Hey all, I have got a problem with getting samba to work right for me. I am not a complete newbie, however files concerning security (like the pam files and nsswitch.conf) is not my strongest point What i done so far is edit the smb.conf to my likings and i added the linux server to my PDC. That part went fine, however i wanted to use the group names from the NT domain for secutiry within the smb.conf (Valid used @groupname). So i read in some documents i found on the internet that i had to use winbind. I followed all steps according to document : de.samba.org/samba/docs/man/winbindd.8.html I edited the /etc/nsswitch.conf file and the /etc/pam.d/samba file with the changes mentioned in the document mentioned above. When i start the winbindd (from /etc/rc.d/init.d/winbindd start) i see in the /etc/log/samba/log.winbindd the following : [2004/01/19 10:23:14, 0] param/loadparm.c:map_parameter(2065) Unknown parameter encountered: "idmap uid" [2004/01/19 10:23:14, 0] param/loadparm.c:lp_do_parameter(2740) Ignoring unknown parameter "idmap uid" [2004/01/19 10:23:14, 0] param/loadparm.c:map_parameter(2065) Unknown parameter encountered: "idmap gid" [2004/01/19 10:23:14, 0] param/loadparm.c:lp_do_parameter(2740) Ignoring unknown parameter "idmap gid" [2004/01/19 10:23:15, 0] nsswitch/winbindd_util.c:winbindd_param_init(326) winbind uid range missing or invalid When i try the wbinfo -u command i get : Error looking up domain users. My /etc/pam.d/samba looks like this atm : #%PAM-1.0 #auth required pam_nologin.so #auth required pam_stack.so service=system-auth auth required /lib/security/pam_securetty.so auth required /lib/security/pam_nologin.so auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_winbind.so auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok #account required pam_stack.so service=system-auth account required /lib/security/pam_winbind.so session required pam_stack.so service=system-auth password required pam_stack.so service=system-auth My /etc/nsswitch.conf looks like this atm : passwd: files winbind shadow: files group: files winbind hosts: files nisplus dns bootparams: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files ethers: files netmasks: files networks: files protocols: files nisplus rpc: files services: files nisplus netgroup: files nisplus publickey: nisplus automount: files nisplus aliases: files nisplus Anymore info i got has to do with the winbindd .. it doesnt seem to start oke, i can constandly start it and start it ..when i try to stop the service i get an error .. so there is something wrong in there .. i just cant fingure out what it is. The erros i mentioned above from the log.winbindd with the unknown parameter he probably gets from my smb.conf file. According to the document i mentioned above you had to add a few lines to the smb.conf : idmap uid = 10000-20000 idmap gid = 10000-20000 winbind seperator = + winbind enum users = yes winbind enum groups = yes Thats all the info i can think off right now to give you all .. i really would appriciate some help since im stuck atm. Thanx in advance for replying, If the smb.conf file is needed in this thread then pls let me know. With best regards, rizza