NTLM Authentication

[MrEyes]

I am currently considering deploying vbulletin as a forum on a WAMP intranet server.

As this is on an intranet I have no need for users to register etc however I would like posts to be linked to domain logon information.

For example, if domain user "Johnny Smith" opens the forum page then any posts he makes with display the user name "Johnny Smith". Also, if Johnny logs out of the domain and opens the forum main page he should not be able to post.

So the simple question is, does VB support this? If it doesnt are there any hacks available for it?

[Cromulent]

No it does not support this and I don't know of any hacks that offer support for this feature. I did hear of one for LDAP but can not remember the name or link.

[MrEyes]

thanks for the reply

Time to start hacking the forum me thinks (or looking for an alternative)

[feldon23]

Not sure why you are resistant to users registering. You can add users yourself in the Admin control panel.

[simsim]

Your approach is impractical at all! Users of any system need unique IDs to identify themselves. How can a community be run without users?

[Richard]

Your approach is impractical at all! Users of any system need unique IDs to identify themselves. How can a community be run without users?

It isn't impractical. Basically the way it should work, is the first time a domain authenticated user visits the forum, if they don't have an account already, then one is created and they are automatically logged in. Then, on each subsequent visit, they just get auto logged in. There is no registration for the end-user.