you dont need samba. in this case use a ldap for authentification and mount the homes of each users per nfs. we use the smbldap tools from idealix to manage users in ldap. i have it in our firm so and it works quit nice.
We do something similiar, our LINUX workstations and services authenticate against and use information from an LDAP directory that is also our Samba SAM for windows workstations.
but then, no roaming profiles, right? well, one less thing to worry about :)
Well, LINUX doesn't have anything like a roaming profile for better or worse. Current LINUX desktop environments don't much lend themselves to "management".
in that case it would perhaps make more sense to use some old computers as terminals (+nice LCD display), than buy new ones as workstations?
If you have a high speed LAN LTSP works very nicely. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
