[ZendTo] Re: Fallback Authenticator

[--[ UxBoD ]--]

It looks like it is not Microsoft licensing but third party products where you have to run their licensing software. We have asked that a discreet forest is set up for these users.
-- 
Thanks, Phil

----- Original Message -----
> Just my 2 cents, but I think with per user licensing, you won't run
> into a license issue if you have users in AD that are only used for
> Zendto. Microsoft's licenses are usually counted as concurrent
> connections. Since these Zento only users would not ever log into a
> workstation or webmail, etc, then the 'license in use' count will
> not go up because of them.
> 
> -Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: zendto-bounces at zend.to [mailto:zendto-bounces at zend.to] On
> Behalf Of --[ UxBoD ]--
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:37 AM
> To: ZendTo Users
> Subject: [ZendTo] Re: Fallback Authenticator
> 
> Hi Jules,
> 
> No need to be sorry! :) Agree with what you are saying and that is
> what we are wrangling down with the client. The issue appears to be
> how they are audited for Microsoft licenses. We are going to be
> holding further discussions so will let the group know how it pans
> out as others may face the same issue.
> --
> Thanks, Phil
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> > W hy can this site not just have a tree branch of ZendTo guests in
> > their AD, instead of implementing the users somewhere totally
> > different? It makes far more sense to me to keep all the users in 1
> > place (AD) rather than having a few users implemented somewhere
> > totally different. Just because they are in AD doesn't mean they
> > are
> > forced to have any other rights such as workstation login rights.
> 
> > So until someone convinces me they can't just be put in another AD
> > branch (and ZendTo already allows checking against multiple AD
> > branches), I am going to say "no" to this, as it's unnecessary.
> 
> > Sorry.
> 
> > --
> > Jules
> 
> > On 12 Sep 2011, at 09:04 AM, "--[ UxBoD ]--" < uxbod at splatnix.net >
> > wrote:
> 
> > > A prospective client has asked whether it wou ld be possible to
> > > failback to the local authenticator if a user is not found in
> > > AD/LDAP. They wish to allow third party access to the ZendTo
> > > system
> > > but not have to set them up within their AD infrastructure. Any
> > > ideas of how this could be achieved ? Have taken a look at the
> > > code
> > > and the only way I can see to do it would be to effectively
> > > duplicate the NSSauthenticator function.
> > 
> > > --
> > 
> > > Thanks, Phil
> > 
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