Hi,

We know that if we configure NIS or LDAP for authentication then at the login of system itself we get authenticated (for users)

Can any one suggest how to get authenticated for windows using LDAP.

What i want to do is

Configure Linux LDAP Server for user authentication

I want to user the same server for windows and linux client at the login prompt itself.

Also i want the user to get the home directory on server (/home/user1)
at client location(linux and windows both)

i.e wen user1 logs in using linux he shld get /home/user1 of server,i.e all his data will be saved in /home/user1

i can sucessfully do this with ldap and nfs on linux but how to get it done on WINDOWS

For this I have used Samba as a domain controller with ldap as a backend. In Samba you can set the user share ([homes] normally) to be mounted as a drive when a user logs into Windows. With a login script you are probably able to change the registry entry that points things like My Documents to a different directory.

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hi any link you referred to do the same?
or
can u in brief tell me wat u did to get linux home dir on server of user on windows?

wic script ur talking abt?

please provide any link

I posted a thread earlier this year with pretty much the same question. It is based on an article posted at the wiki of samba.

With the login script I mean a script that is made for windows (e.g. VBScript or batch script), which is loaded when a user logs in on the Windows client. This is controlled by Samba and must be placed on a share, typically on a share called netlogon.

What I did to get the linux home directory available in Windows, is creating a share that uses the /home/%S as the path. Or actually, it something like that as made a bit more complex configuration. But the idea remains the same. The %S in /home/%S represents the username.

LDAP is the One kind of Application Protocol.Which Contains set of objects with attributes organized logically in a hierarchical manner.It's Very Easy Example For understanding is Telephone Directory.For the Connection with The LDAP Client Must have to Send The Request to the Server. There are Some Process in that Manner Client has to Send the Request.

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