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authorJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2004-10-31 04:29:16 +0000
committerGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>2008-04-23 08:46:05 -0500
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Work in progress commit - Adding IDMAP documentation.
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@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@
]>
-<chapter id="groupmapping">
+<chapter id="idmapper">
<chapterinfo>
&author.jht;
</chapterinfo>
<title>Identity Mapping &smbmdash; IDMAP</title>
+<note><para>
+THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS - it is a preparation for the release of Samba-3.0.8.
+</para></note>
+
<para>
The Microsoft Windows operating system has a number of features that impose specific challenges
for interoperability with operaing system on which Samba is implemented. This chapter deals
@@ -56,6 +60,15 @@ on Server Types and Security Modes</link>.
<title>Stand-Alone Samba Server</title>
<para>
+ A stand-alone Samba server is an implementation that is not a member of a Windows NT4 Domain,
+ a Windows 200X Active Directory Domain, or of a Samba Domain.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ By definition, this means that users and groups will be created and controlled locally and
+ the identity of a network user must match a local UNIX/Linux user login. The IDMAP facility
+ is therefore of little to no interest, winbind will not be necessary, and the IDMAP facility
+ will not be relevant or of interest.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -64,6 +77,10 @@ on Server Types and Security Modes</link>.
<title>Domain Member Server or Domain Member Client</title>
<para>
+ Samba-3 can act as a Windows NT4 PDC or BDC thereby providing domain control protocols that
+ are based on Windows NT4. Thus, where Samba-3 is a Domain Member server or client the matter
+ if SID to UID/GID resolution is equivalent with the same configuration with a Windows NT4 or
+ earlier domain environment.
</para>
</sect2>