On 3/21/02 12:15 PM, "Ed Wilts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 09:37:25AM -0500, David Kramer wrote: >> On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Scott Sharkey wrote: >> >> Today, there is only one valid reason for not using a Linux box with Samba >> to replace NT shares or Netware. > > [compatibility reason cut] > > Actually, there is a 2nd reason. Linux with Samba simply does not have the > access control mechanisms that NT does, and this limits the granularity of > access. For some businesses (like ours), this is a show stopper. Linux ACL > support is being worked on, but it's not ready for prime time. ...and a third: sites with mixed clients. Ever try to serve people who hop around between Macs *and* PCs? While possible, it's not pretty. However, with NetWare or 2000, both clients share the same password to authenticate and groups work smoothly for authorization. Which makes me ask: Have I just missed a way to have samba authenticate through Pam instead of using its own database? -- Ed Marczak [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
