----- Original Message -----
> From: "Volker Lendecke" <volker.lende...@sernet.de>
> To: "Jon Detert" <jdet...@infinityhealthcare.com>
> Cc: samba@lists.samba.org
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:28:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] would like to use samba3 pdc, no ldap account backend 
> db, but use ldap for authN
> 
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 04:54:37PM -0500, Jon Detert wrote:
> > I'd like to:
> > 
> > 1) use samba3 as a PDC, and
> > 2) not use LDAP as the account backend database, and
> > 3) specify samba to use but use "encrypt passwords = true", and
> > 4) use an ldap server as the authentication source for samba.
> > 
> > Is that possible?

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> > work-around?  I don't want to add the samba schema to my
> > existing ldap server, but I do want to use my existing
> > ldap server for authN.
> 
> No, this is not possible. Samba never sees the plain text
> password which is required for authentication via PAM.
> 
> Volker

How then does it work when using ldap as the account backend database?
Does the schema include an attribute for the LMAN hashed password?
-- 
Jon Detert
Sr. Systems Administrator
Infinity Healthcare
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
414-290-6759
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