RazDC For Linux

RazDC is an open source and freely distributed operating system derived from CentOS, which in turn is based off of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is designed from the offset to provide users with a Microsoft-compatible Active Directory domain controller.

Key features include DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), DNS forwarding, Point-to-Point tunneling, reporting, logging, custom web-based interface, directory domain controller, as well as internal domain name server.

The distro is available for download as a dual-arch, installable-only ISO image that will boot on old computers supporting the 32-bit architecture, as well as on modern 64-bit machines. You can write the ISO image to a USB thumb drive or a CD disc, but it is a must to install it in order to use it. It contains software packages optimized only for the 32-bit (i386) arch.

Being derived from CentOS, the RazDC distribution comes with a boot menu identical in functionality with the one of the upstream operating system, allowing the user to start the installation with normal configuration or with a basic video driver, rescue a broken system, boot an existing OS from the local drive, as well as to perform a system memory diagnostic test.

The distribution offers a text-mode installer, which asks users to only configure the TCP/IP network interface with support for IPv4 and/or IPv6 protocols. The rest of the installation is non-interactive, which means that your computer’s disk drive will be erased.

The powerful Samba free implementation of the SMB protocol is behind this project, providing the Microsoft-compatible Active Directory support. Users will be able to manage Active Directory, as well as DHCP, DNS, backups and various system services using a custom web interface.