[Samba] PAM Offline Authentication in Ubuntu 22.04...

[Rowland Penny]

On 30/05/2023 11:06, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> 
> 
> On 30/05/2023 09:57, Marco Gaiarin via samba wrote:
>> Mandi! Rowland Penny via samba
>>    In chel di` si favelave...
>>
>>>> Probably, but first, I will install Ubuntu 22.04 with that god awful 
>>>> GDM
>>>> and see if I can get that to work.
>>
>> As just stated, i really doubt it is gnome or GDM the fault...
>>
>>
>>> I give up with Ubuntu
>>
>> What was... ah, 'Debian': an ancient English word that mean: i was not 
>> able
>> to install Ubuntu. ;-)
>>
> 
> No, and yes
> 
> Yes, I wasn't able to install Ubuntu.
> 
> No, it means a better OS than Ubuntu, that can very easily be installed 
> without all the rubbish that Ubuntu comes with nowadays. I feel that 
> either Ubuntu has lost the plot or is trying to be the most 
> incomprehensible system out there.
> 
> Debian on the other hand is very easy to install and maintain and if you 
> want some of the rubbish that is now default on Ubuntu, you can install 
> it. Remember that Debian cannot be that bad, Ubuntu is based on it.
> 
> If Ubuntu plus Gnome, plus gdm3, plus Samba doesn't work with winbind 
> offline login
> 
> But
> 
> Debian plus Gnome, plus gdm3, plus Samba does work with winbind offline 
> logon
> 
> Then the problem surely has to be something to with Ubuntu.
> 
> One final note, unless there are major changes at Ubuntu (which I do not 
> expect), I will never use it again.
> 
> Rowland
> 


After struggling with yet another Ubuntu 22.04 install, I now think I 
know the problem.

Is there anyway that Ubuntu can stop destroying the users kerberos 
ticket in /tmp at logout ?
I am fairly sure it is required for winbind offline logon.

I still hate Ubuntu, especially the network set up.

Rowland