I've finally got samba working with LDAP and keeping the password attributes in LDAP synchronized no matter where the password change comes from. I think this is what you mean. I intend to write a more thorough howto for this sometime in the near future, but if you'd like I could prolly get you up and running sooner.
Ross Patterson Programmer/Analyst 831-459-2792 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1156 High St, Barn G, PP&C Santa Cruz, CA 95064 On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Brian Johnson wrote: > I set up a test server about a year ago to try this and gave up since it didn't seem > that the processes were quite yet in place to do it .. > > I am evaluating the potential for Samba and Linux accounts (including postfix email > accounts) to share the same passwords and have a process in place to encourage users > to change their passwords and try to prevent esay to crack passwords > > Could someone please confirm whether they have such a system working and how > difficult it was to set up? > > When I looked at it before, it seemed that although Samba could use LDAP, it used a > different schema from the standard system accounts and therefore there was not > really any sharing of password data > > If it matters, my server I'd like to do this on is a Redhat 7.3 system > > -- > Brian Johnson > > This is where my witty signature line would be if I bothered to edit this line :) > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
