[lug] Linux and LDAP (via M$ Active Directory)

[George Sexton]

Here's a link from our software manual that tells how to configure our 
LDAP authentication against AD

http://www.mhsoftware.com/caldemo/manual/en/pageFinder.html?page=470.htm

The big thing is that the distinguished name is really big. You'll 
usually want to query against the SAMAccountName field.

kevin at kevinkempterllc.com wrote:
> Hi List;
>
> I need to setup a Linux server that will allow both system users and Postgres
> database users to be authenticated via M$ Active Directory Services.
>
> I've googled around abit and fount bits of good info but not necessarily a
> complete picture of what needs to be done.  I'm pretty sure I can use PAM_ldap
> and NSS_ldap with SAMBA to authenticate system users although I've never messed
> with PAM or NSS much before and I only used SAMBA for sharing win directory
> shares and for printing.
>
> Does anyone have any knowledge of how to pull this off or know of any good
> reading on the topic?
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
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