Authenticating Linux Clients to Windows Server 2003

[sinbad782]

Hi All,
I know there are plenty of guides out there for people who are running Linux as a server and want to allow MS Windows clients to be able to authenticate and share files and printers, use roaming profiles etc. , BUT.....

I need a simple guide on how to do the opposite: Use Linux (Ubuntu or otherwise) clients authenticating with a Windows server running Windows Server 2003.

Any info would on this would be great. I'm not a big expert in LDAP or Kerberos etc. and so please keep it relatively simple.

Thanks, PJS.

[mlomker]

I guess I don't understand what you're trying to accomplish. If you try to map a drive to a Windows machine (using smbclient or Konqueror in KDE) you'll be prompted for your username/password. You can set even set a default in the control panel.

I'm an MCSE, so if you clarify what you're looking for then I could probably answer your question.

[sinbad782]

Hi,
If possible, the ideal situation would be to have all the user's home directories stored as a profile on the windows server and only allow access to a user account via the gdm login screen.

My college uses NetWare for some accounts at the moment and there is a client for Windows which does a similar thing.

Thanks, Paul S.

[jworr]

I have the same problem,

I have a windows 2000 server pdc that stores profiles, usernames, and passwords and I want ubuntu clients to be able to authenicate on it via the X login screen

I think samba, winbind, and PAM are needed to do this but I can't quite get it all to work

Any help would be awsome

[jworr]

this might help:


http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthre...windows+server

[Abhi Kalyan]

Hope i can join in here.
having the same problem
!! waiting for an answer
Please some one help;
mean while amtrying out the links provided

[armnpsycho]

There is a nice wiki page in the forum topic that jworr put down.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ac...ryWinbindHowto