From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ramana Subject: Re: Autodir Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 07:16:31 +0530 Sender: autofs-bounces@linux.kernel.org Message-ID: <40D24977.7030706@intraperson.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: autofs-bounces@linux.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: autofs@linux.kernel.org ramana wrote: > I work on Linux. > > Its not pure ldap question but it does not fit exactly to any mailing > list I know. So I decided to ask here. > > Posix/shadow ldap accounts have home directory associated with them. I > can get those accounts to any server which require them --for example > using nss_ldap. > > But the question is how to create home directories on the server > automatically as IMAP and other servers depend heavily on physical > presence of home directories. > > One solution is pam_mkhomedir, But it only works when the server uid=0. > > Any better solutions such that it should be transparent to the server > and works with any server. > > Because I am planning to code a very simple solution -- to be used > with autofs to solve this problem. If there is better solution I > consider that. > > Regards > ramana > This what I posted to ldap mailing list once. Regards ramana -- http://www.intraperson.com