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+++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/winbind.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
<firstname>Tim</firstname><surname>Potter</surname>
<affiliation>
<orgname>Samba Team</orgname>
- <address><email>tpot@samba.org</email></address>
+ <address><email>tpot@linuxcare.com.au</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
&author.tridge;
@@ -15,29 +15,87 @@
<affiliation>
<address><email>getnag@rediffmail.com</email></address>
</affiliation>
+ <contrib>Notes for Solaris</contrib>
</author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>John</firstname><surname>Trostel</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>SNAP</orgname>
+ <address><email>jtrostel@snapserver.com</email></address>
+ </affiliation>
+ </author>
+
&author.jelmer;
&author.jht;
</authorgroup>
<pubdate>27 June 2002</pubdate>
</chapterinfo>
-<title>Integrated Logon Support using Winbind</title>
+<title>Winbind: Use of Domain Accounts</title>
<sect1>
<title>Features and Benefits</title>
- <para>Integration of UNIX and Microsoft Windows NT through
- a unified logon has been considered a "holy grail" in heterogeneous
- computing environments for a long time. We present
- <emphasis>winbind</emphasis>, a component of the Samba suite
- of programs as a solution to the unified logon problem. Winbind
- uses a UNIX implementation
- of Microsoft RPC calls, Pluggable Authentication Modules, and the Name
- Service Switch to allow Windows NT domain users to appear and operate
- as UNIX users on a UNIX machine. This paper describes the winbind
- system, explaining the functionality it provides, how it is configured,
- and how it works internally.</para>
+ <para>
+ Integration of UNIX and Microsoft Windows NT through a unified logon has
+ been considered a "holy grail" in heterogeneous computing environments for
+ a long time.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ There is one other facility without which UNIX and Microsoft Windows network
+ interoperability would suffer greatly. It is imperative that there be a
+ mechanism for sharing files across UNIX systems and to be able to assign
+ domain user and group ownerships with integrity.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis>winbind</emphasis> is a component of the Samba suite of programs
+ solves the unified logon problem. Winbind uses a UNIX implementation of Microsoft
+ RPC calls, Pluggable Authentication Modules, and the Name Service Switch to
+ allow Windows NT domain users to appear and operate as UNIX users on a UNIX
+ machine. This chapter describes the winbind system, explaining the functionality
+ it provides, how it is configured, and how it works internally.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Winbind provides three separate functions:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Authentication of user credentials (via PAM)
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Identity resolution (via NSS)`
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Windindd maintains a database called winbind_idmap.tdb in which it stores
+ mappings between UNIX UIDs / GIDs and NT SIDs. This mapping is used only
+ for users and groups that do not have a local UID/GID. It stored the UID/GID
+ allocated from the idmap uid/gid range that it has mapped to the NT SID.
+ If <parameter>idmap backend</parameter> has been specified as ldapsam:url
+ then instead of using a local mapping winbindd will obtain this information
+ from the LDAP database.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <note><para>
+ If winbindd is not running, then smbd (which calls winbindd) will fall back to
+ using purely local information from /etc/passwd and /etc/group and no dynamic
+ mapping will be used.
+ </para></note>
+
+
+ <!-- <figure id="winbind_idmap"><title></title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject role="latex"><imagedata fileref="projdoc/imagefiles/idmap_winbind_no_loop" scale="50" scalefit="1"/></imageobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="projdoc/imagefiles/idmap_winbind_no_loop.png" scale="50" scalefit="1"/></imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+</figure>-->
+
</sect1>
@@ -219,7 +277,7 @@
the C library looks in <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>
for a line which matches the service type being requested, for
example the "passwd" service type is used when user or group names
- are looked up. This config line species which implementations
+ are looked up. This config line specifies which implementations
of that service should be tried and in what order. If the passwd
config line is:</para>
@@ -323,36 +381,17 @@ passwd: files example
<sect1>
<title>Installation and Configuration</title>
-<para>
-Many thanks to John Trostel <ulink
-url="mailto:jtrostel@snapserver.com">jtrostel@snapserver.com</ulink>
-for providing the HOWTO for this section.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-This HOWTO describes how to get winbind services up and running
-to control access and authenticate users on your Linux box using
-the winbind services which come with SAMBA 3.0.
