[Samba] When do i need "idmap backend = " ???
Michael Gasch
gasch at eva.mpg.de
Mon Jun 21 07:36:10 GMT 2004
> Winbind should not be running on a samba PDC at all.
uh, you misunderstood something =)
winbindd runs on a DC and looks up UID/SID by RPC Calls/NSS on a
different PDC (samba) machine
bye
>
> Michael Gasch wrote:
>
>> okay thank you very much !!!
>>
>> but i experienced, that winbind needs this parameter even when looking
>> up SIDs on samba PDC with LDAP backend
>> but this was not my question
>>
>> thx
>> bye
>>
>> Paul Gienger schrieb:
>>
>>>
>>>> i wonder, if i don't use winbind, do i really need the parameter
>>>> "idmap backend = " in smb.conf on PDCs/BDCs ???
>>>> those machines find their SID/UID/GID via "passdb backend ="
>>>> don't they?
>>>>
>>> You are correct, the IDMAP parameters are only for when you are
>>> connecting to a windows DC. The idmap is used to map the windows SID
>>> to UNIX uid. If you are using a unix samba server as your DC the uid
>>> comes from the system having every user defined wherever it gets its
>>> name service info (ldap, NIS, passwd/shadow files, etc)
>>>
>>>> thx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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