[Samba] Basic question for user/pass authentication

[J. L. Cabral]

Dear, I've seen an implementation where the Windows desktops belong to
"Company.com" domain and the Samba server was a stand-alone server
with workgroup = "SALES", and Windows clients access to Samba
resources succesfully.

I mean here the Samba's workgroup is different from Windows' domain,
so is this implementation ok ???

Thanks again

JeLo

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Bob Miller <bob at computerisms.ca> wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-01-28 at 15:01 -0300, J. L. Cabral wrote:
>> Dear, If I have a Windows XP box joined to a Domain called "Company"
>> with a user "Jelo" I as you:
>>
>> Do I have to put Workgroup = Company in smb.conf ???
>
> Yes.
>
>>
>> And do I have to use the same passwords for the Windows and
>> Linux/Samba users ???
>
> In a domain context, this question doesn't make sense to me.  You don't
> really have windows users in a domain, you have domain users.
> I found just about everything I needed to know about samba and domains
> here:
> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/
>
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>>
>> JeLo
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Bob Miller <bob at computerisms.ca> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> What can be the problem ??? Do I have to use for Samba the same
>> >> password as used in Windows or not ???
>> >
>> > I have found that it is just easier to use the same credentials for each
>> > user on all machines in a workgroup.  Windows is pretty quirky about
>> > when it will allow you to use alternate credentials, in my experience,
>> > and Windows always prefers to use the credentials of the user who is
>> > logged in.
>> > Also, check your smb.conf, there are directives that can lock you out
>> > regardless of correct user credentials or file permissions, (valid users
>> > might be there without your user listed, for example).
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Thanks a lot,
>> >>
>> >> JeLo
>> >
>> > Bob Miller
>> > 334-7117/660-5315
>> > http://computerisms.ca
>> > bob at computerisms.ca
>> > Network, Internet, Server,
>> > and Open Source Solutions
>> >
>> >
>
> Bob Miller
> 334-7117/660-5315
> http://computerisms.ca
> bob at computerisms.ca
> Network, Internet, Server,
> and Open Source Solutions
>
>