Linux Active directory Integration

[Porotta]

I am trying to integrate my centos machine with active directory [Windows Server 2008] using Kerberos and LDAP. I can now successfully SSH to my linux machine as an active directory user. Then it automatically creates home directory for that particular user using the PAM module.
My problem is that i cannot login to GDM using the same active directory account. Should I do some configuration changes for GDM login to take place using an active directory account.?
Any help in this regard is appreciated.
Thanks.

[aazkan]

I am trying to integrate my centos machine with active directory [Windows Server 2008] using Kerberos and LDAP. I can now successfully SSH to my linux machine as an active directory user. Then it automatically creates home directory for that particular user using the PAM module.
My problem is that i cannot login to GDM using the same active directory account. Should I do some configuration changes for GDM login to take place using an active directory account.?
Any help in this regard is appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi

I might be wrong but you need to enable/set something in /etc/pam.d/gdm for gdm to it to work.

[bflance]

Hi

We had same problem, and the best and most simple solution was to use free active directory integration tool call LikeWise Open.
google for likewise open to find their site.
other more complicated solution is to configure linux SAMBA to work with MS AD.
also works but likewise worked like magic

cheers

[nerak99]

I blogged the process of what you are trying to do and have a room of 12 machines all happily mounting their windows home directory.

As well as logging in of course.

I would also recommend the samba ad integration wiki.

I can't post a link here for some reason. so swap underscore for a dot and the + for /

educationukblog_blogspot.com+2011+05+ad-integration-of-linux-cllients.html

[nerak99]

BTW pam_mount has superceded pam mkhomedir. or seems to, maybe they are subtly different.