Rondall Stewart
2007-Nov-26 18:17 UTC
[Samba] Query a Windows 2003 AD server for specific information
The Question: What command do I use to query a Windows 2003 AD server to return the Organizational Unit of a specific users? Also, what would be the command that would return the ?Home Directory? path as specified in the Account Properties of the Windows 2003 account? The Environment: Windows 2003 Domain with 10000 plus users 8000 Windows 2k/XP workstations 1100 Terminal Clients connecting to SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Authentication between Linux and Windows using Samba Version 3.0.24-2.28-1354-SUSE-CODE10 Winbind Version 3.0.24-2.28-1354-SUSE-CODE10 All users have a ?home directory? located on a Windows server. The path is set in their AD account and mapped to H: When they login to a XP or 2000 workstation. This is setup in a school district. Users can be either logged into windows or into Linux. The path to the home directory is ODD at best. I didn't set it up, nor can I change it. For teachers they are mapped to \\server\teachers\?username? For students it is a little more complicated. Each school has it own OU. Therefor, the Windows admins created a path that is similar to this \\server\?OUname?\?username? The problem is there are 10000 students divided between 30 OUs. Thanks in advance.