I'm not a 'windows guy' but I think AD is almost the same as LDAP, so maybe you can use this, which I used: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPServer">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPServer</a> I also found this, which is for gentoo, and looks overly complex and complete, but if you understand it, it should work for you: <a href="http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fit_Linux_into_Active_Directory#Windows_server_configuration">http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fit_Linux_into_Active_Directory#Windows_server_configuration</a> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:09 PM, ugh ugher <<a href="mailto:tcpip247@yahoo.com">tcpip247@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> You wouldnt know of any how to's around to help me out with that would you? Thanks.  John <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">--- David Van Assche <<a href="mailto:dvanassche@gmail.com">dvanassche@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > yeah u'll need to do the AD stuff too, ie add the > machine so u can use your > user accounts, but after that should work fine... > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:34 AM, ugh ugher > <<a href="mailto:tcpip247@yahoo.com">tcpip247@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: > > > Hi Dave > > > > Well I kinda have it working now. > > I had to add > > > > [default] > >  SERVER=ipaddress > >  RC_FILE00=/path/to/nfsmounts.sh > >  RC_FILE01=/path/to/gdmstart.sh > > > > to the lts.conf > > One downer is I can not log on. I think I need to > add > > the LTSP machine to the domain, or the fat client. > > That should be a fun learning experience. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > --- David Van Assche <<a href="mailto:dvanassche@gmail.com">dvanassche@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > > > > Hi Ugh, > > >    There is an #edubuntu and #ltsp channel, > where > > > talented devs can usual > > > answer pretty much any question. > > > > > > Your win2003 domain is then handling > authentication > > > I take it, which > > > shouldn't make a difference since that is on the > > > server side. You just need > > > to make sure that the ldap files within the > chroot > > > point to it correctly. > > > The scripts mentined (which are dirty hacks, > someone > > > mentioned mounting > > > /home via  sshfs instead of nfs and that sounds > more > > > secure to begin with) > > > should all be in the chroot. I created a > seperate > > > directory for them under > > > /etc called xtrascripts, so you'd have 2 > eecutable > > > scripts in there, one > > > with the contents of nfsmounts.sh and one with > the > > > contents startgdm.sh) > > > Once u've updated the image you call those 2 > scripts > > > from the lts.conf file > > > located in > /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/fati386/lts.conf > > > which should contain the > > > following: > > > > > > [default] > > > RC_FILE00=/path/to/nfsmounts.sh > > > RC_FILE01=/path/to/gdmstart.sh > > > > > > What this does is starts those scripts during > the > > > start up process of ltsp, > > > but where exactly they are started is unknown to > me. > > > I just know that it > > > works... > > > > > > Good luck, > > > David > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:05 AM, ugh ugher > > > <<a href="mailto:tcpip247@yahoo.com">tcpip247@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: > > > > > > > Yes I did, but my setup is a bit different. > I'm > > > > running a win2003 domain. > > > > I'm not sure on a few things of my setup, such > as > > > do > > > > the scripts (nfsmounts.sh, startgdm.sh) go in > the > > > > local or chroot file system. Also how do I > know > > > what > > > > number to place in the RCFILE_NN....sorry this > one > > > is > > > > new to me. Does the RCFILE have something to > do > > > with > > > > the rc0.d, rc1.d, ....? > > > > Is there an IRC for the user group? I just > have a > > > few > > > > questions on future implementation of the fat > > > client > > > > works. > > > > > > > > Thank you for your response. > > > > > > > > --- David Van Assche <<a href="mailto:dvanassche@gmail.com">dvanassche@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > have you been following the online howto? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPFatClients" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPFatClients</a> > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 7:32 PM, ugh ugher > > > > > <<a href="mailto:tcpip247@yahoo.com">tcpip247@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry...found something new. At the > terminal I > > > > > logon > > > > > > as root, then did startx.......and poof, I > > > have a > > > > > > desktop. > > > > > > > > > > > > When I first boot the machine, I get the > > > little > > > > > Ubuntu > > > > > > load bar thing, it goes about a quater of > the > > > way > > > > > and > > > > > > stops. That is when I switch to tty1 and > login > > > and > > > > > > startx. Not very gnome like....so I guess > this > > > is > > > > > > Xfce..? > > > > > > > > > > > > How Possible/hard would it be to have a > vmware > > > > > session > > > > > > running as a fat client (local App)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > edubuntu-users mailing list > > > > > > <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > > > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users</a> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > </div></div></blockquote></div>