[Samba] Re: unknown parameter 'add machine script' in 2.2.3a

[John Benedetto]

--On Thursday, March 07, 2002 9:17 AM -0500 Max TenEyck Woodbury 
<mtew at cds.duke.edu> wrote:

> "Homann, Mathias" wrote:
>> using the rpm packages found at suse ftp, I find that 'man smb.conf'
>> tells me to use the parameter 'add machine script =' to set a script
>> which adds a machine account, but both testparm and smbd complain that
>> this parameter is unknown??
>
> If you look carefully, you'll see that "This option is only available in
> Samba 3.0." Since 3.0 is Beta at its best, you'll not find it in a
> standard release.
>
> mtew

To add your NT & W2K stations to smb.conf automagically, use the "add user 
script" option.

I have this in my smb.conf on 2.2.2 on my test machine:
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 1026 -s /dev/null -M %u
to add machine accounts (1026 is the MACHINES group, and you will or course 
need to see if you have "useradd" and it's location. I am on a RH system). 
(I don't know who originally posted it; I found it on the Samba list)

- john