samba - Jul 2011 - Question about UNIX users

Hello!

I want to use Samba only as authentication server that stores groups and user
accounts. With no shares (excluding, of course [netlogon]), no printers...
So, I think that it is do not really need to create UNIX groups and users in my
case. Is it possible to work without creating users in UNIX?
I need it for creating user\groups on native language with spaces in names by
using usrmgr.exe. Unfortunately, it is impossible to create groupname in UNIX on
native language with spaces. Does anybody know how to solve this problem?

Best regards,
Artem.

Andrey,

It is good idea, but you sure that no another ways to manage users\groups?
I know that LDAP is good and scalable solution, but in case of very small
network tdbsam passdb backend is more easy to use.

Best regards,
Artem.





06.07.2011, 15:12, "?????? ???????????" <grebennikov at
sarenergo.ru>:
> You can try to use openldap as an authentication server for samba, in
> that case you don't need to create unix-like accounts.
> Try this one: http://www.lissyara.su/articles/freebsd/programms/samba+ldap/
> 06.07.2011 14:57, ??????? ??????? wrote:
>
>> ?Hello!
>>
>> ?I want to use Samba only as authentication server that stores groups
and user accounts. With no shares (excluding, of course [netlogon]), no
printers...
>> ?So, I think that it is do not really need to create UNIX groups and
users in my case. Is it possible to work without creating users in UNIX?
>> ?I need it for creating user\groups on native language with spaces in
names by using usrmgr.exe. Unfortunately, it is impossible to create groupname
in UNIX on native language with spaces. Does anybody know how to solve this
problem?
>>
>> ?Best regards,
>> ?Artem.
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