Re: multi-server/single source authenticaton was Re: [K12OSN] Networking a new school for K12LTSP?

[Les Mikesell <les futuresource com>]

john wrote:

> Thanks for your thoughts, John. I'll look for that book. I'd prefer to 
> go all LDAP, but currently I haven't gotten the Ok to do that, primarly 
> because it's not obvious how we would get Windows machines to 
> authenticate via LDAP.

Windows machines can authenticate against a samba domain, which in turn 
stores its user/password database in LDAP.   You've probably seen that 
scenario called samba/ldap here.

The opposite approach is also possible.  You can use smb authentication 
on the Linux side against a windows domain.  This isn't quite as slick 
as winbindd because you have to create the linux accounts yourself but 
it avoids the problems of getting random uids and you don't have to 
manage a separate password.

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  Les Mikesell
   les futuresource com