Hi all, I've had 2.2.1a working well on a small network with Win98 clients for some time now. I'm having a bit of a struggle getting a Win2K client working, though. I think the problem is as much my lack of understanding of NT/2000 as of Samba. Answers to any of the following questions would be of help as I try to get things up and running: 1. What exactly does Win2K mean by a "computer account"? 2. How is this different from a "user account"? 3. What is the difference between a "global" and a "local" user account? 4. What is the difference between a "workgroup" and a "domain"? In addition, any hints on what I need to modify (eg. smb.conf, passwords, etc.) to use Win2K clients (given that I have a setup which works for Win98 clients) would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Mike Traynor.
Mike Trayner wrote:>1. What exactly does Win2K mean by a "computer account"? >2. How is this different from a "user account"? >3. What is the difference between a "global" and a "local" user account? >4. What is the difference between a "workgroup" and a "domain"? > >In addition, any hints on what I need to modify (eg. smb.conf, passwords, etc.)to>use Win2K clients (given that I have a setup which works for Win98 clients)would>be much appreciated.1. A "computer account" in W2K and NT equals an "user account". Both are stored in the user-database (smbpasswd in samba, sam in NT/W2K). It's needed that not only the user but also a machine can participate in a domain. Otherwise you cannot logon in a domain on a computer that is not registered in the domains database. 2. The machine-account is stored with a "$" at the end of the name. 3. A local account applies only to the computer where the account ist stored. A global applies to a domain (it's stored on server) 4. A domain provides the possibility of central administration, user- and resourcemanagement Marco