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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/DOMAIN_MEMBER.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/DOMAIN_MEMBER.sgml index b178bfd2c2..8a30a5527d 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/DOMAIN_MEMBER.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/DOMAIN_MEMBER.sgml @@ -25,29 +25,79 @@ </chapterinfo> -<title>Samba as a NT4 or Win2k domain member</title> +<title>Samba as a NT4 domain member</title> <sect1> - <title>Joining an NT Domain with Samba 3.0</title> + <title>Joining an NT Domain with Samba 2.2</title> - <para>Assume you have a Samba 3.0 server with a NetBIOS name of - <constant>SERV1</constant> and are joining an or Win2k NT domain called + <para>Assume you have a Samba 2.x server with a NetBIOS name of + <constant>SERV1</constant> and are joining an NT domain called <constant>DOM</constant>, which has a PDC with a NetBIOS name of <constant>DOMPDC</constant> and two backup domain controllers with NetBIOS names <constant>DOMBDC1</constant> and <constant>DOMBDC2 </constant>.</para> - <para>Firstly, you must edit your <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html"><filename>smb.conf(5)</filename> + <para>In order to join the domain, first stop all Samba daemons + and run the command:</para> + + <para><prompt>root# </prompt><userinput>smbpasswd -j DOM -r DOMPDC + -U<replaceable>Administrator%password</replaceable></userinput></para> + + <para>as we are joining the domain DOM and the PDC for that domain + (the only machine that has write access to the domain SAM database) + is DOMPDC. The <replaceable>Administrator%password</replaceable> is + the login name and password for an account which has the necessary + privilege to add machines to the domain. If this is successful + you will see the message:</para> + + <para><computeroutput>smbpasswd: Joined domain DOM.</computeroutput> + </para> + + <para>in your terminal window. See the <ulink url="smbpasswd.8.html"> + smbpasswd(8)</ulink> man page for more details.</para> + + <para>There is existing development code to join a domain + without having to create the machine trust account on the PDC + beforehand. This code will hopefully be available soon + in release branches as well.</para> + + <para>This command goes through the machine account password + change protocol, then writes the new (random) machine account + password for this Samba server into a file in the same directory + in which an smbpasswd file would be stored - normally :</para> + + <para><filename>/usr/local/samba/private</filename></para> + + <para>In Samba 2.0.x, the filename looks like this:</para> + + <para><filename><replaceable><NT DOMAIN NAME></replaceable>.<replaceable><Samba + Server Name></replaceable>.mac</filename></para> + + <para>The <filename>.mac</filename> suffix stands for machine account + password file. So in our example above, the file would be called:</para> + + <para><filename>DOM.SERV1.mac</filename></para> + + <para>In Samba 2.2, this file has been replaced with a TDB + (Trivial Database) file named <filename>secrets.tdb</filename>. + </para> + + + <para>This file is created and owned by root and is not + readable by any other user. It is the key to the domain-level + security for your system, and should be treated as carefully + as a shadow password file.</para> + + <para>Now, before restarting the Samba daemons you must + edit your <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html"><filename>smb.conf(5)</filename> </ulink> file to tell Samba it should now use domain security.</para> <para>Change (or add) your <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html#SECURITY"> <parameter>security =</parameter></ulink> line in the [global] section of your smb.conf to read:</para> - <para><command>security = domain</command> or - <command>security = ads</command> depending on if the PDC is - NT4 or running Active Directory respectivly.</para> + <para><command>security = domain</command></para> <para>Next change the <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html#WORKGROUP"><parameter> workgroup =</parameter></ulink> line in the [global] section to read: </para> @@ -78,47 +128,11 @@ <para><command>password server = *</command></para> - <para>This method, allows Samba to use exactly the same - mechanism that NT does. This + <para>This method, which was introduced in Samba 2.0.6, + allows Samba to use exactly the same mechanism that NT does. This method either broadcasts or uses a WINS database in order to find domain controllers to authenticate against.</para> - <para>In order to actually join the domain, you must run this - command:</para> - - <para><prompt>root# </prompt><userinput>net join -S DOMPDC - -U<replaceable>Administrator%password</replaceable></userinput></para> - - <para>as we are joining the domain DOM and the PDC for that domain - (the only machine that has write access to the domain SAM database) - is DOMPDC. The <replaceable>Administrator%password</replaceable> is - the login name and password for an account which has the necessary - privilege to add machines to the domain. If this is successful - you will see the message:</para> - - <para><computeroutput>Joined domain DOM.</computeroutput> - or <computeroutput>Joined 'SERV1' to realm 'MYREALM'</computeroutput> - </para> - - <para>in your terminal window. See the <ulink url="net.8.html"> - net(8)</ulink> man page for more details.</para> - - <para>This process joins the server to thedomain - without having to create the machine trust account on the PDC - beforehand.</para> - - <para>This command goes through the machine account password - change protocol, then writes the new (random) machine account - password for this Samba server into a file in the same directory - in which an smbpasswd file would be stored - normally :</para> - - <para><filename>/usr/local/samba/private/secrets.tdb</filename></para> - - <para>This file is created and owned by root and is not - readable by any other user. It is the key to the domain-level - security for your system, and should be treated as carefully - as a shadow password file.</para> - <para>Finally, restart your Samba daemons and get ready for clients to begin using domain security!</para> </sect1> @@ -130,8 +144,23 @@ <para> Many people have asked regarding the state of Samba's ability to participate in a Windows 2000 Domain. Samba 3.0 is able to act as a member server of a Windows -2000 domain operating in mixed or native mode. The steps above apply -to both NT4 and Windows 2000. +2000 domain operating in mixed or native mode. +</para> + +<para> +There is much confusion between the circumstances that require a "mixed" mode +Win2k DC and a when this host can be switched to "native" mode. A "mixed" mode +Win2k domain controller is only needed if Windows NT BDCs must exist in the same +domain. By default, a Win2k DC in "native" mode will still support +NetBIOS and NTLMv1 for authentication of legacy clients such as Windows 9x and +NT 4.0. Samba has the same requirements as a Windows NT 4.0 member server. +</para> + +<para> +The steps for adding a Samba 2.2 host to a Win2k domain are the same as those +for adding a Samba server to a Windows NT 4.0 domain. The only exception is that +the "Server Manager" from NT 4 has been replaced by the "Active Directory Users and +Computers" MMC (Microsoft Management Console) plugin. </para> </sect1> @@ -176,7 +205,13 @@ to both NT4 and Windows 2000. <para>And finally, acting in the same manner as an NT server authenticating to a PDC means that as part of the authentication reply, the Samba server gets the user identification information such - as the user SID, the list of NT groups the user belongs to, etc. </para> + as the user SID, the list of NT groups the user belongs to, etc. All + this information will allow Samba to be extended in the future into + a mode the developers currently call appliance mode. In this mode, + no local Unix users will be necessary, and Samba will generate Unix + uids and gids from the information passed back from the PDC when a + user is authenticated, making a Samba server truly plug and play + in an NT domain environment. Watch for this code soon.</para> <para><emphasis>NOTE:</emphasis> Much of the text of this document was first published in the Web magazine <ulink url="http://www.linuxworld.com"> |