How can I do it? I need to authenticate linux desktops on a linux server, in a way like when a desktop connect to the server it has to insert the correct name and password to start working; something like, for example, windows clients have to do when trying to authenticate to a linux samba server. Sorry for my bad english, I hope to have been clear.
Maybe NIS is waht you are searching for: http://www.linux-nis.org/nis/ An alternative will be to use a LDAP server.
Thanks for replying Which one of your 2 choices should be simpler to configure and more secure? And, is it possible to do it (I mean authenticating) with samba too??
