Re: A possible way to have NT authentic against LDAP

[Gerald Carter <gcarter@valinux.com>]

Lars Nordin wrote:
> 
> www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-11/lw-11-integration_p.html
> on an Open Source program for NT workstations to authentic 
> against NIS uses an NT API for authentication.
> 
> I skimmed the article and realized that using the same Windows 
> NT GINA API could be used to have NT clients authentic 
> against LDAP.

Same thoght I had.  Never could find an existing implementation
though.  The Univerisity of Michigan was working on a PAM GINA
I think.  Maybe something down that avenue.




Cheers,
jerry

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