samba - Dec 2024 - Linux desktop setup with authentication against Samba AD DC

Mandi! Rowland Penny via samba
  In chel di` si favelave...
> The problem with that idea is that Linux, unlike Windows, uses multiple
> distros and desktop environments.
Sure, but they use the same building blocks (NSS, PAM, PolicyKit, ...) so
some 'generic' instructions make sense to me.


Anyway, there's other distro other then debian? ;-)

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On Mon, 2 Dec 2024 14:51:36 +0100
Marco Gaiarin via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> Mandi! Rowland Penny via samba
>   In chel di` si favelave...
> 
> > The problem with that idea is that Linux, unlike Windows, uses
> > multiple distros and desktop environments.
> 
> Sure, but they use the same building blocks (NSS, PAM, PolicyKit,
> ...) so some 'generic' instructions make sense to me.
But they are not bound to be the same, PAM definitely isn't.
 
> 
> 
> Anyway, there's other distro other then debian? ;-)
> 
Who mentioned Debian ?

But if you want an howto for Debian, see here:

https://github.com/hortimech/Samba/blob/main/Install%20a%20Samba%20Unix%20domain%20member%20on%20Debian%2012

Rowland