I'm not a 'windows guy' but I think AD is almost the same as LDAP, so maybe you can use this, which I used: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPServer
I also found this, which is for gentoo, and looks overly complex and complete, but if you understand it, it should work for you: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fit_Linux_into_Active_Directory#Windows_server_configuration On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:09 PM, ugh ugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You wouldnt know of any how to's around to help me out > with that would you? > Thanks. > John > --- David Van Assche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > yeah u'll need to do the AD stuff too, ie add the > > machine so u can use your > > user accounts, but after that should work fine... > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:34 AM, ugh ugher > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Dave > > > > > > Well I kinda have it working now. > > > I had to add > > > > > > [default] > > > SERVER=ipaddress > > > RC_FILE00=/path/to/nfsmounts.sh > > > RC_FILE01=/path/to/gdmstart.sh > > > > > > to the lts.conf > > > One downer is I can not log on. I think I need to > > add > > > the LTSP machine to the domain, or the fat client. > > > That should be a fun learning experience. > > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > --- David Van Assche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Ugh, > > > > There is an #edubuntu and #ltsp channel, > > where > > > > talented devs can usual > > > > answer pretty much any question. > > > > > > > > Your win2003 domain is then handling > > authentication > > > > I take it, which > > > > shouldn't make a difference since that is on the > > > > server side. You just need > > > > to make sure that the ldap files within the > > chroot > > > > point to it correctly. > > > > The scripts mentined (which are dirty hacks, > > someone > > > > mentioned mounting > > > > /home via sshfs instead of nfs and that sounds > > more > > > > secure to begin with) > > > > should all be in the chroot. I created a > > seperate > > > > directory for them under > > > > /etc called xtrascripts, so you'd have 2 > > eecutable > > > > scripts in there, one > > > > with the contents of nfsmounts.sh and one with > > the > > > > contents startgdm.sh) > > > > Once u've updated the image you call those 2 > > scripts > > > > from the lts.conf file > > > > located in > > /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/fati386/lts.conf > > > > which should contain the > > > > following: > > > > > > > > [default] > > > > RC_FILE00=/path/to/nfsmounts.sh > > > > RC_FILE01=/path/to/gdmstart.sh > > > > > > > > What this does is starts those scripts during > > the > > > > start up process of ltsp, > > > > but where exactly they are started is unknown to > > me. > > > > I just know that it > > > > works... > > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > David > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:05 AM, ugh ugher > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes I did, but my setup is a bit different. > > I'm > > > > > running a win2003 domain. > > > > > I'm not sure on a few things of my setup, such > > as > > > > do > > > > > the scripts (nfsmounts.sh, startgdm.sh) go in > > the > > > > > local or chroot file system. Also how do I > > know > > > > what > > > > > number to place in the RCFILE_NN....sorry this > > one > > > > is > > > > > new to me. Does the RCFILE have something to > > do > > > > with > > > > > the rc0.d, rc1.d, ....? > > > > > Is there an IRC for the user group? I just > > have a > > > > few > > > > > questions on future implementation of the fat > > > > client > > > > > works. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your response. > > > > > > > > > > --- David Van Assche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > have you been following the online howto? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPFatClients > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 7:32 PM, ugh ugher > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry...found something new. At the > > terminal I > > > > > > logon > > > > > > > as root, then did startx.......and poof, I > > > > have a > > > > > > > desktop. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I first boot the machine, I get the > > > > little > > > > > > Ubuntu > > > > > > > load bar thing, it goes about a quater of > > the > > > > way > > > > > > and > > > > > > > stops. That is when I switch to tty1 and > > login > > > > and > > > > > > > startx. Not very gnome like....so I guess > > this > > > > is > > > > > > > Xfce..? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How Possible/hard would it be to have a > > vmware > > > > > > session > > > > > > > running as a fat client (local App)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > edubuntu-users mailing list > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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