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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.sgml index 41b1c0ed2f..239880160e 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.sgml @@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ that control security mode are: "security = user" and "security = share". </para> <para> +No special action is needed other than to create user accounts. Stand-alone +servers do NOT provide network logon services, meaning that machines that +use this server do NOT perform a domain logon but instead make use only of +the MS Windows logon which is local to the MS Windows workstation/server. +</para> + +<para> Samba tends to blur the distinction a little in respect of what is a stand alone server. This is because the authentication database may be local or on a remote server, even if from the samba protocol perspective @@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ of a domain security context. This means by definition that all user authenticat will be done from a centrally defined authentication regime. The authentication regime may come from an NT3/4 style (old domain technology) server, or it may be provided from an Active Directory server (ADS) running on MS Windows 2000 or later. ->/para> +</para> <para><emphasis> Of course it should be clear that the authentication back end itself could be from any |