"Isma" wrote in message
news:3f981f12$0$6970$7a628cd7@news.club-internet.fr...
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to Connect w2k clients without using the root account ?
> I see that there is domain admin group solution but the account in this
list
> have admin rights if Samba is PDC.
>
> Is there an other solution without giving root access ?

as far as I understand the docs (at least for Samba 2.2.x) the primary
connect to register the workstation to the domain must be done as root.
Apparently this is a "hidden feature" :-) No idea how this works in 3.0
But it is the only time you need root access. All subsequent connects go at
"user" level ..
HTH ?

imbsysop wrote:
> "Isma" wrote in message
> news:3f981f12$0$6970$7a628cd7@news.club-internet.fr...
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Is it possible to Connect w2k clients without using the root account ?
>>I see that there is domain admin group solution but the account in this
>
> list
>
>>have admin rights if Samba is PDC.
>>
>>Is there an other solution without giving root access ?
>
>
> as far as I understand the docs (at least for Samba 2.2.x) the primary
> connect to register the workstation to the domain must be done as root.
> Apparently this is a "hidden feature" :-) No idea how this works in 3.0
> But it is the only time you need root access. All subsequent connects go at
> "user" level ..

However, the smbpasswd *root* account used to add the machine to the
Samba domain need not (and shouldn't) have the same password as the
/etc/password root account.

In article , bendy wrote:
>imbsysop wrote:
>> "Isma" wrote in message
>> news:3f981f12$0$6970$7a628cd7@news.club-internet.fr...
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Is it possible to Connect w2k clients without using the root account ?
>>>I see that there is domain admin group solution but the account in this
>>
>> list
>>
>>>have admin rights if Samba is PDC.
>>>
>>>Is there an other solution without giving root access ?
>>
>>
>> as far as I understand the docs (at least for Samba 2.2.x) the primary
>> connect to register the workstation to the domain must be done as root.
>> Apparently this is a "hidden feature" :-) No idea how this works in 3.0
>> But it is the only time you need root access. All subsequent connects go at
>> "user" level ..
>
>However, the smbpasswd *root* account used to add the machine to the
>Samba domain need not (and shouldn't) have the same password as the
>/etc/password root account.
>

I guess not but if one uses passwd linux/smb sync then how to get aroundthe
"two" different passwords ? (aka Linux root & smbpasswd root)


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