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Redhat 7.2, Samba, NT Domain (newbie to linux;-))

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Lifer
OK, here's the situation. (be easy on me, I'm an NT guy with very little linux experience).

This is a complete NT4 domain with NT4 PDC and BDC's.

I'm experimenting with a linux box. Redhat 7.2 with Samba.

From the Redhat box I can read shares on the NT machines, and everything works very well.

My question... Rather than logging into the redhat box locally, can I log into the NT domain with an NT user account from the redhat machine???

Thanks in advance...
 
If you're asking what I think you're asking, then the answer is no. Linux won't use an NT domain controller for authentication.

*nix does have a similar product called NIS (invented by Sun), but unless you're really interested in Unix network system administration, I don't think you'll explore that direction.
 
If you get some of the latest code from Samba.org you should be able to use winbindd to have all local facilities use a NT domain for user account info, I havn't used it so I can't vouch for how well it works but anything using nsswitch like it should (and not reading passwd/shadow directly) should work.
 
rahvin, you are correct. I thought I had the latest version of samba, but there is a newer version available.

I've done a little bit of research on winbind, and there is minimal information available. I will upgrade samba and experiment with windbind shortly.

I would like to add several linux workstations to our corporate network, but the only way it will fly with the 'higher ups' is if you can turn it on, and login once (to the NT domain).

Star Office is compatible enough to replace MS office, and KDE's kmail works well enough with our exchange server (using IMAP, I'd rather have something fully comapable with exchange).

Wish me luck.
 


<< I'd rather have something fully comapable with exchange). >>



It's called Evolution and it runs on Gnome, do a google for it.

If you download the latest .rpm from the samba.org group it will autofind and upgrade the redhat package. The latest Samba builds have the ability for the redhat machine to be a full PDC on a Windows NT 4.0 network and it will operate in a 2k network as a legacy 4.0 device. Do a google groups search for "samba PDC linux". There is documention out there on how to do what you want to do but you will have to piece it together, it's not in one concise HOWTO unfortunately.
 
<< I'd rather have something fully comapable with exchange). >>



It's called Evolution and it runs on Gnome, do a google for it.

The exchange connector costs money, and I don't believe it supports anything but mail yet although I could be wrong. If it only does mail, might as well use IMAP for now.
 
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