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= Introduction =
= Introduction =


To enable users to authenticate to an NT4 or Active Directory (AD) domain, PAM must be able to locate the <code>pam_winbind.so</code> library provided by Samba. Create a link in the PAM modules directory to enable PAM to use Winbind.
To enable hosts to receive user and group information from a domain using Winbind, you must create two symbolic links in a directory of the operating system's library path.


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To determine the operating system's platform:
To determine the operating system's platform:


# uname -i
# uname -m




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= Locating the libnss_winbind.so.2 Library =
= Locating the <code>pam_winbind.so</code> Library =


If you built Samba, the location of the <code>pam_winbind.so</code> library was set using the <code>configure</code> script's <code>--with-pammodulesdir</code> parameter. The default location is <code>/usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so</code>.
The <code>libnss_winbind.so.2</code> library is installed in the Samba library directory set at compile time. To locate the folder:


To locate the library, run:
# smbd -B | grep LIBDIR
LIBDIR: /usr/local/samba/lib/


# find / -type f -name pam_winbind.so
Link the library from this directory to your operating system's library directory.
/usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so

Link the library from this directory to your operating system's PAM module directory.




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=== x86_64 ===
=== x86_64 ===


# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib64/
# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib64/security/
# ln -s /lib64/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib64/libnss_winbind.so
# ldconfig




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=== i686 ===
=== i686 ===


# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib/
# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib/security/
# ln -s /lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib/libnss_winbind.so
# ldconfig




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=== x86_64 ===
=== x86_64 ===


# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/security/
# ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_winbind.so
# ldconfig




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=== i686 ===
=== i686 ===


# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib/i386-linux-gnu/
# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib/i368-linux-gnu/security/
# ln -s /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_winbind.so
# ldconfig




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=== x86_64 ===
=== x86_64 ===


# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib64/
# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib64/security/
# ln -s /lib64/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib64/libnss_winbind.so
# ldconfig




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=== i686 ===
=== i686 ===


# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib/
# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib/security/
# ln -s /lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 /lib/libnss_winbind.so
# ldconfig

Revision as of 19:11, 14 December 2016

Introduction

To enable users to authenticate to an NT4 or Active Directory (AD) domain, PAM must be able to locate the pam_winbind.so library provided by Samba. Create a link in the PAM modules directory to enable PAM to use Winbind.



Determining the Platform

To determine the operating system's platform:

# uname -m



Locating the pam_winbind.so Library

If you built Samba, the location of the pam_winbind.so library was set using the configure script's --with-pammodulesdir parameter. The default location is /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so.

To locate the library, run:

# find / -type f -name pam_winbind.so
/usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so

Link the library from this directory to your operating system's PAM module directory.



Operating System-specific Examples

Red Hat-based Operating Systems

x86_64

# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib64/security/


i686

# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib/security/


Debian-based Operating Systems

x86_64

# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/security/


i686

# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib/i368-linux-gnu/security/


SUSE-based Operating Systems

x86_64

# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib64/security/


i686

# ln -s /usr/local/samba/lib/security/pam_winbind.so /lib/security/