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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwordserver.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwordserver.xml index e40ff32b75..f854027041 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwordserver.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwordserver.xml @@ -3,18 +3,22 @@ advanced="1" wizard="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> <listitem> - <para>By specifying the name of another SMB server (such - as a WinNT box) with this option, and using <command moreinfo="none">security = domain - </command> or <command moreinfo="none">security = server</command> you can get Samba - to do all its username/password validation via a remote server.</para> + <para>By specifying the name of another SMB server + or Active Directory domain controller with this option, + and using <command moreinfo="none">security = [ads|domain|server]</command> + it is possible to get Samba to + to do all its username/password validation using a specific remote server.</para> - <para>This option sets the name of the password server to use. - It must be a NetBIOS name, so if the machine's NetBIOS name is - different from its Internet name then you may have to add its NetBIOS - name to the lmhosts file which is stored in the same directory - as the <filename moreinfo="none">smb.conf</filename> file.</para> + <para>This option sets the name or IP address of the password server to use. + New syntax has been added to support defining the port to use when connecting + to the server the case of an ADS realm. To define a port other than the + default LDAP port of 389, add the port number using a colon after the + name or IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.100:389). If you do not specify a port, + Samba will use the standard LDAP port of tcp/389. Note that port numbers + have no effect on password servers for Windows NT 4.0 domains or netbios + connections.</para> - <para>The name of the password server is looked up using the + <para>If parameter is a name, it is looked up using the parameter <link linkend="NAMERESOLVEORDER"><parameter moreinfo="none">name resolve order</parameter></link> and so may resolved by any method and order described in that parameter.</para> @@ -38,14 +42,14 @@ trust your clients, and you had better restrict them with hosts allow!</para> <para>If the <parameter moreinfo="none">security</parameter> parameter is set to - <constant>domain</constant>, then the list of machines in this + <constant>domain</constant> or <constant>ads</constant>, then the list of machines in this option must be a list of Primary or Backup Domain controllers for the Domain or the character '*', as the Samba server is effectively in that domain, and will use cryptographically authenticated RPC calls to authenticate the user logging on. The advantage of using <command moreinfo="none"> security = domain</command> is that if you list several hosts in the <parameter moreinfo="none">password server</parameter> option then <command moreinfo="none">smbd - </command> will try each in turn till it finds one that responds. This + </command> will try each in turn till it finds one that responds. This is useful in case your primary server goes down.</para> <para>If the <parameter moreinfo="none">password server</parameter> option is set @@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ and then contacting each server returned in the list of IP addresses from the name resolution source. </para> - <para>If the list of servers contains both names and the '*' + <para>If the list of servers contains both names/IP's and the '*' character, the list is treated as a list of preferred domain controllers, but an auto lookup of all remaining DC's will be added to the list as well. Samba will not attempt to optimize @@ -93,6 +97,8 @@ <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">password server = NT-PDC, NT-BDC1, NT-BDC2, *</command></para> + <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">password server = windc.mydomain.com:389 192.168.1.101 *</command></para> + <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">password server = *</command></para> </listitem> </samba:parameter> |