Paul, I should have provided this in my first request.
Single OpenVMS 8.3 running TCPIP v5.3 Alpha Server. The HP CIFS is configured as a domain member. What I need to do is enable the Pathworks External Authentication module so that our users, who are VMS "dumb" can change their windows passwords and still be able to use our captive telnet interface to the VMS Server. Thanks, Mike. -----Original Message----- From: Nunez, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:57 PM To: Michael Ober Subject: RE: HP CIFS and ExtAuth Module Hi Mike, CIFS does not provide External Authentication. On OpenVMS Alpha and Integrity systems running OpenVMS 8.2 and later you'll want to use the ACME LDAP module to provide external authentication for Active Directory users (or any OpenLDAP implementation, including HP's Enterprise Directory). CIFS is not required in this environment in order to provide ExtAuth (see the OpenVMS web site, under Security). The other option is to cluster the Integrity systems with an Alpha running Advanced Server. Advanced Server provides the external authentication images and command procedures necessary for OpenVMS Integrity systems (see the Advanced Server release notes for details). Basically, you copy a few files to the Integrity system(s), define a logical name - pwrk$acme_server - to equate to the scsnode name of the Advanced Server system(s), and run the command procedure provided by Advanced Server to start it up. The Integrity system will pass external authentication requests over the cluster communication interface to the Alpha(s) which send the authentication request on the wire for Active Directory (or NT or Advanced Server) domain controllers to validate. The result is obviously passed back to the Integrity system. HTH, Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Ober Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: HP CIFS and ExtAuth Module Will the HP CIFS and the Patchworks External Authentication modules work together. Basically, I want our VMS system to update UAF passwords from a Windows AD domain. Thanks, Mike Ober. PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT ETIQUETTE MESSAGE BEFORE POSTING: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT ETIQUETTE MESSAGE BEFORE POSTING: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
