[Samba] Auto creations AD computers accounts.

[Rowland Penny]

On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 17:12:46 +0200
Dmitriy Merzlov via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> 
> 
> Could you please describe for me, what is the process/mechanism of
> creation account for AD computers (hostname/domain_computers)?

Not sure what you mean here, the computers account in AD should be
created when the computer is joined to the domain.

> 
> 
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.11 (Tikanga)
> 
> LSB Version:
> :core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-ia32:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-ia32:printing-4.0-noarch
> 
> Kernel Version: 2.6.18-408.el5PAE
> 
> Samba Version 3.0.33-3.40.el5_10

Now whilst red-hat is still supporting RHEL5 and the version of Samba
that comes with it, Samba declared 3.0.x EOL at the end of 2009.

> 
> 
> For example I have a setting up samba server with AD integration. I
> have added some users to access samba.
> 
> Then when I try to access this server, connection was successfully
> established, in /home/ folder, I see folder for user, by which I log
> in - /home/username.
> 
> All is ok, but with this folder also created another folder for
> computer account, from which I logged in - /home/hostname ,  with
> Owner: hostname/domain_computers

Samba is not creating the directories in /home , RHEL is, but I think
your problem is that your computers have a uidNumber attribute.

> 
> How can I disabled this?
> 
> 
> 
> Config in attachment.

Attachments are removed on this list, please post it again, but inside
the post ;-)

Rowland