On premise Linux file server using O365 user's authentication

Question

Hi,

We are a small business with 16 users who all have a standard business O365 subscription. We tried using a combo of Sharepoint and Onedrive to replace a file server. It doesn't work like it should (due to the fact that our users need to use other O365-accounts on the same computer when they are at a customer). Files not syncing, no access, duplicate files, .... just a big mess. I want to replace this mess with a simple on premise file server. How can I prevent making different accounts and not having synced passwords to access the share? I just want everybody to be able to connect with the share based on their existing O365 profiles... Not more, not less...

Oh, yes, I don't want to run the file server on a Windows Server due to the pricing of course...

Any ideas?

Chris.

Answer 1

@Chris Beuckeleers
It's no problem at all, and I apologize for the inconvenience the re-tagging caused!

I spoke with both our Azure AD and Azure Storage teams and as of right now, we don't have any Azure features that would allow you to have an on-premise Linux file server using O365 authentication. Since this currently isn't possible, I'd recommend leveraging our User Voice forum so our engineering team can look into implementing this feature.

Here are some of the links we found, which requires Azure Files:
Overview - on-premises Active Directory Domain Services authentication over SMB for Azure file shares
Microsoft 365 integration with on-premises environments
Use Azure Files with Linux
How to: NFS Kerberos Configuration with Linux Client
Office365 Tech Community

If you have any other questions, please let me know.
Thank you for your time and patience throughout this issue.

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Answer 2

Jumpcloud.com claims to have solved this issue, though it has a per user cost. Haven't tried it though.