On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Girish Venkatachalam <[email protected]> wrote: > 2010/10/27 ╰» ℓιƒє ωιℓℓ η€√€я вα¢к αgαιη ●•٠·˙ <[email protected]>: >> How To Perform User Authentication From Ubuntu Server To Client Systems.... >> >> Any Who Done This Can Explain >> >> I Came To Know Using LDAP We can configure and if so How to Configure... >> Please explain in Detail
LDAP requires a good amount of system/network admin knowledge. I would suggest that you understand the basics of how LDAP works i.e. architecture level. Once you understand that then you have many options for choosing the implementation like openLDAP, Apache Directory Server, Fedora DS (don't recall the new name) Without such knowledge you will be running around in circles; no amount of detailed explanation will help you. Alternately, get professional help if you are in a rush to set up network based user authentication. BTW, if you ever consider MS-ADS for authentication; it is basically LDAP+Kerberos + MS prop. extensions bundled into one package. > > > In the case of a LAN the server is implicitly trusted. Then the server > has to authenticate the connecting clients with a user name > and password. LDAP can do it of course but I have never set it up > anytime. It is complex. I think the OP is talking about user auth. as in the login process on each client machine, with userid and password being stored in a central directory. > Simply create multiple user accounts in Linux and make people access > it using that from LAN. In a small network where each user works on one and only that one system, this would be the easier option. In a scenario, where users can be assigned to any system, I do not know of any way other than LDAP or NIS (plus optional Kerberos integration). -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