-</para>
-
<sect2>
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
This section describes the procedures used to get winbind up and
-running on a RedHat 7.1 system. Winbind is capable of providing access
+running. Winbind is capable of providing access
and authentication control for Windows Domain users through an NT
or Win2K PDC for 'regular' services, such as telnet a nd ftp, as
well for SAMBA services.
</para>
-<para>
-This HOWTO has been written from a 'RedHat-centric' perspective, so if
-you are using another distribution, you may have to modify the instructions
-somewhat to fit the way your distribution works.
-</para>
-
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -421,10 +460,8 @@ on your system. For recent RedHat systems (7.1, for instance), that
means <filename>pam-0.74-22</filename>. For best results, it is helpful to also
install the development packages in <filename>pam-devel-0.74-22</filename>.
</para>
-
</sect2>
-
<sect2>
<title>Testing Things Out</title>
@@ -433,7 +470,7 @@ Before starting, it is probably best to kill off all the SAMBA
related daemons running on your server. Kill off all &smbd;,
&nmbd;, and &winbindd; processes that may
be running. To use PAM, you will want to make sure that you have the
-standard PAM package (for RedHat) which supplies the <filename>/etc/pam.d</filename>
+standard PAM package which supplies the <filename>/etc/pam.d</filename>
directory structure, including the pam modules are used by pam-aware
services, several pam libraries, and the <filename>/usr/doc</filename>
and <filename>/usr/man</filename> entries for pam. Winbind built better
@@ -442,33 +479,6 @@ the header files needed to compile pam-aware applications.
</para>
<sect3>
-<title>Configure and compile SAMBA</title>
-
-<para>
-The configuration and compilation of SAMBA is pretty straightforward.
-The first three steps may not be necessary depending upon
-whether or not you have previously built the Samba binaries.
-</para>
-
-<para><screen>
-&rootprompt;<command>autoconf</command>
-&rootprompt;<command>make clean</command>
-&rootprompt;<command>rm config.cache</command>
-&rootprompt;<command>./configure</command>
-&rootprompt;<command>make</command>
-&rootprompt;<command>make install</command>
-</screen></para>
-
-
-<para>
-This will, by default, install SAMBA in <filename>/usr/local/samba</filename>.
-See the main SAMBA documentation if you want to install SAMBA somewhere else.
-It will also build the winbindd executable and libraries.
-</para>
-
-</sect3>
-
-<sect3>
<title>Configure <filename>nsswitch.conf</filename> and the
winbind libraries on Linux and Solaris</title>
@@ -576,22 +586,23 @@ the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
include the following entries in the [global] section:
</para>
-<para><programlisting>
-[global]
- &lt;...&gt;
- # separate domain and username with '+', like DOMAIN+username
- <ulink url="winbindd.8.html#WINBINDSEPARATOR">winbind separator</ulink> = +
- # use uids from 10000 to 20000 for domain users
- <ulink url="winbindd.8.html#WINBINDUID">idmap uid</ulink> = 10000-20000
- # use gids from 10000 to 20000 for domain groups
- <ulink url="winbindd.8.html#WINBINDGID">idmap gid</ulink> = 10000-20000
- # allow enumeration of winbind users and groups
- <ulink url="winbindd.8.html#WINBINDENUMUSERS">winbind enum users</ulink> = yes
- <ulink url="winbindd.8.html#WINBINDENUMGROUP">winbind enum groups</ulink> = yes
- # give winbind users a real shell (only needed if they have telnet access)
- <ulink url="winbindd.8.html#TEMPLATEHOMEDIR">template homedir</ulink> = /home/winnt/%D/%U
- <ulink url="winbindd.8.html#TEMPLATESHELL">template shell</ulink> = /bin/bash
-</programlisting></para>
+<para><smbconfexample>
+ <title>smb.conf for winbind set-up</title>
+<smbconfsection>[global]</smbconfsection>
+<member>...</member>
+<smbconfcomment> separate domain and username with '+', like DOMAIN+username</smbconfcomment>
