RedHat 7.x as Domain Controller

[logf]

Is there a way to setup my Linux RedHat (currently 7.0, but hopefully soon to be 7.3) Server as a Domain Controller(to allow Linux workstations and Win9x/ME/2k/XP machines login to it to get onto the internet? Do I need a program to help me do it?
I know how to do it with ActiveDirectory in Windows 2000 Server(I have set one up before), but how is it is possible would I do it with Linux. If you don't already know how my server runs it is with shell/Webmin only (NO GUI's...though will load one if I MUST).

Down the road i will be setting up a sperate server for logins, Windows sharing(Samba), and the Intranet...but for now I have 1 server(PII 233Mhz w/ 192MB and a 20GB HDD...2 10/100 NICs) to do it all(logins, Samba, Apache, IDS, Firewall, VPN, and acting as a gateway):(

[Hayl]

do a search on samba. or look at your samba configuration file. there are options for setting up samba to be a domain controller.

[The Whizzard]

You don't necessarily need to think of your linux box as a domain controller. In fact, IIRC, it's a microsoft thing.

For you to access the internet throgh your linux box from your windows boxen, would be to setup IPMASQ. This basically does the same as windows ICS. Depending on the number of computers on your network, you may decide to use DHCP to automatically set your other computers to get IP address, gateway address and DNS servers. If you just have a few, you can manually set these. You can also run a DNS cache so domain name resolving is quicker but using your ISP's DNS servers should be fine for now.

Later on down the road you mentioned domain logins, etc. SAMBA can act as a domain controller to do this. You may, however, need to use RH7.3(or upgrade to SAMBA 2.2.2 or higher) for this. The SAMBA that comes with RH7.0 doesn't work very well in this respect to W2k/WXP.

I'm sure there is something I'm forgetting. Someone will fill in the blanks.

BTW, none of this requires a GUI.

[logf]

Thanks for all the info...infact I loaded Samba 2.2.5 when I first for the server;) Ya mainly I want it so machines HAVE to login to this server if they want to do anything on the internet;)