[nflug] openLDAP cheats

[eric]

I have a fedora 3 server do you know if it is Fedora DS capable?
Why do you recommend DS over openLDAP is it more reliable... etc...
Thank you

Darin Perusich wrote:

>yes it is still possible, i was just throwing out an example which would
>work in most business environments.
>
>it would basically work in the same fashion but you'd have to configure
>samba so SECURITY = USER and still configure the server at the OS level
>as an ldap client.
>
>you have many options for which ldap implementation you wish to run,
>openLDAP, Sun DS, eDirectory, Fedora DS. while openLDAP comes with every
>linux distro i recommend Sun DS and then Fedora DS which origionated
>from SunDS when it was netscape/iplanet DS.
>
>this is the best resource for setting up ldap/DS for client auth on
>linux and solaris. i've been using these howto's for along time and i've
>contributed to them.
>
>http://web.singnet.com.sg/~garyttt/
>
>Should you decide to go with SunDS or not this read is very informative.
>
>http://www.thebergerbits.com/Beginners_Guide_to_SunONE_DS.pdf
>
>eric wrote:
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>
>>Darin, I don't want to use a windows AD server, don't have one - don't
>>want one, is it still possible to do
>>
>>	  ldap
>>	   /\
>>        /  \
>>       /    \
>>      -      -
>>desktop       samba
>>
>>
>>
>>Darin Perusich wrote:
>>
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>>>eric wrote:
>>> 
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>>>>So, my beginning question is, can an (LDAP) client on a desktop use an
>>>>LDAP server to logon another server serving samba 'user' shares?
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>the simple answer is yes, but there are many ways to implement this.the
>>>only thing samba cares about is that the username you're trying to
>>>connect as is a valid unix account as well.
>>>
>>>one way to set this up would you to setup an windows Active Directory
>>>domain (yuck) and join the samba server to it as a member server. then
>>>set the samba option 'password server' to the AD controller. configure
>>>the samba server at the OS level to be an ldap client against the AD
>>>controller. samba has a bunch of ldap options which you could use but
>>>i've never played with them before.
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Computer --> LDAP server --> Samba server
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>	ldap
>>>	 /\
>>>       /  \
>>>      /    \
>>>     -      -
>>>desktop       samba
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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