[Samba] server services line

Rowland Penny rpenny at samba.org
Thu Nov 3 18:03:36 UTC 2016


On Fri, 04 Nov 2016 06:56:32 +1300
Andrew Bartlett via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 2016-11-03 at 13:17 -0400, lingpanda101 via samba wrote:
> > On 11/3/2016 12:07 PM, Marc Muehlfeld via samba wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi Bob,
> > > 
> > > Am 03.11.2016 um 16:43 schrieb Bob of Donelson Trophy via samba:
> > > > 
> > > > I have seen you state this before that "server services" line
> > > > within a
> > > > smb.conf file is not necessary on a DC.
> > > > 
> > > > I have to ask, and it may have been asked before but, I recently
> > > > install
> > > > from source the v4.5.0 and during provisioning samba created
> > > > that "line"
> > > > within the smb.conf file.
> > > > 
> > > > I understand what and why your saying this but, if the line is
> > > > not
> > > > needed then why does provisioning a ADDC create the line?
> > > 
> > > https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/FAQ#Why_I_Do_Not_Have_a_server_ser
> > > vices_parameter_in_My_smb.conf_File.3F
> > > 
> > > https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/FAQ#Can_I_Disable_Some_of_the_serv
> > > er_services_options_in_the_smb.conf_File.3F
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Marc
> > > 
> > > 
> > Marc,
> > 
> >      Is this correct from the wiki?
> > 
> > "If you are running Samba 4.2 or later, you can disable the |samba| 
> > internal |winbindd| daemon and switch to the recommended |winbind| 
> > daemon. To switch, set:"
> > 
> > I thought winbindd was preferred over winbind?
> 
> It doens't matter.  I made them an alias for each other when I dropped
> the internal winbind for 4.2.  (I don't like breaking config files,
> and the generated line with all the values listed wasn't intentional.
>  It was meant to be printed as "server services = -dns" or omitted,
> but some magic got in the way and now we are a bit stuck.
> 
> Andrew Bartlett
> 

Hi Andrew,

Pardon ???

The guy was asking about 'winbindd' & 'winbind' and you seem to be
talking about dns.

In answer to lingpanda101, the wiki is correct, but could be worded
better, 'winbind' isn't recommended over 'winbindd'.

Rowland



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