[pptp-server] Authenticate against NT PDC?

[Michael St. Laurent]

Actually, if pppd uses PAM (or can be made to use PAM) then winbind might
just do the trick.  The only thing it might not do is get the PDC to check
if the user's account has RAS permissions.  I don't know if winbind will do
this or not.


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Michael St. Laurent
Hartwell Corporation


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Vonau [mailto:jvonau at home.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 6:04 PM
> To: Michael St. Laurent
> Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Authenticate against NT PDC?
> 
> 
> Found this link:
> 
> http://us2.samba.org/samba/development.html
> 
> in 2.2.0
> 
> last paragraph, winbind might be what were after.
> 
> I'm unsure on how the call is made to the PDC in samba
> If the PDC and PPTP were on the same machine this wouldn't be 
> an issue,
> the passwords would be in the file. The samba BDC code is not 
> ready for
> primetime yet.
> 
> A quick look at the archives did not look promising.
> 
> The search continues....
> 
> Jerry Vonau
> 
> 
> "Michael St. Laurent" wrote:
> 
> > The /etc/smbpasswd patch?  Sure, it's in the new FAQ.  
> Here's a link to an
> > email that has the patch and instructions:
> > 
http://lists.schulte.org/pipermail/pptp-server/2000-April/002190.html
>
> I was hoping that someone else had already used the code from this patch
as
> a springboard into using the full libsmb library.
>
> --------------------
> Michael St. Laurent
> Hartwell Corporation
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerry Vonau [mailto:jvonau at home.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 4:10 PM
> > To: Michael St. Laurent
> > Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Authenticate against NT PDC?
> >
> >
> > Michael:
> >
> > Got a link for the patch? I want to play too.
> > Then my boss can play with user manager.
> > I'll get overtime fixing it when he breaks it.
> > (just kidding, long day)
> >
> > I think you need samba running, as a domain member
> > to authenticate against a PDC.
> > I unsure of the hook from smbpasswd
> > to the PDC when running as a domain member.
> > As a member I don't think smbpasswd is looked at,
> > as this would be controlled by the PDC.
> > I would like to try this too, The up keep of
> > separate files for passwords is a pain.
> > Let me know what you info you have.
> >
> > TIA
> > Jerry Vonau
> >
> > "Michael St. Laurent" wrote:
> >
> > > I've found the ppp patch that will authenticate against the
> > /etc/smbpasswd
> > > file (much better than maintaining a textfile of
> > passwords!).  Has anyone
> > > done the coding to authenticate against an NT PDC?
> > >
> > > --------------------
> > > Michael St. Laurent
> > > Hartwell Corporation
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