[Samba] Linux desktop setup with authentication against Samba AD DC

[Rowland Penny]

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 14:25:15 +0100
Peter Milesson via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> Hi Rowland,
> 
> Essentially, my setup is mandatory in the context of what features
> are available to the users. Otherwise it's a vanilla Debian. The
> basic functionality is identical to a NFS setup with the users home 
> directories stored on a server. When the user first logs in, there is
> an empty home directory mounted under /home/<user>, which is
> automatically filled with all the LXDE desktop folders, and default
> settings, exactly as would have happened if the user have had a local
> account and logged in for the first time. IMHO, the possibility of
> duplicating the setup from a master, doesn't leverage the setup to a
> distribution.
> 
> Your solution is an alternative, and I guess some prefer your setup.
> The main thing is that the concept is viable, useful and efficent.
> 

I think the difference between your method and mine is very limited. I
just use the standard Debian 12 install with Samba from backports
running as a Unix domain member. You are using a modified install (with
things removed and other things added ??).

After that, we both do the same, first time a user logs on, an empty
share is mounted and the distro fills it in (just as it does if
pam-mkhomedir is used).

So, yes, I think we can say it is viable, useful and efficent.

Rowland