[Samba] Win 2000 Prof in workgroup with samba 2.2.2

[Christian Barth]

> Uhm... this could be a problem because samba server uses NIS to get the 
> passwords and there are some problem to keep NIS and smbpasswd 
> synchronized. Aren't they?
This problems highly depend on the individuell network setup. If you 
manage to be the NIS master and the samba password server (call it 
PDC if you want, but to my knowlage you do not need the whole PDC 
stuff for other samba servers to use "security = server") to be the 
same machine, password (and account) syncronisation can be quite 
easily set up and maintned. All shares (exepted netlogon) can be 
supplied by a "NIS and smbpasswd client".

Christian
 

> 
> Davide
> 
> 
> Christian Barth wrote:
> 
> >>Hi folks,
> >>
> >>this is the problem:
> >>we have several Win2000 PRO SP2 working in workgroup (not joining the 
> >>domain) with a unique local user.
> >>The server Samba acts with security = user, with no encrypted password
> >>and keeps the username/password of people who want to connect to it.
> >>People log on the W2000 with the same username/password kept into samba 
> >>server but when we map a network drive, the samba server asks for the 
> >>password (ignoring username/password inserted with log on) and allows 
> >>the user to mount the area.
> >>Even if the map is persistent, every time the user logs off, W2000 
> >>reasks for the password. It seems the the couple username/password used 
> >>to access the workstation is not passed to the samba server when it try 
> >>to connect for the first time after log on.
> >>I know this is not a real problem but it is quite annoying, expecially 
> >>if workstions own to management people.....
> >>
> > 
> > To may knowlage, which is based on NT, this is a normal behavior of 
> > windows: If you do not use encrypted passwords, windows doesn't store 
> > the password. Solution: Set up encrypted passwords.
> > 
> > Christian
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>Any sugestion?
> >>
> >>regards
> >>
> >>Davide Dozza
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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