[Samba] Licensing issues with MS Domain

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Wed, 2004-03-24 at 07:54, mo dela wrote:
> I read many posts from the archives but could not find the answer to my 
> question. So here goes:
> 
> I need to run a Samba installation on a RH9 Linux server. I have done such 
> installation before and was succesful at it. Our main network is W2K based 
> and users all have accounts in the domain. With great difficulties, I 
> convinced the MS Net Admin to create an entry for my Samba server in the 
> Domain so that I could use Domain Authentication.
> 
> As soon as users started to map their Linux drives (authenticating to the 
> domain), the domain controller started to complain about licensing issues. 
> The net Admin was quick on the switch and swiftly removed my server from the 
> domain, arguing that it violates the licensing agreement.
> 
> Questions are:
> 
> Is there really an issue with licensing and Samba?

Samba will require a client access licence, like any MS server or
workstation would.  

> Can we still be in the Domain and use the domain for authentication without 
> promtping warnings about licences?

I have never seen licence warnings like that - you will need to provide
us with more information on what licencing modal you have selected, and
how you have configured Microsoft's licence management software.  (Which
is optional, I understand, but MS makes it easier to track things that
way).

Andrew Bartlett

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Student Network Administrator, Hawker College   abartlet at hawkerc.net
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