Hello, I am getting ready to migrate from a Novell Server and wanted to use Samba as a PDC. I am planning on using FreeBSD, Samba 3 and LDAP. The problem I encounter is that one of our business applications is only supported on Novell or Windows. What I was hoping to do was configure a Samba PDC and have a W2K server that houses that application join the Samba Domain. Then when I access the application on the W2K server it will authenticate to the Samba PDC. I have already configured a FreeBSD 4.8 and Samba 2.2.8a with LDAP before, but never integrated any W2K servers before. As you can see I am a litte confused on how Winbind plays a role. I have read the HowTos and the man pages, but still have the following questions.
1.Will I need to configure Winbind? I understand that windbind provides the group mapping betweeen Windows and Unix. Or is Windbind only necessary when your PDC is a true blue Microsoft PDC? 2.Will I need users accounts on the W2K server, I expect no, because it should authenticate through the PDC. 3.How do I specify group permissions on the W2K server shares? Will Winbind take care of this? Will standard unix groups work.? Should I host a DFS share through Samba to control directory access? 4.If I need Winbind should I store the group information in LDAP? 5.What is the differnce between âwith winbind and âwith winbind-auth-challenge? Thanks to all the Samba Developers for a fine product. John Robertson __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
