Re: Samba as PDC
* curtis (curtis@npc-usa.com) spake thusly:
> Here's three question about configuring Samba as a PDC.
>
> 1. Can the Samba server be configured to force users to periodically
> change their passwords?
Not according to smbpasswd(5).
> 3. This question may be unrelated to Samba. We have a mixed environment:
> Windows & Linux workstations. Getting back to question 1. Great, Windows
> users are authenticated by the SAMBA server. Is there a way to have
> Linux client authenticated by a Linux Server (best if it were the SAMBA
> Server)? The ideal situation being that one and the same server are
> providing authentication for all users regardless of their OS. Also,
> that that server require periodic changes to user passwords.
Have a look at OpenLDAP.
Dima
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