[K12OSN] Linux Client Authentication with Samba PDC?

Tue Apr 4 02:55:49 UTC 2006

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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