[Samba] Samba Domain Authentication

[Gary Dale]

A quick suggestion: install and use SWAT to make your server a member 
server (it has a wizard for that) and to create your shares. At the very 
least, it will remove the comments from your smb.conf file to make it 
easier to find the problem.  :)


Kevin Gutch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to create shares that are accessible thru Domain 
> Authentication. I am able to join the domain thru net ads join -U 
> administrator
> All of the following commands work:
>
>    net ads join -U administrator
>    testparm
>    net ads info
>    wbinfo -u
>    wbinfo -g
>
> Everything seems to be working ok and I have created a couple of test 
> shares.
> However, if I issue a ' getent passwd' command it indicates the 
> password authentication still comes from the local machine.
>
> In addition, none of the shares work not even the public which I think 
> should be accesable by anyone.
>
> Would someone mind looking my samba.conf over and provide feedback?
>
>
>
> #
> #======================= Global Settings 
> =====================================
> [global]
>
> # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: MIDEARTH
>   workgroup = MYDOMAIN_SHORT_NAME
>   netbios name = enterprise
>   # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
>   server string =  File Server
>
> # Security mode. Defines in which mode Samba will operate. Possible
> # values are share, user, server, domain and ads. Most people will want
> # user level security. See the Samba-HOWTO-Collection for details.
>   security = ads
>   encrypt passwords = yes
>
> # This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
> # connections to machines which are on your local network. The
> # following example restricts access to two C class networks and
> # the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
> # the smb.conf man page
> ;   hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
>
> # If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
> # than setting them up individually then you'll need this
>   load printers = yes
>
> # you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
> ;   printcap name = /etc/printcap
>
> # on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
> # you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
> # system
> ;   printcap name = lpstat
>
> # It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
> # it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
> # bsd, cups, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
> ;   printing = cups
>
> # This option tells cups that the data has already been rasterized
> cups options = raw
>
> # Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to 
> /etc/passwd
> # otherwise the user "nobody" is used
> ;  guest account = pcguest
>
> # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
> # that connects
>   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>
> # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
>   max log size = 50
>
> # Use password server option only with security = server
> # The argument list may include:
> #   password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
> # or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
> #   password server = *
> ;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>
>
> # Use the realm option only with security = ads
> # Specifies the Active Directory realm the host is part of
>  realm = HQ.MYDOMAIN.NET
>
> # Backend to store user information in. New installations should
> # use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards
> # compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.
> ;   passdb backend = tdbsam
>
> # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
> # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
> # of the machine that is connecting.
> # Note: Consider carefully the location in the configuration file of
> #       this line.  The included file is read at that point.
> ;   include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m
>
> # Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
> # If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
> # here. See the man page for details.
> ;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
>
> # Browser Control Options:
> # set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
> # browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
> ;   local master = no
>
> # OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
> # elections. The default value should be reasonable
> ;   os level = 33
>
> # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
> # allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
> # if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
> ;   domain master = yes
>
> # Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on 
> startup
> # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
> ;   preferred master = yes
>
> # Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
> # Windows95 workstations.
> ;   domain logons = yes
>
> # if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
> # per user logon script
> # run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
> ;   logon script = %m.bat
> # run a specific logon batch file per username
> ;   logon script = %U.bat
>
> # Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
> #        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
> #        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
> ;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
>
> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
> # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS 
> Server
> ;   wins support = yes
>
> # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
> #    Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but 
> NOT both
> ;   wins server = w.x.y.z
>
> # WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
> # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
> # at least one    WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
> ;   wins proxy = yes
>
> # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
> # via DNS nslookups. The default is NO.
>   dns proxy = no
>
> # These scripts are used on a domain controller or stand-alone
> # machine to add or delete corresponding unix accounts
> ;  add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd %u
> ;  add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
> ;  add machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d 
> /dev/null -s /bin/false %u
> ;  delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel %u
> ;  delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/deluser %u %g
> ;  delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
>
>
> #============================ Share Definitions 
> ==============================
>   password server = ranger.hq.mydomain.net
>   idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
>   idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
>   template shell = /bin/false
>   winbind use default domain = false
>   [homes]
>   comment = Home Directories
>   browseable = no
>   writable = yes
>
> # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for 
> Domain Logons
> ; [netlogon]
> ;   comment = Network Logon Service
> ;   path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
> ;   guest ok = yes
> ;   writable = no
> ;   share modes = no
>
>
> # Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
> # the default is to use the user's home directory
> ;[Profiles]
> ;    path = /usr/local/samba/profiles
> ;    browseable = no
> ;    guest ok = yes
>
>
> # NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
> # specifically define each individual printer
> [printers]
>   comment = All Printers
>   path = /usr/spool/samba
>   browseable = no
> # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
>   guest ok = no
>   writable = no
>   printable = yes
>
> # This one is useful for people to share files
> ;[tmp]
> ;   comment = Temporary file space
> ;   path = /tmp
> ;   read only = no
> ;   public = yes
>
> # A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
> # the "staff" group
> [public]
>    comment = Public Stuff
>  path = /home/samba
>    public = yes
>    writable = yes
>    printable = no
>
>
> # Other examples.
> #
> # A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in 
> fred's
> # home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool 
> directory,
> # wherever it is.
> ;[fredsprn]
> ;   comment = Fred's Printer
> ;   valid users = fred
> ;   path = /homes/fred
> ;   printer = freds_printer
> ;   public = no
> ;   writable = no
> ;   printable = yes
>
> # A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
> # access to the directory.
> ;[fredsdir]
> ;   comment = Fred's Service
> ;   path = /usr/somewhere/private
> ;   valid users = fred
> ;   public = no
> ;   writable = yes
> ;   printable = no
>
> # a service which has a different directory for each machine that 
> connects
> # this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You 
> could
> # also use the %U option to tailor it by user name.
> # The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
> ;[pchome]
> ;  comment = PC Directories
> ;  path = /usr/pc/%m
> ;  public = no
> ;  writable = yes
>
> # A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that 
> all files
> # created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
> # any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
> # directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could 
> of course
> # be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user 
> instead.
> ;[public]
> ;   path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
> ;   public = yes
> ;   only guest = yes
> ;   writable = yes
> ;   printable = no
>
> # The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so 
> that two
> # users can place files there that will be owned by the specific 
> users. In this
> # setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should 
> have the
> # sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be 
> extended to
> # as many users as required.
> ;[myshare]
> ;   comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
> ;   path = /usr/somewhere/shared
> ;   valid users = mary fred
> ;   public = no
> ;   writable = yes
> ;   printable = no
> ;   create mask = 0765
>
>