[Samba] Computer Accounts

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Rafal Pietrak wrote:

| What is the reason to have a 'computer account' on host UNIX serving
samba?
|
| I know, that NT PDC needs ID+password for each computer within its domain.
| But samba TDB or LDAP pwdb backend look quite sufficient. I don't see a
| reason to have those exposed (shadowed) as UNIX accounts - are there any?
|
| In other words, I don't see any activity, that NT domain computer does
| *on*its*own*account* - e.g. as UNIX process - on samba server. Is there
| any? Is there any other reason to have UNIX account ID for NT domain
| computer? (I have already tested a setup, where all NT domain coputers
| share common home directory, and it looks like nobody makes any attempt to
| write there - so that feature of UNIX account does not look necesary)

Rafal,

please search the archives.  I'm not explaining the details
of this again.





cheers, jerry
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