Wbinfo -g does not display domain builtin local groups

Gerald (Jerry) Carter jerry at samba.org
Tue Dec 4 14:58:56 GMT 2007


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Shilpa K wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have configured Samba as member server to Windows domain where W2K3 PDC
> emulator is configured in the native mode. On samba, if I execute
> the following
> command, only the domain global and local groups are displayed but not
> the builtin domain local groups:

You mean like Administrators?

> Could you please let me know if this is the intended 
> behaviour of this command or should it also display
> the builtin local groups present on the PDC emulator?

It's intended.  You always know those groups exists
anyways but their scope is the local machine.  So
BUILTIN\Administrators is local to the machine on which
you are currently on.  But Domain Local groups can be
shared across all domain members.






cheers, jerry
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