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John, > I would like to figure out how to do this > gpedit.msc+AD+gpc+gpt magic for > win2k/xp with linux+samba(2.2/3.0/tng)+openldap and is it possible at > all? We use local (!) GPOs on our Win2k clients with great success: - log on to "master" workstation as administrator - create a link to the "C:\WINNT\system32\GroupPolicy" folder on your administrator's

We have been using CUPS to handle printing and have run into some "features" some of which a fresh install of the responsible server will probably fix. However there are some disparities between the documentation and our practical experience for which a clear statement would help others. The docs state when using CUPS the relevent lines of SMB.CONF should look like this: printing=cups

Raj, > I have noticed that it is causing a problem for some other software > also. I know that i need to grant local admin rights for that user > but what is the best method on doing this? > If I try to access softare by logging in as root on the win2k boxon > the pdc domain it still prevents me from installing a palm pilot or > running some particular software. > All of the

Hello everybody, We need to configure Samba (recent cvs) on our Linux (SuSE 7.2) box (iptables/FreeSwan) acting as firewall, router and VPN gateway. Whenever nmbd or smbclient try to connect to our Samba PDC (WINS ok, IP 192.168.0.5) packets are sent with a source address of the external interface x.y.46.70 and will of course be blocked by iptables and never be routable to subnet 192.168.0.0 . I

For those people experiencing Explorer.exe crashes when working with printers, please try this patch ftp.samba.org/pub/jerry/patches/post-2.2.5/parse_sec.patch It was a size vs. alignment bug when marshalling security descriptors for the PRINTER_INFO_2 structure. cheers, jerry --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hewlett-Packard

Andreas, > When normal users try to run the same executable, the process returns > immediately. No window is opened, no message printed. When > normal users try > to install ACDsee themselves, the installation routine > returns "Internal > error" and exits. > Canon Fax Driver for Network Fax: Admin users can install the > driver and send > faxes.

Fred, > smb_pam_passcheck: PAM: smb_pam_auth failed - Rejecting > User nobody ! Did you compile the samba sources by yourself with "--with-pam" or "--with-pam_smbpass" ? If so, better recompile the latest version 2.2.6 without pam support, since you most likely won't need pam. Optionally change the file "samba" in "/etc/pam.d" to something like: