[SSSD] sssd vs winbind
Sumit Bose
sbose at redhat.com
Mon Jan 27 16:46:43 UTC 2014
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 04:25:26PM +0000, Rowland Penny wrote:
> On 27/01/14 16:10, Sumit Bose wrote:
> >On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 03:49:15PM +0000, Rowland Penny wrote:
> >>Hi, there is a bit of a debate going on over on the samba list,
> >>about using sssd or winbind. It is now being said that sssd should
> >>not be used on a file server because sssd cannot do what winbind can
> >>do.
> >>
> >>So here are the questions:
> >>Just what are the differences between using sssd and winbind.
> >>Can sssd be used on a fileserver and if not, why not.
> >We plan to support this setup in the next SSSD release, see e.g.
> >https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/1588 . The reason is that samba
> >itself does not only use the PAM and NSS interfaces but call winbindd
> >directly to get additional information which is not available in the
> >other interfaces.
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >bye,
> >Sumit
> >
> >>Oh, and we are talking about an AD domain here.
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>Rowland
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> Thanks for that, but ( there is always a but, isn't there ;-) ) any
> idea when, I know, 'how long is a piece of string?' but ball park?
My plan is to have most of it done by the end of spring (this year,
northern hemisphere :-).
bye,
Sumit
>
> Thanks again
>
> Rowland
>
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