> >Also, I must mention here, > # wbinfo -t gives me an error. > >I am pretty confused how these pieces fit together. >I mean how is samba (what in world is winbind) and >squid and windows server fit together. > >Any help on this please? > >With warm regards, >-Payal
When Squid is run on a Linux server, and you want to use NTLM authentication, it needs a mechanism to authenticate users against the Windows domain. Samba is a software product that allows a Unix/Unixlike machine (Linux, etc.) to join and work in a Microsoft Windows based network. Samba itself is not used by Squid, however it needs to be configured for winbind to work. Winbind is a component of Samba that performs user and group authentication against a Windows server. This component of Samba can be used by Squid, specifically when using ntlm authentication, to authenticate users. The "wb" in wbinfo, etc. refers to winbind. If wbinfo -t generates an error, then your Samba installation isn't quite right. Perhaps you haven't completely joined the domain, or you don't have a machine account for your Linux server. There are a variety of things that could have gone wrong. You should turn to the Samba documentation to make sure that Samba is installed and working correctly - Squid's ability to authenticate Windows usernames and passwords depends on it. Cheers, James
