Michael Joyner wrote:
You could always use gpedit.msc and set the machine password change to "NO"
On 500 computers ? :-)
Anyway, I'd like to know will samba BDC allow machines to change passwords or not...
Dmitry Melekhov wrote:
Hello!
I want to create BDC with smbpasswd backend, just because I run ldap master on the same machine as PDC and I don't think that using ldap backend will be far better for me.
Only thing I don't understand:
I read in howto:
<quote>
Machine Accounts Keep Expiring
This problem will occur when the passdb (SAM) files are copied from a central server but the local Backup Domain Controller is acting as a PDC. This results in the application of Local Machine Trust Account password updates to the local SAM. Such updates are not copied back to the central server.
</quote>
But I looked into change_trust_pw.c and see /* if this next call fails, then give up. We can't do password changes on BDC's --jerry */
I.e., looks like machines will not change their password when working with BDC (i.e. when PDC is down).
Do I understand this right?
Thank you!
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