[Samba] Is Samba useful in an all-Linux environment?

[Gary Greene]

On Sunday 30 August 2009 04:24:05 am Juan Miscaro wrote:
> 2009/8/17 Marc Balmer <marc at msys.ch>:
> > Am 17.08.2009 um 21:40 schrieb Steve Litt:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> This isn't meant to be a troll. It's a legitimate question asked because
> >> I haven't done much with Samba for 9 years.
> >>
> >> Is there anything Samba can contribute to an all-Linux environment with
> >> no Windows or Mac computers?
> >
> > no.
>
> Isn't it possible to set up a "Samba domain" whereby Linux clients can
> log in from their desktop manager (GDM, KDM)?  If so, how is that
> done?
>
> That is something Samba can bring to an all-Linux environment.
>
> --
> /jm

Yes, this should be possible with Samba3 or Samba4 (though 4 is still not 
recommended for production environments). Set up your normal Domain, and then 
add your Linux boxes using Winbind should work since it will just look like 
an NT Domain. There are other approaches too like using LDAP+Krb5+Samba which 
would grant you greater flexibility in an all Linux environment however since 
version 4 isn't ready for daily use yet.

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Gary L. Greene, Jr.
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