How to have Ubuntu log into a Windows corporate network?

[Chan Chung Hang Christopher]

David M. Karr wrote:
> I've started a new job where the corporate network is mostly 
> Windows-based.  Some people run Ubuntu and Macs on their desktop.  What 
> is a typical way people set up these systems so the Ubuntu desktop login 
> will automatically authenticate against the corporate LDAP?
>
>   

If you want to authenticate against AD, I would configure kerberos and 
setup winbind and add winbind to the authentication and user info in 
nsswitch.conf