+<smbconfoption><name>winbind separator</name><value>+</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfcomment> use uids from 10000 to 20000 for domain users</smbconfcomment>
+<smbconfoption><name>idmap uid</name><value>10000-20000</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfcomment> use gids from 10000 to 20000 for domain groups</smbconfcomment>
+<smbconfoption><name>winbind gid</name><value>10000-20000</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfcomment> allow enumeration of winbind users and groups</smbconfcomment>
+<smbconfoption><name>winbind enum users</name><value>yes</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>winbind enum groups</name><value>yes</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfcomment> give winbind users a real shell (only needed if they have telnet access)</smbconfcomment>
+<smbconfoption><name>template homedir</name><value>/home/winnt/%D/%U</value></smbconfoption>
+<smbconfoption><name>template shell</name><value>/bin/bash</value></smbconfoption>
+</smbconfexample></para>
</sect3>
@@ -608,7 +619,7 @@ a domain user who has administrative privileges in the domain.
<para>
-&rootprompt;<userinput>/usr/local/samba/bin/net join -S PDC -U Administrator</userinput>
+&rootprompt;<userinput>/usr/local/samba/bin/net rpc join -S PDC -U Administrator</userinput>
</para>
@@ -688,8 +699,7 @@ your PDC. For example, I get the following response:
</screen></para>
<para>
-Obviously, I have named my domain 'CEO' and my <parameter>winbind
-separator</parameter> is '+'.
+ Obviously, I have named my domain 'CEO' and my <smbconfoption><name>winbind separator</name></smbconfoption> is '+'.
</para>
<para>
@@ -982,7 +992,7 @@ have individual directories for the domain users already present on
the server, or change the home directory template to a general
directory for all domain users. These can be easily set using
the &smb.conf; global entry
-<parameter>template homedir</parameter>.
+<smbconfoption><name>template homedir</name></smbconfoption>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1025,7 +1035,7 @@ same way. It now looks like this:
In this case, I added the <programlisting>auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_winbind.so</programlisting>
lines as before, but also added the <programlisting>required pam_securetty.so</programlisting>
above it, to disallow root logins over the network. I also added a
-<command>sufficient /lib/security/pam_unix.so use_first_pass</command>
+<programlisting>sufficient /lib/security/pam_unix.so use_first_pass</programlisting>
line after the <command>winbind.so</command> line to get rid of annoying
double prompts for passwords.
</para>
@@ -1144,7 +1154,7 @@ configured in the pam.conf.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Winbind is currently only available for
- the Linux, Solaris and IRIX operating systems, although ports to other operating
+ the Linux, Solaris, AIX and IRIX operating systems, although ports to other operating
systems are certainly possible. For such ports to be feasible,
we require the C library of the target operating system to
support the Name Service Switch and Pluggable Authentication
@@ -1163,6 +1173,25 @@ configured in the pam.conf.
that may be been set for Windows NT users, this is
instead up to the PDC to enforce.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>NSCD Problem Warning</title>
+
+ <?latex \nopagebreak ?>
+
+ <note><para>
+ Do NOT under ANY circumstances run <command>nscd</command> on any system
+ on which <command>winbind</command> is running.
+ </para></note>
+
+ <para>
+ If <command>nscd</command> is running on the UNIX/Linux system, then
+ even though NSSWITCH is correctly configured it will NOT be possible to resolve
+ domain users and groups for file and directory controls.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>
+