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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Help setting up SUSE box on school network please!!!
- From: j_low <j_low@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:43:05 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <3.0.6.32.20031210093552.007d51b0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I have to say, one of the best replies on this list so far. I'm still
giggling!
Still - as a very amateur linux user, I do find this list very helpful, so
don't get the wrong idea. Unfortunately I use Samba the other way so can't
help here.
John
At 16:57 08/12/03 +0000, you wrote:
>On Fri 05 Dec, Thomas Adam wrote:
>
>> > PHASE 1
>> > * What further information do I need to get about our current win2k
>> > setup
>> > * What network software do I need to intall on suse
>>
>> Samba, without a doubt.
>>
>> You can then get that to authenticate against win2k machine, or whatever.
>>
>> -- Thomas Adam
>
>I love the simplicity of this answer - that disguises so many of the
>problems you'll face.
>
>Ideally you will need a latest version of SAMBA which has better/improved
>windbind support. Then you need to go away and read all the documentation.
>
>A course on how to write PAM authentication modules is desirable. - If you
>learn how to use them - perhaps you could then write a few pages to let a
few of
>us normal mortals into their secrets - especially on how NOT to lock yourself
>out of the linux box all together.
>
>Then you join your linux box to Win2K domain using samba and set up
winbind and
>test it - so you can see all users.
>
>Once you have it working - tell us how to do it.
>
>--
>Alan Davies
>Head of Computing
>Birkenhead School
>
>
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giggling!
Still - as a very amateur linux user, I do find this list very helpful, so
don't get the wrong idea. Unfortunately I use Samba the other way so can't
help here.
John
At 16:57 08/12/03 +0000, you wrote:
>On Fri 05 Dec, Thomas Adam wrote:
>
>> > PHASE 1
>> > * What further information do I need to get about our current win2k
>> > setup
>> > * What network software do I need to intall on suse
>>
>> Samba, without a doubt.
>>
>> You can then get that to authenticate against win2k machine, or whatever.
>>
>> -- Thomas Adam
>
>I love the simplicity of this answer - that disguises so many of the
>problems you'll face.
>
>Ideally you will need a latest version of SAMBA which has better/improved
>windbind support. Then you need to go away and read all the documentation.
>
>A course on how to write PAM authentication modules is desirable. - If you
>learn how to use them - perhaps you could then write a few pages to let a
few of
>us normal mortals into their secrets - especially on how NOT to lock yourself
>out of the linux box all together.
>
>Then you join your linux box to Win2K domain using samba and set up
winbind and
>test it - so you can see all users.
>
>Once you have it working - tell us how to do it.
>
>--
>Alan Davies
>Head of Computing
>Birkenhead School
>
>
>--
>To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
>For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help@xxxxxxxx
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>
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