Hello:
dhans wrote,
> In samba authentication, what is -W and -U in the following .
>
> smb_auth -W domainname -U <IP address> . I know -W is domain name
> and -U is domaincontroller address. Does both -W and -U same or may
> br differ ?ie -U be ipaddress of -W ?
This is the Squid SMB auth module right?
The SMB protocol either uses broadcasts to locate a domain controller or
it can use WINS.
smb_auth does not support WINS - it uses broadcast to locate the
controller which might take time to resolve. In order to speed up domain
controller resolutions and to provide flexibility, you should use the -U
switch and specify the IP address of your SMB auth server so that the
broadcast can be avoided. This usually speeds up the auth process a
lot and its usage is recommended.
The "-U <IP>" need not be the IP of the domain controller. For example,
if you want to use the BDC for auth purposes, "smb_auth -W MYDOMAIN -U
<IP_OF_BDC>" will work too. I can substitute "-U" with the IP of a
Samba member server and it still works.
-- Shanu
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