[Samba] Can samba refres the connection to the PDC?

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 12:05, Mikko Rautiainen wrote:
> Hi again =)
> 
> If I have got this right? When a samba is in a domain security mode and 
> loses the connection to the PDC example NT4, it drops from security = 
> domain to security = server mode. Is this information correct?

No, this is incorrect.  Samba's authentication code makes a new
connection to the DC every time a user authenticates.  In Samba 3.0, we
have a connection caching system with winbind, but this also
automatically reconnects if/when we loose connectivity.

> And if this is true is there any way to get it automaticaly get back to 
> domain mode when the PDC get back on line. And if this isn't true why 
> does it disallow to change the permissions on folders after a connection 
> loss?

We will need much more information as to what you are doing here, and
why you think it's failing.  Samba versions, windows versions etc.  Are
you using winbind?

Andrew Bartlett

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