asked on

Mapped drives and enabling active directory authentication on Samba server

I'm a Windows guy working with a Linux counterpart to set up our Linux NAS with Active Directory authentication using Samba. I'm going to assume he's got the Linux part reasonably figured out, so my question is more for Windows.

Once Active directory authentication is enabled, how will this affect the currently mapped drives for the Windows users? Some users currently do not need to enter a password since their Windows p/w and NAS p/w match. Others do, due to differences in passwords. Will the Active directory configuration cause any issue, or should all mapped drives start, uh, working, right away, with AD (and thus not require any password to be entered) regardless of how they used to work?

Basically I just want to see what I'll need to prepare on the Windows end once this is enabled, and if one of the tasks would be to re-map drives if they are somehow lost or stop working. (and if there's any other concerns we should have, let me know!)

Thanks.

Seaton007

Once you enable Active Directory authentication, they shouldn't need to enter passwords anymore, since it will be using the Windows credentials they logged in to their computer with.

ruhkus

ASKER

Yes, I get that part. I just don't know if, in the process of setting it up, anything gets messed up (such as currently mapped drives) and thus needs to be addressed.

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

Rartemass

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

ruhkus

ASKER

Thanks. There were no issues relating to this aspect of the upgrade.