CIFS authentication with LDAP

[rkaramchedu1]

I *think* this is a supposedly supported and possible configuration, however it does not work in my tests.

Where To: Get a mac client to mount a SAMBA share from a NetApp Filer, which is using LDAP for user authentication

Configuration Steps

1. Setup a LDAP server with at least 1 posixAccount user object. -- DONE

2. Setup the Simulator with LDAP using options.ldap settings and editing /etc/nsswitch.conf -- DONE

3. Perform cifs setup and configure to use LDAP (#4 in the cifs setup) -- DONE

4. Verify on the console that LDAP lookups can be performed (using the getXXbyYY getpwbyname_r <username>) command. -- DONE

5. Verify CIFS authentication from a CIFS client -- NOT DONE. NO WORK.

I am stuck at #5. Even with cifs trace logins on and ldap server logs revved up, when I attempt a CIFS authentication from my mac, nothing happens. No log entries in the LDAP server and no message on the filer console.

Any thoughts ?