authentication question

[M.Hockings]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:

>Am Do, den 18.03.2004 schrieb K. Richard Pixley um 02:02:
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>>I'm at a loss for how to do authentication well for a small group of 
>>linux machines.
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>>We have several linux hosts, all of which run samba, and all of which 
>>should use a single password per user, or at least, a single password 
>>change program which changes all passwords.  Samba really wants to use a 
>>domain server or to keep it's own password database separate from the 
>>unix passwords.
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>>Any suggestions on how to get these all authenticated off the same database?
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>>The only thing I can see to do is to turn one into a domain controller 
>>and have everything else authenticate off that.  Are there any other 
>>alternatives?
>>
>>--rich
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>You can make use of a central LDAP server. You can authenticate shell
>access against such a server as well as Samba auth. (What Microsoft does
>with actual Win2k/Win2k3 Active Directory domains is nothing else than a
>combination of LDAP, Kerberos and DNS.)
>
>Alexander
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Hi Alexander,

Can you point to a step-by-step guide about how to set up such a server? 
This would be one that a mere flunky who is mildly familiar with FC1 
(i.e., the non-expert) could follow and understand.

Kind regards,

Mike