[Samba] Why warning: "Server's Role (logon server) NOT ADVISED with domain-level security"

Chris smb23 at realcomputerguy.com
Sun Jul 31 21:17:30 GMT 2005


On Sunday 31 July 2005 04:27 pm, L. A. Walsh wrote:
> Why is it "not advised" to use the same machine for logon server
> and domain security?

My understanding is that "security=domain" means that authentication is 
being done by a Windows DC, whose domain Samba has joined. Therefore 
Samba should not be the logon server (the Windows DC is).
If Samba is the DC then you want "security-user".

Chris


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