{{Warning box| This is based upon limited testing and a small number of users via a VirtualBox virtual machine installation of Ubuntu 9.10. YMMV}}
{{Warning box| This is based upon limited testing and a small number of users via a VirtualBox virtual machine installation of Ubuntu 9.10. YMMV}}
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==Ubuntu 9.10 Authentication==
==Ubuntu 9.10 Authentication==
===Introduction===
===Introduction===
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===Authentication Modifications===
===Authentication Modifications===
{{Warning box| Altering the pam system authentication files can seriously effect your ability to login in to the system. Take a backup of the /etc/pam.d directory and /etc/nsswitch.conf. Have a live CD available to give access and re-apply the backup files if you make a mistake and/or get locked out}}
{{Warning box| Altering the pam system authentication files can seriously effect your ability to login in to the system. Take a backup of the /etc/pam.d directory and /etc/nsswitch.conf. Have a live CD available to give access and re-apply the backup files if you make a mistake and/or get locked out}}
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Open a Terminal cli and change to root privileges
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sudo su
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Using your favourite editor, open /etc/nsswitch.conf and find the hosts: line. Change it to
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hosts: file wins dns
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Change to the auth-client-config tool profile directory
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cd /etc/auth-client-config/profile.d
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Using your favourite editor create a new file called acc-sme and enter