[Samba] samba 3.0.1 policies

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Alexander Lazarevich wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We are considering samba 3.0.1 as a replacement for our old-hag Windows 
> NT4.0 Server PDC. However, we do want some policy control, and from the 
> samba 3.0.0 documentation (23.3), it says the only current functional 
> policy is the password expirey. Is this still true in samba 3.0.1?

That's misleading a little.  Storing a policy file (ntconfig.pol) on
the [netlogon] share has been supported for years.  This is client
initiated.

> Can an NT4.0 server be a backup domain controller to samba 3.0.1 PDC? 

Nope, but I don;t think you need that
.
> Is there any way that samba 3 PDC (NT4/2K/XP clients) can run 
 > a script on a client either during logon or logoff events? Or
 > is this a policy thing?

Logon yes (see 'logon script' in smb.conf(5)).  Logoff would have to be
some kind of client tool.



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