Hi, CC Thank you very much the excellent solution and I think that we will use winbind in the future.
cheng -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of christopher cuse Sent: 31 March 2003 12:17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: mount win shares to Linux automatically - possible? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zhi Cheng Wang > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 10:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: mount win shares to Linux automatically - possible? > > > Hi, CC > Thank you for the excellent message. we have a windows > centric system and that cannot be changed, for historical, > political and management reasons. > > As linux in this org started from a few isolated desktops, > when more and more people use it, we set up a centralized > server for auth and nfs services. most Linux users still have > their windows desktops and some use exceed. when people log > into windows, they are authenticated by a win2k domain. when > they log into Linux, auth by a nis server (should migrate to > ldap). The two systems are independent of each other apart > from backup and email, which are communicating via agents. > > this may be not a neat technical set-up, but easy to manage > and support. Then we have this file access problem, when the > linux/windows users log into any system, them want to access > files in both systems. > > What I am trying to achieve here is: > when people log into linux, they do not need to type > \\winserver\users\share and/or supply username and password, > but simply type e.g. "cd /home/user1/mywin" to access her > home folder in widows (like a mapped drive in windows). > > Cheng > Hi Cheng, In this case, I would once again suggest that you look at winbind -- all users, including linux, are setup only on your windows 2k box -- linux logins check there for authorization. > they log into Linux, auth by a nis server (should migrate to ldap). yes and no -- you are probably a good candidate to wait from samba 3.0 which should be supporting active deirectory (assuming that you are running active directory) >\\winserver\users\share from the windbind doc ... template homedir When filling out the user information for a Windows NT user, the winbindd daemon uses this parameter to fill in the home directory for that user. If the string %D is present it is substituted with the user's Windows NT domain name. If the string %U is present it is substituted with the user's Windows NT user name. Default: template homedir = /home/%D/%U it's there! finally, checkout rdesktop (www.rdesktop.org) -- you can have your windows desktop in a linux x window! cheers CC -------------------------------------------------------- This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the person(s) ('the intended recipient') to whom it was addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research or the Christie Hospital NHS Trust. It may contain information that is privileged & confidential within the meaning of applicable law. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message, or any of its contents, by any person other than the intended recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are NOT the intended recipient please contact the sender and dispose of this e-mail as soon as possible. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list