Re: another Newbie question ldab vs winbind
any help plz?
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan <sirtcp@gmail.com> wrote:
> i have heard people suggest using winbind ( i think it is a kerberos
> base auth ) with samba and ldap with posfix. the question is why.
> it seem more easier when i configure it for freeNAS and openfire XAMPP server.
>
> My experience with samba and winbind was quite difficult however now
> after configuring it countless times it seems a bit easier to me now
> :P and both are quite stable too.
>
>
> but the question is, what is the big difference. why we can not use
> ldap auth for samba or why people do not recommend the stack of bath
> and vice versa.
>
> the besic idea behind using both is to use Active directory data base
> (in my case only) (i know ldap can be use for openldap blah blah) in
> this particular case i mean with active directly integration why we do
> not choose just one for every server base application , like
> samba,squid,postfix, openfire,etc .
>
> please correct me if you see any mistake with my understanding in both
> tools. because my question could be the result of my misunderstanding
> or lack of knowledge
>
> Thanks
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