>> Lets say there exists a Windows domain environment I would like >> to log on to from a Linux workstation using plain Windows domain >> accounts (no local account on any Linux workstation). Do I need a >> Samba server configured as a domain member _and_ do I have to >> configure all the workstations for winbind?>you need winbind and PAM. >You need to install winbind (which is a Samba Module) >onto every Linux station, bind them to the domain and >configure PAM modules (I'd configure login ssh and SU)>Samba is a lot of code. and Winbind is just one out of >three modules. I don't think you need to run smbd or >nmbdSo there is no need for a samba server to be added as a domain member server? Isn't binding a station to a domain and id mapping done by the samba server? Pete
On Sun, 2007-05-06 at 20:45 +0300, Petteri Hakkarainen wrote:> So there is no need for a samba server to be added as a domain member > server? Isn't binding a station to a domain and id mapping done by the > samba server?The join is done by the net join utility and id mapping is done by winbindd. Simo. -- Simo Sorce Samba Team GPL Compliance Officer email: idra@samba.org http://samba.org