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Re: [rhelv5-list] Red Hat Server user authentication against Windows
 domain.

John Barton

2008-01-29

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Likewise has opened sourced their product which provides this
functionality, which is a subset of the features offered in their
commercial product. You can get more info here:
http://www.centeris.com/products/likewise_open
This may be a good option if you have little experience with the
underlying technologies.
-John


Marthinus wrote:
> We have a Windows Small Business Server 2003 which our windows
> workstations authenticate against.
>
> I would like to configure our Red Hat Servers to also authenticate the
> users against the Small Business Server domain using their domain logons.
>
> I was thinking about using LDAP to retrieve the user's information and
> Kerberos for the user authentication since it seems to be better suited
> than LDAP for authentication.
>
> I have tried to set it up on a test machine but have failed to get it
> working.
>
> Which of these would be the best for retrieving the user information?
> LDAP, Winbind
>
> Which of these would be the best for the user authentication?
> Kerberos, LDAP, SMB, Winbind
>
> What would the configuration files look like or what entries should I
> check for?
>
> Any help on this will be appreciated as I have very little experience
> regarding shared logons.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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