Re: [CentOS] Help with authenticating against Active Directory.

On Feb 1, 2008 9:38 AM, centos@911networks.com wrote:

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:29:07 -0600 "Jeff Larsen" jlar310@gmail.com wrote:

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Don't use Samba.

Microsoft Services For UNIX or 2003R2 support UNIX attributes in Active Directory. It adds a new tab in the user account properties where you can specify login shell, home directory, uid, gid.

1. I have the same problem, but the admin does not want to install

Microsoft Services For UNIX.

That's unfortunate. It's really quite non-invasive

2. You mention 2003R2, does something needs to installed,

deployed? I don't see the Unix attributes.

- Add/Remove Programs - - Add/Remove Windows Components - - - Active Directory Services - - - - Identity Management for UNIX