[TriLUG] configuring samba to authenticate thru AD

[Roy Vestal]

Search the TriLUG archives with my username, rvestal, and samba about 3
weeks ago. I posted *EXACTLY* how I did what you are asking with a WBEL
box running on our AD.



On Wed, 2004-07-07 at 15:31, spain at ncssm.edu wrote:
> I have RHEL 3.0 running on a server in a windows 2000 Active Directory
> Domain.. I have samba shares configured now with user level security.. I'm
> trying to upgrade that functionality to samba contacting an active directory
> global catalog server to authenticate  users for access to shares.. I have
> followed various online instructions, one stating that you first have to run
> the ' net join ADS realm ' statement in order for the server to join the
> Active Directory domain.. 
>  
> The ideal config is for samba to behave like other windows servers and make
> sure only authenticated users from AD can get in.. 
>  
> Anybody come across this daunting task before?
>  
> Jamil