samba - Aug 2016 - Make domain users and groups available on local server

Hello,

     Had an issue on one DC that wouldn't allow me to use 'id user'
and
get results. Looked to the Wiki to troubleshoot and couldn't find a link 
to a topic. I finally found the information I needed under 'Setup Samba 
as an AD Domain Member'.  I would think this should be listed under 
'Advanced configuration' as well? Is it listed elsewhere and I simply 
over looked it? My issue was a invalid symbolic link. Thanks.


-- 
-James

On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:54:36 -0400
lingpanda101--- via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>      Had an issue on one DC that wouldn't allow me to use 'id
user'
> and get results. Looked to the Wiki to troubleshoot and couldn't find
> a link to a topic. I finally found the information I needed under
> 'Setup Samba as an AD Domain Member'.  I would think this should be
> listed under 'Advanced configuration' as well? Is it listed
elsewhere
> and I simply over looked it? My issue was a invalid symbolic link.
> Thanks.
> 
> 
The problem is that Samba doesn't recommend using the DC for anything
other than authentication and storing GPOs.

There were lots of reasons why this was a good idea when Samba 4 was
first released, but a great deal of the reasons have been fixed.

Lots of users are now asking similar questions about using the DC as a
fileserver and I think it may be time to reconsider how the wiki is
laid out. Whilst still not recommending using the DC as a fileserver,
Samba needs to accept that people will (need to) use the DC as a
fileserver and the wiki needs to reflect this.

Rowland

On 8/10/2016 1:14 PM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:54:36 -0400
> lingpanda101--- via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>       Had an issue on one DC that wouldn't allow me to use 'id
user'
>> and get results. Looked to the Wiki to troubleshoot and couldn't
find
>> a link to a topic. I finally found the information I needed under
>> 'Setup Samba as an AD Domain Member'.  I would think this
should be
>> listed under 'Advanced configuration' as well? Is it listed
elsewhere
>> and I simply over looked it? My issue was a invalid symbolic link.
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
> The problem is that Samba doesn't recommend using the DC for anything
> other than authentication and storing GPOs.
>
> There were lots of reasons why this was a good idea when Samba 4 was
> first released, but a great deal of the reasons have been fixed.
>
> Lots of users are now asking similar questions about using the DC as a
> fileserver and I think it may be time to reconsider how the wiki is
> laid out. Whilst still not recommending using the DC as a fileserver,
> Samba needs to accept that people will (need to) use the DC as a
> fileserver and the wiki needs to reflect this.
>
> Rowland
>
I see your point.

I learned from my early mistakes of using Samba as a DC and file server. 
I am using the command 'id' as a way to quickly look at uid and gid 
information.

-- 
-James