[Samba] Authenticating to an NT PDC

[Andrew Bartlett]

Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> 
> James Davis wrote:
> >
> >  Hey all,
> >
> >     What is the best way to have all the users passwords automatically sync
> > with an NT PDC? Also is there a way to import a list of users directly into
> > Samba password Scheme?
> 
> This is 'security=domain' and the winbindd deamon.

Just to clarify:  This situation allows the Samba server to pass on
authentication requests to the PDC, and to get a user list from the
PDC.  When the PDC is down, you are back to where you started.

Andrew Bartlett

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