[PATCH] sam backend parameter

Jelmer Vernooij jelmer at vernstok.dyndns.org
Tue Oct 1 15:47:00 GMT 2002


On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 12:59:47PM +0200, Eddie Lania wrote:
> >  Well, I'm starting to think our syntax is just getting too complex.  All
> >  the 'solutions' for putting 'domain' in there just look ugly!
> >
> >  Some poor admin has to construct this line, and even if they don't use
> >  multidomain stuff (and that's almost everybody), then have to read the
> >  doco that attempts to explain it.
> >
> >  I think we should remove the DOMAIN bit compleatly, and allow backends
> >  to store both their own SID and thier domain name.  If they don't 'know'
> >  it, then they can either chose the default, or use a 'parametric option'
> >  to specify it.
> 
> What about using the WORKGROUP parameter as the default domain vallue?
> And an extra parameter like "multiple domain support =
> False|DOMAIN1,DOMAIN2,etc"?
> 
> It's just an idea, I am not a developper myself tough.
What domainname/domainsid would belong to what sam backend then...?

Jelmer



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