Is possible to use NT2000 user database as a single point of authentification?

[Arnold Andrews X-324-4292]

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> I just want to use Samba for common directory exporting for all the 2000 
domain users. I don't want to maintain a Samba user's database at Linux, i want 
to manage all user/passwd from NT.
> Reading Samba doc's allways speak about a NT  and then UNIX password masking, 
can i exclude this UNIX authentification?
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> Thanks in Advance.
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> Oscar Alvarez

Hi,

Sorry for the late reply, but I have a hard time keeping up with the list.  If 
you are still looking for a possible solution to your problem, read on...

You can authenticate through an NT domain by setting "security = domain", and 
the "password server =" parameter, however you will still need to have matching 
names for the NT username on the Unix box.  These can be local "/etc/passwd", or 
NIS.  If the names don't match exactly, then you can use the "username map =" 
parameter to point to a file which maps the Unix user name to the windows user 
name(s) to be associated with the Unix account.

Hope that helps,

Arnold Andrews
MCAD/Unix Systems Adminstrator
Seagate Technology, LLC