* curtis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > Here's three question about configuring Samba as a PDC. > > 1. Can the Samba server be configured to force users to periodically > change their passwords?
Not according to smbpasswd(5). > 3. This question may be unrelated to Samba. We have a mixed environment: > Windows & Linux workstations. Getting back to question 1. Great, Windows > users are authenticated by the SAMBA server. Is there a way to have > Linux client authenticated by a Linux Server (best if it were the SAMBA > Server)? The ideal situation being that one and the same server are > providing authentication for all users regardless of their OS. Also, > that that server require periodic changes to user passwords. Have a look at OpenLDAP. Dima -- "Mirrors and copulation are abominable because they increase the number of entities." -- corollary to Occam's Razor -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
