samba - Apr 2006 - Several anomalies - Samba ADS member computer

We've setup PC (700 MHz - 512 megs memory) running Samba - 3.0.21c as a test
machine. We've successfully joined the machine to our Active directory using
net join ADS... I'm able to create the shares, and access them. I've
notice the following.

 

1.	When I run getent passwd and getent group, I get just the local passwd and
group info, nothing from the domain and no error message. When I run wbinfo -u,
I get Error looking for domain users, and same type of message when doing wbinfo
-g
2.	We have several domains in our school board. I can only access the shares on
my samba domain member computer when accessing from my domain. Even though I
have groups with group members from other domains, when I'm connected to a
machine from another domain, | can't access the share. It asks me to log on.
3.	I don't have the same problem, if the share is on a server 2000 or 2003
on my domain. I'm then able to access the share from users of another
domain, as long as the group from the other domain  is granted permission on the
share

 

Roberto Mason

IT Department

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board

235 Mont?e Lesage
Rosem?re, Qu?bec,
J7A 4Y6

Look at chapter 23 of the official HOWTO and follow the steps to setup 
winbind -- winbind is the glue that allows you to see domain users.  I 
just set it up yesterday so I can say with confidence that the 
documentation (especially the step by step pieces) is easy to follow and 
straight forward.

-- Rob

Mason, Roberto said the following on 04/13/2006 01:06 PM:
>We've setup PC (700 MHz - 512 megs memory) running Samba - 3.0.21c as a
test machine. We've successfully joined the machine to our Active directory
using net join ADS... I'm able to create the shares, and access them.
I've notice the following.
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> 
>
>1.	When I run getent passwd and getent group, I get just the local passwd
and group info, nothing from the domain and no error message. When I run wbinfo
-u, I get Error looking for domain users, and same type of message when doing
wbinfo -g
>2.	We have several domains in our school board. I can only access the shares
on my samba domain member computer when accessing from my domain. Even though I
have groups with group members from other domains, when I'm connected to a
machine from another domain, | can't access the share. It asks me to log on.
>3.	I don't have the same problem, if the share is on a server 2000 or
2003 on my domain. I'm then able to access the share from users of another
domain, as long as the group from the other domain  is granted permission on the
share
>
> 
>
>Roberto Mason
>
>IT Department
>
>Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
>
>235 Mont?e Lesage
>Rosem?re, Qu?bec,
>J7A 4Y6
>
> 
>
>  
>
-- 

Rob Tanner
UNIX Services Manager
Linfield College, McMinnville OR