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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
This how-to describes a method to authenticate a Fedora 7 workstation against SME Server, so that when users log in, their documents are available to them in a transparent manner.
This how-to describes a method to authenticate a Fedora 7 workstation against SME Server 7.2, so that when users log in, their documents are available to them in a transparent manner.
I will try to give the concrete example of the Fedora 7 workstation called ''fedora'' (fedora.school.edu.au) joining an SME Server workgroup called ''SCHOOL'', with a Primary Domain Controller called ''server'' (server.school.edu.au).
I will try to give the concrete example of the Fedora 7 workstation called ''fedora'' (fedora.school.edu.au) joining an SME Server workgroup called ''SCHOOL'', with a Primary Domain Controller called ''server'' (server.school.edu.au).
== Note ==
This how-to is under revision for SME Server version 7.3.
== Method ==
== Method ==
smbpasswd -a -m fedora$
smbpasswd -a -m fedora$
because my Fedora 7's host name is ''fedora''.
because my Fedora 7's host name is ''fedora''.
Note: This step is not necessary if you have an SME Server v 7.3 as the samba version supports the automatic addition of Linux domain members. There's no need to manually add them.
===Joining the Domain===
===Joining the Domain===
Here's my ''/etc/security/pam_mount.conf'' file showing the line that mounts the user's home folder automagically.
Here's my ''/etc/security/pam_mount.conf'' file showing the line that mounts the user's home folder automagically.
===Section G - Setting up the Display Manager===
===Setting up the Display Manager===
<ol></li><li>Restart smb and restart winbind just for luck.
<ol></li><li>Restart smb and restart winbind just for luck.
These are the settings if you want your users to be able to log in without receiving notice of file ownership errors.
These are the settings if you want your users to be able to log in without receiving notice of file ownership errors.
== Conclusion ==
== User experiences ==
I think this system works very well. The users shares are not unmounted on logout, but permissions are strong enough to maintain security and privacy.
I think this system works very well.
On reboot the shares are unmounted. I will try to create a script that unmounts the shares upon logout and update this documentation.
This is actually quite straight forward compared to getting Ubuntu to authenticate. - [[User:Steever | Steever]] 19:27, 19 November 2007 (EDT)
The users shares are not unmounted on logout, but permissions are strong enough to maintain security and privacy.
On reboot the shares are unmounted.
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