[Samba] About the group setting in smb.conf.

[Gary Dale]

Liu wrote:

>Hi,
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>This is my first time to configure Samba server as a member server in AD domain,
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>So, I have a question about how to configure a group name with one or more spaces in smb.conf?
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>As we know, this kind of group names are very common in Windows environment.
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>For example, set ¡°valid users¡± parameter:
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>Usually , a name starting with @ is represented group, 
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>   valid users = username, @GroupName,¡­
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>But if the group name includes spaces, e.g. ¡°it dept¡±, ¡°sales dept¡±,
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>How can I set them correctly?
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>(I set them as @¡±it dept¡±, but the winbind log file tells me ¡°group it dept in domain XXXX does not exist¡±,
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>But I can list this group using wbinfo ¨Cg)
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>Wish someone give me a advice!
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>Thanks in advance!
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> 
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>Best Regards!
>
>Liu hongquan
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> 
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Basically, you need to map your NT groups to Linux groups. The Linux
groups should not have spaces in the names. Do a search on samba
groupmap for the details.