Security Identifier (SID) to User Identifier (uid) ResolutionSystem

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

> > Yeah - but Luke wants to do it in the wrong piece of code
> > (Samba). Note that all the other things you mention are
> > programs external to Samba - I'd like to keep it that way.
> 
> Does he?

no, not necessarily.

ok.  i think the only way forward at the moment is to do your external
module idea.  then i can go away and just implement thae damn SURS table
concept and prove that it works, while other people are left to use waht i
consider to be a highly limited (but default) implemenation.

btw i am not correcting spelling mistakes because i am using a 336k modeem
to telnet and then ssh, it's a bitch using pine that way...
 
> Here's what I suggest: have an API to lookup uid/gid<->SID mappings and
> let _others_ provide modules to implement the lookups any way that they
> want. Then you have no code to implement these lookups in Samba; these
> external modules would just be shared libraries. This way you satisfy
> Luke's wishes without adding complexity to Samba (i.e., the Samba Team
> won't be asked to support SURS modules because they are not a part of
> Samba).
> 
> > Jeremy.
> 
> 
> Nico
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