[Samba] Re: No Getent

[C.Lee Taylor]

Robert A Wooldridge wrote:

>I have tried both ways for groups.  With files winbinded and without.
>
>It makes no difference to this problem.
>
    Myself ... having problems with winbind and can't seem to work them 
out ...

>I don't understand the 2nd question you have here.
>
    Well, running getent passwd should list all local users and remote 
users, as in users from AD domain, but I can't get my test system to 
list users from AD.

>>>>Using winbind for authentication through PDC.
>>>>
>>>>Problem: Some users do not get access to the samba share and some do.
>>>>When I do "wbinfo -u"  the users who cannot access show up but when I do
>>>>"getent passwd", they are not there.  What does this mean?
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>It means that you likely do not have in your /etc/nsswitch.conf:
>>>
>>>passwd: files winbind
>>>shadow: files winbind
>>>group: files winbind
>>>      
>>>
>>	Does one really need the "shadow: files winbind"?  From the Samba HOWTO, it states only passwd and group need winbind.
>>
>>	Also, you might not have any more info for why getent does not displace the users from AD domain?
>>