Topic: Samba and Windows 2000 Server

[Jamie Evans]

I have a windows 2000 PDC that authenticates all my users(windows clients) on the network.  Is there a way in e-smith to make samba use the windows 2000 server for it users?  For example,  If jbloggs, logs onto the network via the windows 2000 server, he will automatically be authenticated on the e-smith samba server.  I reckon this is possible, but I'm damned if I can work it out.

Thanks for any help

Jamie Evans

[Bill Talcott]

Just make an account on the SME with the same username and password. I'm not sure how to make the SME actually look at a PDC for user accounts though...

[guestHH]

I think these adding these directives in the smb.conf will do the job....

password server = (ip or network name)

_and_ you have to set the directive security to 'server' e.g.

security = server

Hope it helps,
guestHH

[jasper]

hi

check out winbind, nss switch, pam_ntdom etc. I think the Windows 2000 server would probably have to be in mixed mode though.

jasper