NetworkAuthentication

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Network Authentication – LDAP, AD, NIS, NIS+ Directory Integration

Network auth on the client seems to be doable for breezy
- add tool the configure nsswitch.conf
- make sure the needed packages for an authentication method are installed on the system
- questions to configure the auth method are not at with Ubuntu's default priority

NetworkAuthentication (last edited 2008-08-06 16:34:01 by localhost)

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- * Priority: NeedsPriority
 * People: NeedsLead, NeedsSecond
 * Contributors: JaneW
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+ * Priority: MediumPriority
 * People: MatthiasKloseLead, JimMcQuillanSecond
 * Contributors: JaneW, ShahmsKing
 * Interested: EricHarrison
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+ * Network auth on the client seems to be doable for breezy
   * add tool the configure nsswitch.conf
   * make sure the needed packages for an authentication method are installed on the system
   * questions to configure the auth method are not at with Ubuntu's default priority
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+ * LDAP
   * Client Config
     * authconfig or equivalent? (can start nscd, modifies nsswitch.conf and other config files)
   * Server Config
     * some scripts
     * graphical front ends
       * directory-administrator
       * ...
 * Authentication against ADS
 * NIS
 * NIS+
 * eDirectory (Novell directory services, some LDAP ...)
 * Kerberos

 * Samba4 comes with it's own LDAP server ...