[Samba] Adding users by ignoring unix password file

[Andrew Bartlett]

Jamie Heckford wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to add users/change passwords for users in samba
> without it being dependant on anything in the UNIX password file?
> 
> For example I want to add a user to my samba password file without
> them existing in the UNIX password file.
> 
> If anyone has any RTFM info they can kick me in it would be most
> appreciated :)

This is the 'nua' (Non Unix Accounts) feature I have added to some of
the passdb backends in HEAD.  However, it is only of use for
authenticaion, you cannot 'use' these users for anything more that a
domain logon (via the netlogon pipe).

Samba needs the unix accounts to allocate uid etc for the process when
acting as that user.

Andrew Bartlett

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