When your machine is connected to a network, you can change the authentication method you set during installation. The following options are available:
Users are administered centrally on a NIS server for all systems in
the network. For details, see Section 19.0, Using NIS,
(↑ Reference ).
Users are administered centrally on an LDAP server for all systems in
the network. For details about LDAP, see Section 20.0, LDAP—A Directory Service,
(↑ Reference ).
You can manage LDAP users with the YaST user module. All other
LDAP settings, including the default settings for LDAP users, have to be
defined with the YaST LDAP client module as described in Section 20.4, Configuring an LDAP Client with YaST,
(↑ Reference ) .
With Kerberos, a user registers once and then is trusted in the complete network for the rest of the session.
SMB authentication is often used in mixed Linux and Windows networks.
To change the authentication method, proceed as follows:
Open the dialog in YaST.
Click the tab to show an overview of the available authentication methods and the current settings.
To change the authentication method, click and select the authentication method you want to modify. This takes you directly to the client configuration modules in YaST. For information about the configuration of the appropriate client, refer to the following sections:
After accepting the configuration, return to the overview.
Click to close the administration dialog.