samba - May 2024 - idmap choice for print server

On Thu, 16 May 2024 15:44:43 +0200
Khalid via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I am trying to set up a SAMBA print server as an AD domain member.
> In the SAMBA Wiki there's a section about idmap and I have to admit I
> don't understand what the correct choice for my case would be. I have
> a domain controller where all users of the AD are and the SAMBA
> server should only act as a print server. Thank you in advance. Khalid
> 
Either 'rid' or 'autorid' will be the easiest, either will make
your
Windows users & groups into local Unix users & groups without doing
anything to AD.

Rowland

RID is fine, here are my notes, I hope you find them useful.

http://samba.bigbird.es/doku.php?id=samba:print-server

Regards,

LP
On May 16, 2024 at 16:26 +0200, Rowland Penny via samba <samba at
lists.samba.org>, wrote:
> On Thu, 16 May 2024 15:44:43 +0200
> Khalid via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I am trying to set up a SAMBA print server as an AD domain member.
> > In the SAMBA Wiki there's a section about idmap and I have to
admit I
> > don't understand what the correct choice for my case would be. I
have
> > a domain controller where all users of the AD are and the SAMBA
> > server should only act as a print server. Thank you in advance. Khalid
> >
>
> Either 'rid' or 'autorid' will be the easiest, either will
make your
> Windows users & groups into local Unix users & groups without doing
> anything to AD.
>
> Rowland
>
>