From: Ralph Boehme <slow@samba.org>
To: Wang Zhaolong <wangzhaolong3@outlook.com>,
Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>,
Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>,
Jan Koester <jan.koester@gmx.net>
Cc: linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org,
Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@chromium.org>,
samba-technical@lists.samba.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Tom Talpey <tom@talpey.com>, Wang Zhaolong <wangzhaolong@fygo.io>,
ChenXiaoSong <chenxiaosong@chenxiaosong.com>,
wang zhaolong <wangzhaolong@fnnas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] ksmbd: NTLM pass-through to a domain controller
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:24:53 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9b5b0f6c-9105-4e30-8608-6f222b0e2a6e@samba.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <TYZPR02MB6959BC66EECFB5D178F92012E6672@TYZPR02MB6959.apcprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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On 10/20/26 3:54 PM, Wang Zhaolong wrote:
> I'm working on adding Active Directory Domain Controller support to ksmbd,
> rather than just allowing ksmbd to join an existing AD domain as a member
> server.
>
> The initial goal is a single writable AD domain controller, supporting one
> forest, one domain and one site, with most of the new AD services implemented
> in Rust userspace components.
>
> The planned functionality includes:
>
> - AD directory services, including LDAP, DNS and CLDAP discovery.
> - Kerberos KDC and PAC support.
> - NETLOGON and domain secure-channel functionality.
> - Integration with ksmbd authentication, identity mapping and authorization.
> - Windows domain join and logon, including SYSVOL/NETLOGON and Group Policy support.
may I ask: why? What's the benefit over using something mature and Open
Source that already does all that and more?
Just curious. :)
Cheers!
-slow
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-20 14:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-18 17:53 Jan Koester
2026-10-18 17:53 ` [PATCH 1/2] ksmbd: pass through NTLM authentication " Jan Koester
2026-10-19 1:48 ` Namjae Jeon
2026-10-18 17:53 ` [PATCH 2/2] ksmbd: put the workgroup into the NTLMSSP target info's domain names Jan Koester
2026-10-19 2:00 ` Namjae Jeon
2026-10-19 1:31 ` [PATCH 0/2] ksmbd: NTLM pass-through to a domain controller Namjae Jeon
2026-10-19 10:43 ` Stefan Metzmacher
2026-10-19 13:02 ` Namjae Jeon
2026-10-20 13:54 ` Wang Zhaolong
2026-10-20 14:24 ` Ralph Boehme [this message]
2026-10-20 15:51 ` Wang Zhaolong
2026-10-21 8:56 ` Namjae Jeon
2026-10-20 19:40 ` ronnie sahlberg
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