Authentication

Hi All,
Can anybody tell me how to authenticate users on a Linux computer against
their passwords
on a Windows 2000 domain (i.e., the user has an account in the windows
domain but when s/he logs on a Linux machine, we use the
authentication from the Windows 2000 domain).

Thanks a lot.

> Can anybody tell me how to authenticate users on a Linux computer against
> their passwords
> on a Windows 2000 domain (i.e., the user has an account in the windows
> domain but when s/he logs on a Linux machine, we use the

I don't know how to do that, but if you don't find a solution you might
want to consider the 'opposite' configuration:

A Linux host running samba can hold all account info. When samba is running
as a PDC (Primary Domain Controller) it can be consulted for all Windows NT
authentication.

The Windows user can even change their password, and the change gets
reflected on the Linux server.

--
Jem Berkes
http://www.sysdesign.ca/

MINAL wrote:
> Hi All,
> Can anybody tell me how to authenticate users on a Linux computer against
> their passwords
> on a Windows 2000 domain (i.e., the user has an account in the windows
> domain but when s/he logs on a Linux machine, we use the
> authentication from the Windows 2000 domain).
>
> Thanks a lot.

winbind

This package provides the winbindd daemon, which provides a
service for the Name Service Switch capability that is present
in most modern C libraries (like the GNU C Library - glibc.)