[Samba] ldap user login issue

Rowland Penny rpenny at samba.org
Mon Aug 22 08:05:12 UTC 2016


On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 04:38:48 +0000
Parag Khuraswar <parag_k at citilindia.com> wrote:

> Hi Rowland,
> 
> I can't use Microsoft AD due to licensing term. I have windows client
> and those are need to be added to linux domain also it should be
> single sign on(SSO), so what should I go for with OpenLdap in the
> backend.
> 
> 
> 

There are no 'licensing terms', as you put it, if you use Samba 4 as an
AD DC.

If you set up a new Samba AD domain (or classicupgrade an existing
Samba NT4-style domain), all your users can be members of it, be they
Unix or windows clients.

Rowland



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