[Samba] security = server vs domain

[Herb Lewis]

If you change to domain security, the password server should
be the name of the PDC (or *) not the domain name.

You will also need to join the domain. See the docs.


bkrusic at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> We covered this, but an interesting problem;
> 
> I have a Samba PDC with smbpasswd file
> 
> My Samba file server has no smbpasswd file and is set
> as;
> 
> security = server
> password server = foo (netbios name)
> 
> I notice that with this config, I've many smbd running
> because each authentication keeps the channel open
> until its finished with the resource as was stated
> earlier this week.
> 
> To avoid this, I set the Samba file server as;
>  security = domain
> password server = FOO (domain name)
> 
> Access to the file server pyooks!  Itt was mentioned
> earlier that I need an smbpasswd file on the Samba
> server if I have a Windows PDC, but is it true if I
> have a Samba PDC?
> 
> If so, why as this defeats the purpose of centralized
> file management if I have to dist the smbpaswd file
> from the Samba PDC to each and every Samba file
> server.
> 
> I am finding Samba unpleasent to say the least ie;
> POS!
> Bri-
> 
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