Hello, On a stand alone server, do I need Winbind ? Thank you. =================root at debian-dell:/etc/samba# head /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] netbios name = DEBIAN-DELL server role = standalone server security = user disable netbios = yes smb ports = 445 map to guest = Bad User guest account = www-data =================root at debian-dell:/etc/samba# ps aux USER? ? ? ? ?PID %CPU %MEM? ? VSZ? ?RSS TTY? ? ? STAT START? ?TIME COMMAND ... root? ? ? ? ?366? 0.0? 1.3 258400 21080 ?? ? ? ? Ssl? Jun22? ?0:01 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon root? ? ? ? ?367? 0.0? 0.3? 16540? 5852 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?Jun22? ?0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -s -O DIR=/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev root? ? ? ? ?375? 0.0? 0.7 317324 11964 ?? ? ? ? Ssl? Jun22? ?0:00 /usr/sbin/ModemManager root? ? ? ? ?397? 0.0? 0.2? ?6120? 4184 tty1? ? ?Ss? ?Jun22? ?0:00 /bin/login -p -- ntpsec? ? ? ?398? 0.0? 1.2? 84912 19272 ?? ? ? ? SLs? Jun22? ?0:04 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /run/ntpd.pid -c /etc/ntpsec/ntp.conf -g -N -u ntpsec:ntpsec root? ? ? ? ?404? 0.0? 0.5? 15436? 9376 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?Jun22? ?0:00 sshd: /usr/sbin/sshd -D [listener] 0 of 10-100 startups wsdd? ? ? ? ?434? 0.0? 1.8? 37196 29348 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?Jun22? ?0:00 python3 /usr/sbin/wsdd --shortlog --chroot=/run/wsdd root? ? ? ? ?459? 0.0? 0.0? 10380? 1036 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?Jun22? ?0:00 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -g daemon on; master_process on; www-data? ? ?462? 0.0? 0.3? 12312? 5352 ?? ? ? ? S? ? Jun22? ?0:01 nginx: worker process www-data? ? ?463? 0.0? 0.3? 12312? 5368 ?? ? ? ? S? ? Jun22? ?0:01 nginx: worker process fred? ? ? ? ?494? 0.0? 0.6? 19004 10684 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?Jun22? ?0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd --user fred? ? ? ? ?495? 0.0? 0.1 103240? 3116 ?? ? ? ? S? ? Jun22? ?0:00 (sd-pam) fred? ? ? ? ?510? 0.0? 0.3? ?7980? 4924 tty1? ? ?S+? ?Jun22? ?0:00 -bash root? ? ? ? 1720? 0.0? 0.0? ? ? 0? ? ?0 ?? ? ? ? I? ? Jun22? ?0:26 [kworker/0:2-events] root? ? ? ? 1812? 0.0? 1.2? 79200 20740 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?Jun22? ?0:01 /usr/sbin/winbindd --foreground --no-process-group root? ? ? ? 1814? 0.0? 0.9? 79292 15528 ?? ? ? ? S? ? Jun22? ?0:00 winbindd: domain child [DEBIAN-DELL] root? ? ? ? 1990? 0.0? 0.3? 79072? 5924 ?? ? ? ? S? ? Jun22? ?0:00 winbindd: idmap child root? ? ? ? 2546? 0.0? 0.0? ? ? 0? ? ?0 ?? ? ? ? I<? ?Jun22 ?0:00 [tls-strp] root? ? ? ? 3302? 0.0? 0.7? 18376 11632 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?10:30? ?0:00 sshd: root at pts/0 root? ? ? ? 3320? 0.0? 0.6? 19008 10628 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?10:30? ?0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd --user root? ? ? ? 3321? 0.0? 0.0? ? ? 0? ? ?0 ?? ? ? ? I? ? 10:30? ?0:00 [kworker/0:1-events] root? ? ? ? 3322? 0.0? 0.2 103960? 3564 ?? ? ? ? S? ? 10:30? ?0:00 (sd-pam) root? ? ? ? 3341? 0.0? 0.3? ?9860? 5836 pts/0? ? Ss? ?10:30? ?0:00 -bash root? ? ? ? 3380? 0.0? 0.0? ? ? 0? ? ?0 ?? ? ? ? I? ? 10:32? ?0:00 [kworker/1:3-cgroup_destroy] root? ? ? ? 3410? 0.0? 1.5? 86120 25084 ?? ? ? ? Ss? ?10:32? ?0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group root? ? ? ? 3412? 0.0? 0.2? 83756? 4388 ?? ? ? ? S? ? 10:32? ?0:00 smbd: notifyd . root? ? ? ? 3413? 0.0? 0.2? 83772? 4388 ?? ? ? ? S? ? 10:32? ?0:00 smbd: cleanupd ==================
On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:08:56 +0200 Gilles via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:> Hello, > > On a stand alone server, do I need Winbind ? >As winbind is the bridge between smbd and AD, no, you should not run winbind on a standalone server. However, if the standalone server is being accessed by members of a domain, then, in my opinion, it shouldn't be a standalone server, it should be a Unix domain member (easier to mange, all users and groups in one place) and then you will need winbind. Rowland