about to stick my neck out...

[Jeremy Allison]

Dave J. Andruczyk wrote:
> 
>         Can a linux box be setup as a domain member, (so it doesn't need a
> samba password file) and still have files shared off of its drives
> manipulated with WinNT's ACL tools (explorer, cacls.exe ) do local
> accounts have to be created in /etc/passwd for this to work?  Is there a
> way to auto-magically create the accounts on the fly. (so braindead
> windows users can access it without having an admin have to constantly add
> accounts?)
> 
> can the above be done with 2.0.4b, or do i need the cvS version?

In 2.0.4b - check out the "add user script" parameter.
This should do *exactly* what you want (it's the reason
it was added).

Hope this helps,

	Jeremy Allison,
	Samba Team.

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