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@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
-<!ENTITY % globalentities SYSTEM '../global.ent'> %globalentities;
-]>
-<refentry id="winbindd.8">
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN">
+<refentry id="winbindd">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
@@ -31,8 +29,8 @@
<refsect1>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
- <para>This program is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>Samba</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>
+ <para>This program is part of the <ulink url="samba.7.html">
+ Samba</ulink> suite.</para>
<para><command>winbindd</command> is a daemon that provides
a service for the Name Service Switch capability that is present
@@ -90,11 +88,12 @@
<filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file can be used to initially
resolve user and group information from <filename>/etc/passwd
</filename> and <filename>/etc/group</filename> and then from the
- Windows NT server.
-<programlisting>
+ Windows NT server. </para>
+
+ <para><programlisting>
passwd: files winbind
group: files winbind
-</programlisting></para>
+ </programlisting></para>
<para>The following simple configuration in the
<filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file can be used to initially
@@ -130,8 +129,13 @@ group: files winbind
than a file.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- &popt.common.samba;
- &stdarg.help;
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-d debuglevel</term>
+ <listitem><para>Sets the debuglevel to an integer between
+ 0 and 100. 0 is for no debugging and 100 is for reams and
+ reams. To submit a bug report to the Samba Team, use debug
+ level 100 (see BUGS.txt). </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-i</term>
@@ -161,10 +165,15 @@ group: files winbind
as 2 threads. The first will answer all requests from the cache,
thus making responses to clients faster. The other will
update the cache for the query that the first has just responded.
- Advantage of this is that responses stay accurate and are faster.
+ Advantage of this is that responses are accurate and fast.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-s|--conf=smb.conf</term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the location of the all-important
+ <filename>smb.conf</filename> file. </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
@@ -199,9 +208,8 @@ group: files winbind
<title>CONFIGURATION</title>
<para>Configuration of the <command>winbindd</command> daemon
- is done through configuration parameters in the <citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
- </citerefentry> file. All parameters should be specified in the
+ is done through configuration parameters in the <filename>smb.conf(5)
+ </filename> file. All parameters should be specified in the
[global] section of smb.conf. </para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -235,24 +243,27 @@ group: files winbind
following setup. This was tested on a RedHat 6.2 Linux box. </para>
<para>In <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> put the
- following:
-<programlisting>
+ following:</para>
+
+ <para><programlisting>
passwd: files winbind
group: files winbind
-</programlisting></para>
+ </programlisting></para>
+
+ <para>In <filename>/etc/pam.d/*</filename> replace the
+ <parameter>auth</parameter> lines with something like this: </para>
- <para>In <filename>/etc/pam.d/*</filename> replace the <parameter>
- auth</parameter> lines with something like this:
-<programlisting>
+
+ <para><programlisting>
auth required /lib/security/pam_securetty.so
auth required /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_winbind.so
auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok
-</programlisting></para>
+ </programlisting></para>
- <para>Note in particular the use of the <parameter>sufficient
- </parameter> keyword and the <parameter>use_first_pass</parameter> keyword. </para>
+ <para>Note in particular the use of the <parameter>sufficient</parameter>
+ keyword and the <parameter>use_first_pass</parameter> keyword. </para>
<para>Now replace the account lines with this: </para>
@@ -260,26 +271,28 @@ auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok
</command></para>
<para>The next step is to join the domain. To do that use the
- <command>net</command> program like this: </para>
+ <command>smbpasswd</command> program like this: </para>
- <para><command>net join -S PDC -U Administrator</command></para>
+ <para><command>smbpasswd -j DOMAIN -r PDC -U
+ Administrator</command></para>
<para>The username after the <parameter>-U</parameter> can be any
Domain user that has administrator privileges on the machine.
