LDAP be killing me. I need a good step by step

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 17:57 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> >  
> > I have not really followed the thread - but to cut to the chase (for me
> > at least) is your ldap server working as in; Windows AD is doing a one
> > way sync to your ldap server?
> 
> I don't think you can do that with the openldap shipped with the disto, 
> but it is possible with Fedora Directory Server.
> 
> > To me - this is the most important piece of the puzzle. I have tried
> > about a year ago to setup an OS ldap server in our AD domain, but was
> > never able to either find docs on the above, or figure it out.
> > 
> > I tallied it up to the fact that I'm too new to Linux to have gotten it
> > to work - then again, many users I come across have wanted to do what I
> > want to do - simply, have AD do a one way sync to my ldap server,
> > period.
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> 
> There is a simpler but less functional way to use AD or windows domain 
> passwords.  Just enable 'smb' authentication and configure the domain as 
> the 'workgroup' and provide the server(s) to check.   You still need to 
> add users to your Linux box(es) but you don't have to set up or maintain 
> passwords.
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winbindd - you don't need to add users to your Linux boxes at all BUT
that was not responsive to OP because he wanted to user OS LDAP server.

Craig