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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: leiw324 on July 23, 2008, 03:01:37 PM

Title: AD authentication question
Post by: leiw324 on July 23, 2008, 03:01:37 PM

Hello,

I have an AD in local lan, can smeserver authentication the AD user accounts with login, password and assign AD permission on smeserver?


Thanks

Title: Re: AD authentication question
Post by: CharlieBrady on July 24, 2008, 03:58:12 AM

Quote from: leiw324 on July 23, 2008, 03:01:37 PM

I have an AD in local lan, can smeserver authentication the AD user accounts with login, password and assign AD permission on smeserver?

No. SME server has its own user and group databases, and can't use those from an AD.

Title: Re: AD authentication question
Post by: cactus on July 24, 2008, 09:20:10 AM

Quote from: CharlieBrady on July 24, 2008, 03:58:12 AM

No. SME server has its own user and group databases, and can't use those from an AD.

It will require modifications to a extent which is not feasible for SME Server, but it is possible to authenticate Linux machines against ADs using PAM and winbind, we have it running in our company.

I guess it might be possible with SME Server as well, but it will be a lot of work to the core as we have to reroute all authentication as well as disable (part of) the internal user database...