So, i'm migrating our samba fileserver from Ubuntu 6.06 to 8.04 and onto new hardware as well and have run into a problem with the valid user directive.<BR><BR>We have samba setup to authenticate ...

Well, adding 'compat' seems to have done the trick as far as getting GDM to come up; now just to figure out how to make root/sudo/su work. Still no workee. This is important if I ever want to do any ...

You've heard about the next generation directory protocol called LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol), and you're wondering if it's possible to write programs that can interact with it. Maybe ...

As an organization adds applications and services, centralizing authentication and password services can increase security and decrease administrative and developer headaches. However, consolidating ...

If you want to dive into the realm of LDAP, learn how to have that server up and running quickly and easily. LDAP, or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is a directory service protocol. With it, ...

How many times have you had users request username changes? If this has happened to you, you know it can be a headache. It doesn’t have to be. Jack Wallen shows you how this is done on Linux. If you ...