> John Drescher wrote: > >> Is it required to use LDAP for both POSIX/UNIX accounts and for Samba, > >> or can one move only the smbpasswd file to LDAP without impacting the > >> standard UNIX passwd file at all? > >> - -- > > With ldap you have both the users that are in the ldap server + the > > /etc/passwd file. > > So then, do you get POSIX and Samba accounts in the LDAP, and then the > /etc/passwd is also used? > Yes. Both are specified in the nsswitch and both are used.
> > What I really want is to move smbpasswd users to LDAP, but we have > process that interact with /etc/passwd, but I would like LDAP to be only > used by Samba. I suppose if nsswitch did not say to use LDAP, ssh/etc. > would not check LDAP for user logins? > I have never tried that so I am not sure. John -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
