[Samba] multiuser with simple user mapping

L.P.H. van Belle belle at bazuin.nl
Thu Jun 24 13:35:29 UTC 2021


Hai, 

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dsgpl/files/Synology%20NAS%20GPL%20Source/25426branch/x64-source/ 
Search samba on that page and you see the samba source Synology uses. 

Greetz, 

Louis
 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens 
> Rowland Penny via samba
> Verzonden: donderdag 24 juni 2021 15:30
> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] multiuser with simple user mapping
> 
> On Thu, 2021-06-24 at 09:14 -0400, Eric Levy via samba wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > I contacted Synology previously and exchanged messages over the
> > course
> > of a month about achieving the desired effect. The support 
> team never
> > returned any helpful advice. The technicians seemed not to 
> understand
> > any kind of mount other than for a very simple single-user case,
> > which
> > is unfortunate, because the device itself carries a variety of
> > features
> > targeted for a small-business deployment.
> > 
> > As follows is a comment given by Synology support:
> > 
> >    Specific instructions for mounting or adjusting permissions on
> >    client devices is outside of our support scope, however for
> > specific
> >    instructions how to mount an SMB share on your linux VM, 
> you could
> >    check with the documentation for that particular OS, or there are
> >    various general instructions on the web how to mount a smb share
> > in
> >    linux.
> > 
> > No mention was made of using a forked Samba code base. It may be
> > used,
> > but the topic was not mentioned. The tone of the conversation was to
> > imply that it is the customer's responsibility to discover 
> how to use
> > the protocols and services in an appropriate way for the particular
> > deployment. As such, this channel is currently my last line of
> > support
> > on this matter. 
> 
> Sheesh, that is the worst customer service I have heard of for a long
> time. What I do not understand is, why do people buy their products ?
> 
> > 
> > It might help at least if I would receive advice on the subject,
> > putting aside the question of customization to the Samba code base.
> > If
> > it is possible to achieve the configuration using standard versions
> > of
> > Samba, then it is at least worth trying the same method with the
> > Synology device. 
> 
> Running Samba as a standalone server is akin to running a 
> Windows PC in
> a workgroup, so this is what I would try:
> 
> Use the same workgroup name on all machines.
> Create the same users and groups on all machines, ensure that 
> the users
> have the same password everywhere.
> 
> Rowland
> 
> 
> 
> 
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