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by kurt g

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I'd like to know if it is possible to allow users to log into our Unix/Linux systems via pass-through authentication? We have recently installed a WinNT 4.0 domain and users must authenticate to it when logging on to their Win9x and WinNT WS PCs. Unfortunately, these users seem to have problems remembering login IDs and passwords for both the NT domain AND the Unix (AIX) and Linux (Redhat 6.2) systems. I want them to have a singular logon that will allow them to access all systems for which they have permissions.

Thanks,
Kurt G.

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by cavedweller

If they just need to share files here is a solution.

I run the Samba (www.samba.org) on my various Unix servers. Using the same Unix and NT account names makes authentication easier. You can setup username mapping if they don't. My Samba servers are setup with "Domain" authentication where they are members of the NT domain and ask the PDC to authenticate incoming share requests.

You can have users setup their Unix .rhosts files to allow them to rsh in from their NT desktop (doesn't ask for a password). We run an NT Xserver product and users are able to rsh to a unix host, start an xterm and display it on their NT desktop. This won't help with ftp though because they must know their password.

Hope this was helpful.

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