[K12OSN] Newbie Question

[Dan Young]

Eliot, Dan wrote:
> What I would like to have happen is that they can use the same Windows
> user ID and Pass on my new k12ltsp server.  If that user ID and password
> checks out via the Windows server, they can authenticate a session on
> the ltsp server.  Also, I would like them to be able to mount the same
> U: drive found on the Windows server to their LTSP desktop.  So
> basically, I need the LTSP clients to authenticate via a Windows server
> and mount a folder via the network.

Winbind (part of the Samba project) does authentication against a
Windows server. I'll just give a pointer, since that's what you asked for:
http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba3-HOWTO/winbind.html

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Dan Young <dyoung at mesd.k12.or.us>
Multnomah ESD - Technology Services
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