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authorJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2005-02-13 22:40:53 +0000
committerGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>2008-04-23 08:46:13 -0500
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Adding clarification for post 3.0.10 versions.
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@@ -219,6 +219,27 @@
</orderedlist>
<para>
+ Versions of Samba up to and including 3.0.10 do not provide a means for assigning rights and privileges
+ that are necessary for system administration tasks from a Windows Domain Member Client machine so that
+ domain administration tasks such as adding/deleting/changing user and group account information, and
+ managing workstation domain membership accounts, can be handled by any account other than root.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Samba-3.0.11 introduced a new privilege management interface (see <link linkend="rights">Chapter on Rights and Privileges</link>)
+ that permits these tasks to be delegated to non-root (i.e.: accounts other than the equivalent of the
+ MS Windows Administrator) account.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Administrative tasks on a Windows Domain Member workstation, can be done by anyone who is a member of the
+ <constant>Domain Admins</constant> group. This group can be mapped to any convenient UNIX group.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Applicable Only to Version Earlier than 3.0.11</title>
+
+ <para>
Administrative tasks on UNIX/Linux systems, such as adding users or groups, requires <constant>root</constant>
level privilege. The addition of a Windows client to a Samba Domain involves the addition of a user account
for the Windows client.
@@ -240,10 +261,7 @@
level ACLs.
</para>
- <para>
- Administrative tasks on a Windows Domain Member workstation, can be done by anyone who is a member of the
- <constant>Domain Admins</constant> group. This group can be mapped to any convenient UNIX group.
- </para>
+ </sect3>
</sect2>