On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:56:02 -0000, "ainpoissee" <ainpois...@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Steinmaurer <ts@...> wrote: >> >> > First, do I understand it right that in order to use AD the Firebird >> > server must be installed onto the domain controller server? Or is it >> > possible to use Linux as a DB server and still use AD for user >> > authorization? Or some other win server than the DC server? >> >> Linux is out of question here. Windows Authentication works only when >> connecting to a Firebird server running on Windows. > > Do you know is there already feature request on this in the tracker? I > mean the ability to use Linux as a DB server but forward authentication to > AD. > If there isn't I should probably add it...
Even under Windows - AFAIK - it doesn't actually verify against the Active Directory. As far as I understand, it simply takes the user identification provided by the computer on face value and does no further authentication! Mark