[Freeipa-users] Windows client logon

[Jimmy]

Just curious about this, the guide that we both refer to provides
instructions for a windows client authentication but this page indicates
that FreeIPA doesn't support windows clients:

http://elladeon.fedorapeople.org/ipa/guide/Using_Microsoft_Windows.html

Which is correct?

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Rob Crittenden <rcritten at redhat.com> wrote:

> Jimmy wrote:
>
>> I'm setting up a WinXP system to authenticate to FreeIPA. I followed the
>> directions listed here:
>>
>> http://freeipa.org/page/Implementing_FreeIPA_in_a_mixed_Environment_%28Windows/Linux%29_-_Step_by_step
>>
>> I created the host account in FreeIPA, and the user, and I do get
>> prompted to change the initial password(and it seems to work,) but as
>> soon as the password is changed(or subsequent login attempts) I get the
>> log in message"
>> "the system cannot log you on now because the domain is not available"
>>
>>
> The guide says this happens when you don't log in using the principal name,
> are you using that?
>
> rob
>
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