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Hi all,<BR>
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I've seen a thread on the trilug list that talked about authentication configuration. I've been thinking about authentication as well. <BR>
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For work I want to get a linux server system authenticating, login, samba, and more? against our Windows AD, we have 2000 Windows servers and about 20 *NIX systems, it only makes sense. Besides, the mainframers would never expose RACF, not that it's actually secure, 8 character passwords and all.<BR>
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For home I want to do the reverse, I have a linux system that's my web, etc server, it's up 27x7, I'd like to have it be the central authentication source for other Linux, and Windows systems.<BR>
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What I was thinking about is teaming up these two groups, and getting to the point of presentations, perhaps me, perhaps someone who's better qualified, to the groups about how you get the "foriegn system" to authenticate against your infrastructure. Of course this would take a little bit of time to get set up right, then set up for presentations, perhaps do it a few months from now?<BR>
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This approach may breathe some life into tntug, as well as offer some cross interest education for folks.<BR>
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I will be happy to do what I can, but my experience with some of this is rather limited, IE: LDAP on *NIX. I have some computers, network gear, etc that I would be able to loan out, if someone has a space where a few of us could work out the config, and keep it set up as such for a week to do the presentations. <BR>
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Is anyone else interesed in working on this? <BR>
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Do others think that it'd be a good exersize? <BR>
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Should I just go figure it out and come back then?<BR>
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Should I drop it?<BR>
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What do you all think?<BR>
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Kevin<BR>
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