Setup Instructions for ppp-smb
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RedHat 7.2
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Make sure you have RedHat updated ppp-2.4.1-3 package installed.
Install my ppp-smb-2.4.1-4.i386.rpm package.

Edit /etc/ppp/smb-domains and add the details of the domains you
want to authenticate against.  For example:
mydomain:server1:server2
otherdomain:other1:other2
mercury:mercury:mercury

Adding domains is just so the appropriate servers can be found when
it comes time to authenticate, it does not grant any users access.
The server names need to be dns names, not netbios names. You can use
FQDN if necessary.  Also, the server does not have to be a domain
controller and the domain does not have to be a domain.  In the example
above, mercury is a stand alone host running samba.  Also, if there is
only one server (ie not BDC) then list the first server twice.

Next edit /etc/ppp/smb-users and add the users that you wish to grant
access to.  For example:
mydomain\jnewbigin
mydomain\bob.smith
otherdomain\some_one_else
mercury\mercuryuser

As you can see, domain\username is all that is required.  When the user
authenticates, the domain is ignored and the one listed in /etc/ppp/smb-users
is used.  This means that you can't have someone with the same username in
more that one domain but it makes life easy for users who do not understand
what domains are.  Whatever they supply is ignored.

The last thing to do is configure your ppp options file.  You need to load the
plugin with
plugin /usr/lib/pppd/smb.so
and require pap authentication
+pap

That should be all there is to it.  Test and have fun.  Remember if it does not
work to use the ppp debug option to trace down the problem.

If you have problems, contact me at jn@it.swin.edu.au
John.