[K12OSN] Linux Client Authentication with Samba PDC?

rmcdaniel at indata.us rmcdaniel at indata.us
Tue Apr 4 23:06:36 UTC 2006


Kevin,

I would start here:

http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/LDAP#Easy_Samba_LDAP_Installer

Do a little reading up on LDAP and then give the script a run.  Good
luck!



Ron


Ronald R. McDaniel
Conecuh County Schools
(251) 578-7073 x26
(251) 238-1890 cell
1*4238*104 SouthernLinc
rmcdaniel at indata.us


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [K12OSN] Linux Client Authentication with Samba PDC?
> From: Onatawahtaw <onatawahtaw at yahoo.ca>
> Date: Tue, April 04, 2006 5:42 pm
> To: vangundypw at sau14.k12.nh.us, "Support list for opensource software
> in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
> 
> Thanks everyone. I am going to try going with Vern's
> suggestion as it seems the simplest. However, would
> like to try out LDAP as Ron suggested, any straight
> forward sites you can direct me to Ron (or others)?
> Looking forward to Samba 4 as well. :)
> 
> God bless,
> 
> -Kevin
> 
> > 
> > On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 19:55 -0700,
> > rmcdaniel at indata.us wrote:
> > > Why would you not chose to use LDAP.   Everything
> > is migrating to LDAP
> > > authentication.  Even our copier authenticates
> > against  an LDAP server
> > > for authentication.  It sure makes things much
> > easier!
> > > 
> > > Ron
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Ronald R. McDaniel
> > > Conecuh County Schools
> > > (251) 578-7073 x26
> > > (251) 238-1890 cell
> > > 1*4238*104 SouthernLinc
> > > rmcdaniel at indata.us
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Linux Client
> > Authentication with Samba PDC?
> > > > From: Vern Ceder <vceder at canterburyschool.org>
> > > > Date: Mon, April 03, 2006 9:39 pm
> > > > To: "Support list for opensource software in
> > schools."
> > > > <k12osn at redhat.com>
> > > > 
> > > > Kevin,
> > > > 
> > > > You don't need LDAP - you can authenticate off
> > of SAMBA. I've got 
> > > > description of how we do it with Ubuntu (some
> > dual boot with WinXP, some 
> > > > just Linux) at
> >
> http://tech.canterburyschool.org/tech/UbuntuWorkstations
> > 
> > > > . The one difference is that our PDC is actually
> > a WinNT box, but it 
> > > > should work on a SAMBA PDC.
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Vern
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Onatawahtaw wrote:
> > > > > Greetings,
> > > > > 
> > > > > We currently have a number of Windows (98 and
> > XP) that
> > > > > log into a Linux Server using Samba as a PDC.
> > This
> > > > > server also contains the students' home
> > directories. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I have recently made another partition on some
> > of the
> > > > > windows clients and have installed Ubuntu. I
> > can log
> > > > > into the Ubuntu machines locally, but have no
> > idea how
> > > > > to authenticate with the server instead. Once
> > logged
> > > > > in I want to be able to provide access to the
> > same
> > > > > home directories. I do not want to use the
> > thin client
> > > > > method because right now our server is only
> > 400MHz
> > > > > (yeah I know). 
> > > > > 
> > > > >>From doing some research I understand that I
> > probably
> > > > > have to use LDAP for authentication, but don't
> > have a
> > > > > clue where to start. Does it work with along
> > with
> > > > > Samba or separately from Samba? How does one
> > go about
> > > > > setting it up? Or if there is a better way,
> > please
> > > > > advise.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks for your help, :)
> > > > > 
> > > > > -Kevin
> > > > > 
> > > > >
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> > > > -----------------------------
> > > > Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
> > > > Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN
> > 46804
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> > 260-436-5137
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