On Sun, 2021-10-24 at 09:03 +0100, Rowland Penny via samba
wrote:> On Sun, 2021-10-24 at 03:37 -0400, Eric Levy via samba wrote:
> > On Sun, 2021-10-24 at 20:35 +1300, Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2021-10-24 at 03:23 -0400, Eric Levy via samba wrote:
> > > > Right, so coming full circle to my opening comments, we have
a
> > > > case
> > > > that is not supported internally by Samba, and I wish to
> > > > inquire
> > > > about
> > > > enthusiasm for keeping open any possibility for considering
> > > > such
> > > > support in future development.
> > >
> > > I don't have any enthusiasm for host-based (rather than user
> > > based)
> > > authentication, if that is what you mean, but do suggest a way,
> > > without
> > > changing Samba, that you could achive your goal.
> > >
> > > Other remote file systems may offer host-based authentication.
> > >
> > > Andrew,
> >
> > I am not sure what you mean.
> >
>
> I think Andrew is saying that Samba has no real interest in creating
> the set up that you seem to require, but you may find another tool
> that
> does, but I will not hold my breath whilst you search for it.
>
> Rowland
I did not understand the reference to host-based authentication.