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{{Warning| Altering the pam system authentication files can seriously effect your ability to login in to the system. Take a backup of the /etc/pam.d directory and /etc/nsswitch.conf. Have a live CD available to give access and re-apply the backup files if you make a mistake and/or get locked out}}
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{{Warning box| Altering the pam system authentication files can seriously effect your ability to login in to the system. Take a backup of the /etc/pam.d directory and /etc/nsswitch.conf. Have a live CD available to give access and re-apply the backup files if you make a mistake and/or get locked out}}

Revision as of 12:47, 5 November 2009

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This is based upon limited testing and a small number of users via a VirtualBox virtual machine installation of Ubuntu 9.10. YMMV


Ubuntu 9.10 Authentication

Introduction

The following details the setup of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala as a desktop to authenticate users against SME. The method has been tested using Ubuntu installed in a VirtualBox virtual machine on a Windows XP host.

Install Ubuntu

Download the Ubuntu .iso and install. When prompted for a user name give a non-SME user such as administrator as this first user effectively becomes a local user with sudo root access. Complete install, login and apply all updates.

Additional Packages

Use the package manager to install additional packages

auth_client_config
winbind

Authentication Modifications

Warning.png Warning:
Altering the pam system authentication files can seriously effect your ability to login in to the system. Take a backup of the /etc/pam.d directory and /etc/nsswitch.conf. Have a live CD available to give access and re-apply the backup files if you make a mistake and/or get locked out