Samba on AIX with Microsoft Active Directory

[hfaix]

Has anyone successfully tied a samba server (running on AIX) into Msft Active Directory? I've done some reading and I believe I need to install kerberos and an ldap client. However, I'm uncertain about the procedure and AIX filesets needed. Can I use the AIX kerberos filesets on the expansion pack? Does AIX have the appropriate ldap filesets on media?

This will be on an AIX 5.3 partition. We have currently have a running active directory environment. I have samba running (and working) on the AIX server, however the samba "server" isn't tied into AD.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[khalidaaa]

Active directory is nothing but a mixture of DNS+LDAP+Kerbros

I was discussing this with a friend of mine today morning and he said that it is possible to make something like active directory with an AIX server with Samba installed. I know for sure that this could be done if an AIX server can be joined an active directory as a member server but to be honest i don't know the steps involved!

I'll look into it and come back to you.

Regards,
Khalid

 

[hfaix]

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

I do have samba, openldap, and kerb5 installed, it's the configuring piece I'm not sure sure about.

 

[jstacey]

While it is not exactly what you are looking for this redbook deals with intergrating AIX with W2K3 Active Directory using kerberos or kerberos with LDAP or just LDAP

The kerberos parts should help point you in the right direction

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247165.html?Open