Ok, it would be easiest with an NIS server for the Linux clients then that
server authenticating to the domain - you could create all the users
initially using <newusers> on the NIS server, starting with a CSV dump of
the NT user database (using
I had looked at smb_auth but was put off as it seems to require that all users are set up with accounts on the Linux workstations first whereas winbind would create them automatically, the former way seems more time consuming and more difficult to maintain, of course I've never done this before so maybe I'm just
Hmm, how so? It is up to you, being the network administrator to create the accounts, anyhow. This can be automated somewhat using a simple shell script (I won't give an example, as it depends on how your usernames are mapped throughout the school). Or do I miss your point? -- Thomas Adam ===== Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk