Donald E Tripp wrote: > I've never done this, but given a short google search, it seems possible. > > http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Authenticating-Linux-Active-Directory.html > > http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247165.html?Open > > The above IBM redbook seems to have much of the information you would need. Since ADS does indeed use Kerberos as its underlying authentication, it should be possible to verify user names through the ADS domain. > > There is actually a book that describes much of this process with some nice scripts & tips, "Samba-3 by Example" and the "Samba Howto Collection" documents the pieces to setup Linux+Samba as a AD Member Server & have users Auth to AD. It's a bit complex & uses Kerberos, WinBind and PAM modules. The next version of Samba-4 will have simpler ways of getting features like these, better LDAP integration & the ability to do BDC/AD Replication IIRC. There is quite a lot of this info on the Samba-Users list too, here are some links I've collected. Samba-3 by Example http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/ The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/index.html How To Integrate Samba (File Sharing) Using Active Directory For Authentication http://www.howtoforge.com/samba_active_directory Configuring Samba 3.0 To Use The ADS Security Mode (CentOS) http://www.howtoforge.com/samba_ads_security_mode Gentoo - HOWTO fit Linux into Active Directory http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Active_Directory http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fit_Linux_into_Active_Directory Quick HOWTO Ch10 Windows, Linux, and Samba - Linux Home Networking http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch10_:_Windows,_Linux,_and_Samba Wedding Samba to an Active Directory Domain http://www.samag.com/documents/s=9397/sam0414e/0414e.htm SAMBA Winbind PAM - auto create users home dir - Redhat KB http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_43_5367.shtm -- Art Wildman - NWS JAX FL. - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax "If the thunder don't get you, then the lightning will..." - Grateful Dead
