> Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:32:22 -0700 > From: Dan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Samba] Removing requirement for local machine accounts > > Bruno Gimenes Pereti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> add user script = sudo /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d >>> /dev/null -s /bin/false %m$ > > > Unfortunately, this is where the headache comes from. We rsync necessary > password files (both system and samba) to many FreeBSD and Linux machines > every few minutes.
You may want to consider using LDAP instead? > These are generated from a PostgreSQL database which we'd > rather not clutter with extra accounts if possible. So, that's why I'd like > each samba instance to just do whatever it needs to do to let machines think > they've joined the domain without caring about system and samba accounts. Well, I don't know about making the machines think they have joined the domain (they have password, which they need to access the domain), but you may want to look into using one of the _nua (no user account) backends in samba3. But, then you would need to sync whatever files contain the machine accounts. You may rather just want to implement LDAP (there may even be a postgres backend for ldap, which will probably only allow you to migrate to LDAP) instead, will simplify your whole setup and provide more features. Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba