[Samba] NT4-Style Auth & Roaming Profiles Only?

[Dale Schroeder]

On 07/26/2016 9:31 AM, Jim Seymour wrote:
> Hi There,
>
> Tried a Samba AD.  Didn't work out.  Please do not suggest.  Thanks!
>
> Here's what we have:
>
>      Ubuntu Linux 14.04.4 LTS
>      Samba 4.3.9-Ubuntu
>
>      Using OpenLDAP for authentication
>      Using nscd to speed things up
>
>      *Not* running winbind
>      *Not* running Kerberos
>
> The problem is the company purchased a product that, *despite* the
> vendor being told "We don't have a Windows network. There is no AD,"
> and them assuring us that would not be a problem, they're running into
> deployment trouble.
>
> I *think* having just NT4-style network authentication *may* address
> the issues.
>
> I successfully got my MS-Win 7 Pro lapttop to join the domain.  And I
> can actually do a domain login.  But it takes a well over a minute to
> complete and I always end-up with a temporary profile.
>
> I can see \\Server\Profiles\username.V2 being created, but it never
> gets any content.
>
> Tried every hint and solution I could find.  I'm wondering if the lack
> of winbind might be the problem? I'm wondering if I can solve it with
> sssd?
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

Jim,

This may be your problem:  Samba 4.3.9

Upgrading my NT4 domain from 4.2.x to 4.3.x and beyond broke it, and no 
combination of configuration parameters could put it back together again.

I wish you better luck.

Dale