Topic: SMEServer & MS Active Directory

[smer]

I found the following topics about using LDAP with SMEServer:
http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1543
http://www.isfalpiz.com/howtos/HowtoSAMBA+PDC+OpenLDAP.htm

Did any body succeeded in getting SMEServer to authenticate its users using MS Active Directory which is based on LDAP? If yes, how?

[cactus]

I found the following topics about using LDAP with SMEServer:
http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1543
http://www.isfalpiz.com/howtos/HowtoSAMBA+PDC+OpenLDAP.htm

Did any body succeeded in getting SMEServer to authenticate its users using MS Active Directory which is based on LDAP? If yes, how?

You will not be able as LDAP and AD are incompatible although they seem very alike as well as samba not being able to sync data with AD servers which you will probably need.

[NickCritten]

If you were to install a RADIUS server onto an AD domain controller and then somehow got SME to authenticate from that, then you would in effect be authenticating off the AD.

I do this all the time with RADIUS clients authenticating via a Cisco ACS server to an AD

However SME isn't designed (AFAIK) to allow remote authentication - you could add a NFR to the bug tracker to allow RADIUS auth.

Nick

[smer]

Have you seen the following:

http://www.aerospacesoftware.com/LinuxActiveDirectory.html
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Authenticating-Linux-Active-Directory.html