Re: NEWBIE trying to get to grips

[Cliff Friedel <cliff@wrkcs.net>]

On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Ross Davis wrote:

> 
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Gerald Carter wrote:
> 
> > > The goal is to set up a Samba "NT-Domain" on a 
> > > server (RedHat6.2). The same server will also run 
> > > slapd (OpenLDAP1.2.11). I want to be able to 
> > > authenticate WindowsNT4 and RedHat6.2 clients againt 
> > > the samba-PDC who authenticates against the LDAP server. 
> > > From what I've read I gather that this is possible!??
> > 
> > The LDAP support in Samba is experimental, but I'm working on 
> > it for the 2.2.0 Samba release.  It only works (a little)
> > in SAMBA_TNG.  The LDAP support in the main release code,
> > it broken and will not compile.
> 
> Would what these guys have done here be possible with the current
> development sources of SAMBA_TNG?
> 
> http://www.unav.es/cti/ldap-smb-howto.html
> http://www.unav.es/cti/ldap-smb/ldap-smb-TNG-howto.html
> 
Not sure if this helps, but if samba could use PAM, that could be another
way to get where you want to.  Just my $.02.

Cliff