[Samba] Caching user accounts on a Linux portable

[L.P.H. van Belle]

Hai Nico, 

Yes, you can do the same for linux laptops. 
Read : https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/PAM_Offline_Authentication 

And here is an example.
https://www.clearos.com/resources/documentation/clearos/content:en_us:kb_howtos_add_linux_workstation_to_the_samba_domain 

Greetz, 

Louis
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> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Nico De Ranter
> Verzonden: maandag 7 december 2015 11:39
> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
> Onderwerp: [Samba] Caching user accounts on a Linux portable
> 
> I'm setting up a new Samba-based AD domain. The domain will be used to
> authenticate access to both Windows and Linux desktops and portables.
> When
> a Windows portable is not able to access the AD servers (e.g. you are
> using
> a portable outside of the office)  you can still happily logon using
> cached
> credentials (as long as the user logged on the pc at least once before).
> Is there a way to get the same behaviour on Linux?  I want my linux-laptop
> users to be able to logon to their laptops even if they are not  connected
> to the network.  I know I can add local accounts to /etc/passwd but that
> kind of defeats the purpose of setting up an AD domain.
> 
> Nico
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