Configure the unix/linux server to use windows username and password

[nash11]

How can I configure the unix/linux server can log into the server using windows (Active directory) username and password ? LDAP is best way or not ? could advise the setup method ? thx

[Andrey Deryugin]

Hello,

Hope that this howto will help:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Adding_a_Samba_Server_into_an_existing_AD_Domain

Regrds,
Andrey

[Ivan Ferreira]

You must configure SAMBA + PAM files to authenticate using Windows DC. Some linux distro have a tool to do this, for example, red hat and clones have the authconfig command.

[nash11]

thx replies,

Hi Ivan Ferreira,

Why you said "You MUST configure SAMBA + PAM files" , I search on the web , it seems there are many methods , the samba is the best way ? please suggest . thx

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

Hello,

if you need to authenticate your linux against AD, you should use pure LDAP methods.

A good example:
http://enterprise.linux.com/enterprise/04/12/09/2318244.shtml?tid=102&tid=101&tid=100

Regards

[nash11]

thx reply,

I have follow all the step , but can't do the following part , could advise how to set the POSIX ? thx

Open the Active Directory Users and Groups management tool. a.) Modify a group object to function as a POSIX group.
b.) Right-click on the user group for assignment of a GID.
c.) Click on the Unix Attributes tab.
d.) Populate the NIS Domain dropdown and the GID number as appropriate.

[nash11]

thx

I have one more question , if all setting are OK , can it authenticate the linux via telnet ? thx

[Ivan Ferreira]

Yes, it can also authenticate the users via telnet and even other services like squid proxy and sendmail using winbind.