samba - Apr 2023 - Design conflict between samba and NFS

Hi Rowland,

Thanks for your information. We use centrify client to authenticate AD
users. Does samba support centrify or do we need to use winbind?

Regards
Sachin Kumar

On Sat, 22 Apr, 2023, 8:39 PM Rowland Penny via samba, <
samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
>
>
> On 22/04/2023 15:51, Sac Isilia via samba wrote:
> > Hi Team,
> >
> > We have multiple cloud accounts in AWS that uses both file shares and
> > printer shares . There are mainly either Linux(server) to Linux
(client)
> or
> > Linux(server) to windows(client) shares and very small fraction of
shares
> > from windows (server) to Linux(client).
> >
> > Can we go for samba for both Linux to Linux and Linux to windows for
both
> > file and printer shares? Or do we go for NFS in Linux to Linux for
file
> and
> > printer shares?
>
> Whilst Samba can be used for Linux clients, you can also use NFS, it is
> basically what works for you. Having said that, if you are using Samba
> for the Windows clients, it makes sense to use it for everything, just
> one thing to set up and maintain.
>
> >
> > Also we use centrify client to authenticate AD users. Can someone
guide
> me
> > what will be the best practice for above scenario?
>
> Unless there is someone who is using centrify and is willing to share
> their knowledge, then this is doubtful, Samba has no connection with
> centrify, so you would be better off asking them.
>
> Having said that, you could probably replace centrify with Samba alone.
>
> Rowland
>
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On 22/04/2023 16:13, Sac Isilia via samba wrote:
> Hi Rowland,
> 
> Thanks for your information. We use centrify client to authenticate AD
> users. Does samba support centrify or do we need to use winbind?
> 
>
To a certain extent this depends on how you are running Samba, if you 
are running it as a Unix domain member with 'security = ADS' in smb.conf
and are using a recent version of Samba (which you should be), then you 
have to use winbind.

As for supporting centrify, this again depends on what you mean by 
'support'. If you mean does centrify work with Samba, then presumably 
yes, but I wouldn't know, I have never used it. If you mean, does Samba 
provide support for the use of centrify with Samba, then, no, Samba does 
not, because it isn't a Samba product. Your only hope for support is if 
their is a centrify user reading this and is prepared to offer you 
support, otherwise you will have to get support from centrify, or 
delinea as it is now called.

Rowland