Help with Linux offline cached credentials on a Windows domain

[Edward Ned Harvey]

> From: Dan Ritter [mailto:dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org]
> 
> > Make the file executable.  Run it as root.
> 
> I really hate this model for software distribution.

Is it different, in some way, from any of the following?
* Run this exe.  You must have admin privs.
* Install this rpm as root.
* sudo yum install ...
* sudo pkg-get ...

etc.