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--- Chris Puttick <chris@centralmanclc.com> wrote:
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
NIS/YP? Heh, no thank you. I'd avoid that almost as much as authenticating over NFS, Chris. There was a discussion on this list about adding new users from an exported NT list at some lenth. I'd suggest you check the archives -- there were some very innovative suggestions put forward <grin>.
the NT user database (using <addusers /d filename> on NT). Failing an available NIS server, running the newusers command on a few workstations should not be too much hassle.
Try <man newusers> and <man 5 passwd> for more guidance on bulk user creation.
I think you'll find it is "man adduser". And as a nitpick, you don't need to specify the section for "man passwd". The URL for the relevant discussion is here: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-uk-schools/2003-Aug/subject.html and you want to read ALL e-mail under the subject of: [suse-linux-uk-schools] addins users to groups....... 500+ HTH, -- Thomas Adam
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Adam To: tneale@kingsdown.swindon.sch.uk; 'suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com '; Chris Puttick Sent: 9/23/03 1:09 PM Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Winbind & Suse
--- tneale@kingsdown.swindon.sch.uk wrote:
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
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