Re: authentication techniques?

Tobias Schenk napsal(a):
> Hi there,
>
> for quite a time now I use a single linux server in a windows network
> offering samba, etc. But now I have a second linux box and things get
> complicated. I want to unify the password databases. Up to now I have
> one for native linux (/etc/passwd), one for samba and so on.
>
> What technique should I use to authenticate all the different services
> on both boxes? I thought of LDAP but the structure is not clear to me.
> What about PAM? And how could I change the mechanism with minimal
> interference on the existing services?

then PAM is your best friend. Just save some time and read PAM docs.

or (also)

Do you have SMB PDC on your net: then you might try Winbindd (from Samba
package). Then you can have one database for all your boxes.

Dan