From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 7 05:11:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id FAA24034 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 05:11:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from m1.gdr.net.au (root@dub066.pronet.net.au [203.34.103.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id FAA24026 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 05:11:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gdr@sphynx.com.au) Received: from right.gdr.net.au (funguys@right.gdr.net.au [192.168.0.2]) by m1.gdr.net.au (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id XAA04420 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 23:12:50 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980107231535.00832680@pop.sphynx.com.au> X-Sender: gdr@pop.sphynx.com.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 23:15:35 +1000 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: phil grainger Subject: Re: 95/NT Authorisation Server on BSD In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980106204844.008fa450@123.123.123.1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk well actually not really but it does domain logons and yu can do so nifty things (hehehe samba winnukes any client that tries looking at certain shares on my bsd box, but don't tell anyone) including registry editing/updating catcha At 08:49 PM 1/6/98 +0000, you wrote: > >Hi > > >>> Is it possible for a FreeBSD machine to act as an authorisation >>> server for Windoze 95/NT machines on a LAN? (i.e for user/password >>> authentication etc.) >>Check out Samba. It is in the ports. It allows to do this and much much >>more. You can set it up to be your Primary Domain Controller and it >>should work quite well. > >Hmm... I'm using Samba already, I hadn't realise it had the >facility to act as a Domain controller. > >Thanks > >KrOnUs