtual server using VirtualBox and netboot.xyz iPXE and move on to setting up your domain controller with SAMBA.

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Set up Ubuntu as a domain controller with SAMBA on VirtualBox