samba as a DC

[Kevin Colby]

It sounds like you are looking to run Samba as a BDC.
(capable of authenticating, but deriving all accounts from the PDC)
Why not?  Are you trying to merge two PDC's accounts in one BDC?

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc at grainsystems.com


iddwb wrote:
> 
> I would like to run samba as a domain controller.  However, i would like
> samba to find its passwords elsewhere.  Is it passible to have
> 
> security=domain
> password=asudc
> 
> .. where the asudc is a domain controller that has all the password stuff
> in it.  In me reading it appears to have a security=domain requires the
> machine be joined to a nt domain.  however, you can have two DC's.. nor
> can samba act as a BDC -- nor do I want it do.  I'm looking for a way to
> have samba find all its authentication info from our campus NT domain --
> but still have the power of a domain controller for NT..
> 
> failing this, would it be passible to compile in the kerberos stuff into
> samba, have security=domain, but have kerberos act like the password
> server?
> 
> David Bear
> College of Public Programs/ASU