From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 31 16:49:19 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A19B16A4CE for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:49:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail6.speakeasy.net (mail6.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77FDE43D5A for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:49:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from curtis@npc-usa.com) Received: (qmail 30694 invoked from network); 31 Aug 2004 16:49:18 -0000 Received: from dsl017-040-162.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO crab.npc-usa.com) ([69.17.40.162]) (envelope-sender ) by mail6.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 31 Aug 2004 16:49:18 -0000 Received: from [10.0.1.12] (OSX [10.0.1.12]) by crab.npc-usa.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2657.72) id R5CNPXGP; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:48:50 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) In-Reply-To: <20040831071244.U27214@gwdu60.gwdg.de> References: <181DE4A6-FAE4-11D8-AE08-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <20040831071244.U27214@gwdu60.gwdg.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Curtis Vaughan Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:49:17 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) Subject: 5.x - which to install? (Was Re: LDAP, pam, nss) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:49:19 -0000 On 30 Aug, 2004, at 22:16, Konrad Heuer wrote: > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > >> In order to get centralized logins to work on my Linux Debian=20 >> computers >> (authenticating of a RedHat Samba server), I have to: >> >> install libnss-ldap libpam-ldap. >> Perform some configuration on the of /etc/libnss-ldap.conf and >> /etc/pam-ldap.conf files. >> Edit the /etc/nnsswitch.conf file. >> >> Then I can check that the packages have been installed by issuing the >> command nscd. >> >> Finally to get authentication happening in specific applications, I = go >> to the directory /etc/pam.d/=A0 and edit the service files there = though >> which I want such authentication to occur. >> >> Now, of course, no one here is looking for instructions on how to do >> something on Linux, but I was now wondering what it is I need to do = on >> my FreeBSD server to get this functionality working? I can't seem to >> find anything similar so far in my searches. >> >> Thanks for any pointers in the right direction. > > With FreeBSD 4.x, you won't get very far. But beginning with 5.x (not=20= > to > say 5.2.1-R), it's very similar. Install the following ports: > > /usr/ports/security/pam_ldap > /usr/ports/net/nss_ldap > > Edit /usr/local/etc/ldap.conf, build /etc/nsswitch.conf, and edit the > files within /etc/pam.d. > > Regards > > Konrad Heuer > GWDG, Am Fassberg, 37077 Goettingen, Germany, kheuer2@gwdg.de Taking into consideration that I want this server to be a Postfix=20 server w/Courier IMAP and as stable as possible and the aforementioned,=20= of course, which version of 5.x should I install?