On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 11:38 -0400, simo wrote: > On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 17:18 +0200, Nico De Ranter wrote: > > Actually I was just about to start using it. Guess I shouldn't? > > > > I'm looking for a solution to integrate an existing linux environment > > into a Windows AD environment. I already added all rc2307 info on the > > AD server. Now I need a way for the linux systems to fetch the > > username, uid, gif, shell and homedir from AD. Using LDAP directly is > > not an option as I can't do anonymous binds so that would require a > > hardcoded AD user and password on all systems (correct me if I'm wrong) > > According to the man pages it looks like idmap_adex will do exactly what > > I want. However I haven't been able to get it to work. > > > > Will idmap_adex disappear (if so, I won't invest anymore time in it)? > > Is there another way I can do this? > > No it will not disappear at least until we merge the useful features in > the idmap_ad module. We just want to consolidate different modules into > 1 supportable module, but not at the expense of cutting features users > depend on. > > Simo. >
Ah, that's good to hear. In that case I'll start a new thread to get some help for my idmap_adex issue. Thanks for your very quick reply Nico -- With kind regards Nico De Ranter Senior System Administrator Techsoft Centre Technology and Software Centre Europe The Corporate Village - Da Vincilaan 7-D1 - B-1935 Zaventem - Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8641 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: nico.deran...@eu.sony.com A division of Sony Europe (Belgium) N.V. VAT BE 0413.825.160 - RPR Brussels Fortis - BIC GEBABEBB - IBAN BE41293037680010 ************************************************************************ The information contained in this message or any of its attachments may be confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). Any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the sender. The views expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of Sony or Sony affiliated companies. Sony email is for business use only. This email and any response may be monitored by Sony to be in compliance with Sony's global policies and standards -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