- Substitute the name or IP of your PDC for "PDC".</para>
+ Substitute your domain name for "DOMAIN" and the name of your PDC
+ for "PDC".</para>
<para>Next copy <filename>libnss_winbind.so</filename> to
- <filename>/lib</filename> and <filename>pam_winbind.so
- </filename> to <filename>/lib/security</filename>. A symbolic link needs to be
+ <filename>/lib</filename> and <filename>pam_winbind.so</filename>
+ to <filename>/lib/security</filename>. A symbolic link needs to be
made from <filename>/lib/libnss_winbind.so</filename> to
<filename>/lib/libnss_winbind.so.2</filename>. If you are using an
older version of glibc then the target of the link should be
<filename>/lib/libnss_winbind.so.1</filename>.</para>
- <para>Finally, setup a <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> containing directives like the
- following:
-<programlisting>
+ <para>Finally, setup a <filename>smb.conf</filename> containing directives like the
+ following: </para>
+
+ <para><programlisting>
[global]
winbind separator = +
winbind cache time = 10
@@ -290,7 +303,7 @@ auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok
workgroup = DOMAIN
security = domain
password server = *
-</programlisting></para>
+ </programlisting></para>
<para>Now start winbindd and you should find that your user and
@@ -308,14 +321,19 @@ auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok
<para>The following notes are useful when configuring and
running <command>winbindd</command>: </para>
- <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> must be running on the local machine
- for <command>winbindd</command> to work. <command>winbindd</command> queries
- the list of trusted domains for the Windows NT server
+ <para><command>nmbd</command> must be running on the local machine
+ for <command>winbindd</command> to work. <command>winbindd</command>
+ queries the list of trusted domains for the Windows NT server
on startup and when a SIGHUP is received. Thus, for a running <command>
winbindd</command> to become aware of new trust relationships between
servers, it must be sent a SIGHUP signal. </para>
+ <para>Client processes resolving names through the <command>winbindd</command>
+ nsswitch module read an environment variable named <envar>
+ $WINBINDD_DOMAIN</envar>. If this variable contains a comma separated
+ list of Windows NT domain names, then winbindd will only resolve users
+ and groups within those Windows NT domains. </para>
+
<para>PAM is really easy to misconfigure. Make sure you know what
you are doing when modifying PAM configuration files. It is possible
to set up PAM such that you can no longer log into your system. </para>
@@ -339,9 +357,8 @@ auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGHUP</term>
- <listitem><para>Reload the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> file and
- apply any parameter changes to the running
+ <listitem><para>Reload the <filename>smb.conf(5)</filename>
+ file and apply any parameter changes to the running
version of winbindd. This signal also clears any cached
user and group information. The list of other domains trusted
by winbindd is also reloaded. </para></listitem>
@@ -381,21 +398,6 @@ auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>$LOCKDIR/winbindd_privilaged/pipe</term>
- <listitem><para>The UNIX pipe over which 'privilaged' clients
- communicate with the <command>winbindd</command> program. For security
- reasons, access to some winbindd functions - like those needed by
- the <command>ntlm_auth</command> utility - is restricted. By default,
- only users in the 'root' group will get this access, however the administrator
- may change the group permissions on $LOCKDIR/winbindd_privilaged to allow
- programs like 'squid' to use ntlm_auth.
- Note that the winbind client will only attempt to connect to the winbindd daemon
- if both the <filename>$LOCKDIR/winbindd_privilaged</filename> directory
- and <filename>$LOCKDIR/winbindd_privilaged/pipe</filename> file are owned by
- root. </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
<term>/lib/libnss_winbind.so.X</term>
<listitem><para>Implementation of name service switch library.
</para></listitem>
@@ -429,13 +431,10 @@ auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok
<refsect1>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
- <para><filename>nsswitch.conf(5)</filename>, <citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle>Samba</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle>wbinfo</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
- <refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></para>
+ <para><filename>nsswitch.conf(5)</filename>,
+ <ulink url="samba.7.html">samba(7)</ulink>,
+ <ulink url="wbinfo.1.html">wbinfo(1)</ulink>,
+ <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</ulink></para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -446,12 +445,11 @@ auth required /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so use_first_pass shadow nullok
by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
- <para><command>wbinfo</command> and <command>winbindd</command> were
- written by Tim Potter.</para>
+ <para><command>wbinfo</command> and <command>winbindd</command>
+ were written by Tim Potter.</para>
<para>The conversion to DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done
- by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for
- Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
+ by Gerald Carter</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>