R: R: [Samba] Winbind configuration - Samba

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  1. R: R: [Samba] Winbind configuration

    >> Lets say there exists a Windows domain environment I would like
    >> to log on to from a Linux workstation using plain Windows domain
    >> accounts (no local account on any Linux workstation). Do I need a
    >> Samba server configured as a domain member _and_ do I have to
    >> configure all the workstations for winbind?


    >you need winbind and PAM.
    >You need to install winbind (which is a Samba Module) >onto every Linux station, bind them to the domain and >configure PAM modules (I'd configure login ssh and SU)


    >Samba is a lot of code. and Winbind is just one out of >three modules. I don't think you need to run smbd or >nmbd


    So there is no need for a samba server to be added as a domain member server? Isn't binding a station to a domain and id mapping done by the samba server?

    Pete







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  2. Re: R: R: [Samba] Winbind configuration

    On Sun, 2007-05-06 at 20:45 +0300, Petteri Hakkarainen wrote:

    > So there is no need for a samba server to be added as a domain member
    > server? Isn't binding a station to a domain and id mapping done by the
    > samba server?


    The join is done by the net join utility and id mapping is done by
    winbindd.

    Simo.

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