Just to add, when i run net user root /domain on the client machine, root is not a member of Domain Admins; however, running net group "Domain Admins" /domain on the same machine lists root as a member.
Any thoughts? i am using a Samba 3.5.2 PDC with LDAP backend; apart from running smbldap-populate, i have not made any changes to the account info. tia --- On Tue, 5/11/10, plug bert <[email protected]> wrote: > From: plug bert <[email protected]> > Subject: [Samba] Samba 3.5.2 : root and Domain Admins membership > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 11 May, 2010, 5:50 PM > Hello All, > > i noticed something odd after setting up a Samba > PDC/domain. Seems that i am able to add machines to the > domain by using the root account, but when i log on as root, > it has no privileges to modify settings on the computer, > particularly the computer name and Workgroup/Domain > settings(they're grayed out) > > i ran a net group "domain admins" /domain at the command > prompt, and root is not listed. i then ran net user root > /domain, and again it has no membership with the Domain > Admins group. > > However, running net rpc group members "Domain Admins" on > the PDC, it lists root as a member. > > i tried creating a user and added it to Domain Admins; it > is listed properly in the Domain Admins group, and has > administrative rights on the machine. > > Is this normal behavior? btw, client machine is a XP with > SP3. tia > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and > read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
