[cups.general] Reasons for linking samba with cups?

[Helge Blischke]

Michael Sweet wrote:
> wtautz wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> Asides from the obvious fact that cups share are available if one
>> links samba with cups what other reasons are there. I've read
>> that samba can talk to active directory. does this imply that cups
>> can make use of samba for authentication purposes against AD?
>> If I use the smb backend for example? Just curious...
> 
> 
> Potentially, yes, however I don't believe the current Samba "smbspool"
> program knows anything about AD or Kerberos...
> 

 From Samba 3.0.20 on, if the URI contains neither a use name nor a password,
kerberos authentication is assumed and tried. But I haven't tried if it really works.

Helge

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