On Mar 10, 2011 12:16 AM, "TAKAHASHI Motonobu" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2011/3/10 Javier Conti <[email protected]>: > > On 9 March 2011 20:13, Mike Auleta <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We're looking at setting up Linux Authentication to our AD servers using > >> winbind and need to know if there is a way to keep all the user IDs in > >> sync across the Linux servers. The way I see it now, the user ID is > >> assigned numerically depending on the order users log in to a server. > >> Could make for issues if NFS mounted directories are involved. > > > > Hi, I'm using AD 2008 R2 as PDC, and have been successful using the > > following configuration in /etc/samba/smb.conf on the client: > > > > [global] > (snip) > > idmap backend = ad > > idmap config MYDOMAIN : backend = ad > > idmap config MYDOMAIN : range = 10000 - 20000 > > idmap config MYDOMAIN : schema_mode = rfc2307 > > winbind nss info = rfc2307 > > > > Since this configuration uses the Posix attributes found in the > > rfc2307 schema, I have the uidNumber attribute of users and the > > gidNumber attribute of groups populated with the IDs used in Unix (and > > in the range between 10000 and 20000). > > "idmap backend" should be a "writeable" backend such as tdb or ldap.
If someone manages user and groups on the AD, thus assigning uidNumbers and gidNumbers on it, is it still necessary (or a real advantage) for the idmap backend to be writeable? Just wondering... Javier > > Anyway, to synclonize UID, you can also use "rid" or "ldap" instead of "ad". > If you simply want to sync UIDs, "rid" is a better choice, I think. > For example: > > idmap config DOMAIN:range = 1000000 - 1999999 > idmap config DOMAIN:base_rid = 0 > idmap config DOMAIN:backend = rid > > Please refer to manpages in the detail. > > --- > TAKAHASHI Motonobu <[email protected]> -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
