Hi, I wonder if you could tell me or point me in the direction of a document that would explain the differences between user level and share level security and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each one. Especially reasons for using user mode over share mode. Thanks for your help, Tim James.
Tim James wrote:> > I wonder if you could tell me or point me in the direction > of a document that would explain the differences between > user level and share level security and explain the > advantages and disadvantages of each one. Especially reasons for > using user mode over share mode.Try http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1998-10/lw-10-thereandback.html I could also recommend Teach Yourself Samba in 24 hours" which is supposed ot be available on-line at www.informit.com. Don't have an exact URL as I haven't check it out recently. The basic difference is that share level only uses a password to authenticate a connection while user-level utilizes both a username and proof of identity (trasnmitted in the SMBsessetup&X request). The user-level is more intuitive for UNIX users I think. Although Samba still users utilizes a username and password for authentication (even in share-level). I think there is also a security_level.txt file included in the docs/ directory of the Samba distribution. Cheers, jerry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- /\ Gerald (Jerry) Carter Professional Services \/ http://www.valinux.com VA Linux Systems gcarter@valinux.com http://www.samba.org SAMBA Team jerry@samba.org http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~cartegw "...a hundred billion castaways looking for a home." - Sting "Message in a Bottle" ( 1979 )