[Samba] Missing features in RSAT Group Policy Manager (Debian as Samba PDC)

[Rowland Penny]

On 10/03/2023 15:58, David Mulder via samba wrote:
> 
> On 3/10/23 8:56 AM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 10/03/2023 15:46, David Mulder via samba wrote:
>>> On 3/10/23 8:35 AM, Dennis Binkhorst via samba wrote:
>>>> I have been testing a Debian 11 (i386) server with samba
>>>> 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u5 running as an Active Directory Controller. 
>>>> This is
>>>> a stand-alone DC, meant for user authentication for a small business
>>>> network. I use RSAT Features on Windows 11 Pro to manage Users, Groups,
>>>> Machines etc., which works fine.
>>>>
>>>> I would like create a new GPO using the RSAT Group Policy Manager to 
>>>> change
>>>> Security Settings for all machines that are in a specific OU. 
>>>> However, when
>>>> I try to edit the new GPO I am unable to find *Account Policies* and 
>>>> *Local
>>>> Policies *under *"Computer Configuration / Policies / Windows 
>>>> Settings /
>>>> Security Settings*". This is also the case when using RSAT from a 
>>>> Windows
>>>> 10 Pro machine.
>>>>
>>>> These Policies do exist on the Windows 11 Pro machine itself when I 
>>>> open
>>>> *gpedit.msc*.
>>>>
>>>> Not sure if this is relevant, but I did download and install the the 
>>>> 22H2
>>>> ADMX Templates for Windows 11 to the Samba AD. They exists in the 
>>>> SYSVOL
>>>> directory.
>>>>
>>>> An example of a policy I'd like to set in the GPO is *"Interactive 
>>>> logon:
>>>> Message text for users attempting to log on"*.
>>>> P.S.: A suggestion made elsewhere was to upgrade samba to the
>>>> bullseye-backports version, so i did that.
>>>> Upgrading to *2:4.17.5+dfsg-1~bpo11+1 *did not change anything for 
>>>> my issue.
>>> Which RSAT are you referring to? There's the yast-based one I 
>>> created, and there is one Alt Linux is working on, IIRC.
>>>
>>
>> There is the one that small company produces, what's its name, oh I 
>> know Microsoft LOL
>>
> Haha. I misunderstood the question. It didn't make sense to me that he 
> would be asking *us* about a missing feature in *MS* RSAT. :-)

He is asking because:

A) I told him too
B) Is it something that Samba should be providing and isn't
C) I know very little about GPO's, you appear to be our expert ;-)

If it isn't our problem, then at least he will know this.

Rowland