[Samba] Caching user accounts on a Linux portable

[Nico De Ranter]

Thanks!  That's exactly what I was looking for.

Nico



On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:57 AM, L.P.H. van Belle <belle at bazuin.nl> wrote:

> 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
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > 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
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nico De Ranter
> >
> > Operations Engineer
> > <http://www.esaturnus.com>
>


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