[CentOS] Configuring Login to access Samba

Johnny Hughes mailing-lists at hughesjr.com
Sat Aug 19 22:09:19 UTC 2006


On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 17:59 -0400, mbneto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to use CentOS in my machines but I'd like to login using the
> same user/pass.  Is it possible to configure KDM/GDM/whatever to check
> the user/password in my local samba.
> 
> I would not want to create and mantain users in sync with a central
> passwd/shadow. 
> 
> Thanks.
> _______________________________________________

The way I do this is by using openldap and smpldap tools with my
samba ... and setting my linux machines up to use ldap for their logins
to (via /etc/nsswitch.conf)

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