From fa96398866a4bcdcc13b42ab4f8d3f516cd9238a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Terpstra Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:33:35 +0000 Subject: Stage 1 of PHPTR Edits. (This used to be commit 64a9e3e8619bf33dcf6b0ff8171b47a3e2581239) --- docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-ServerType.xml | 181 +++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-ServerType.xml') diff --git a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-ServerType.xml b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-ServerType.xml index cd7f578cc0..877f2d6f80 100644 --- a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-ServerType.xml +++ b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-ServerType.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This chapter provides information regarding the types of server that Samba may be configured to be. A Microsoft network administrator who wishes to migrate to or -use Samba will want to know the meaning, within a Samba context, of terms familiar to MS Windows +use Samba will want to know the meaning, within a Samba context, of terms familiar to an MS Windows administrator. This means that it is essential also to define how critical security modes function before we get into the details of how to configure the server itself. @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ and how they relate to MS Windows servers and clients. A question often asked is, Why would I want to use Samba? Most chapters contain a section that highlights features and benefits. We hope that the information provided will help to answer this question. Be warned though, we want to be fair and reasonable, so not all -features are positive towards Samba. The benefit may be on the side of our competition. +features are positive toward Samba. The benefit may be on the side of our competition. @@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ a source of discomfort. Samba started out as a project that sought to provide interoperability for MS Windows 3.x clients with a UNIX server. It has grown up a lot since its humble beginnings and now provides -features and functionality fit for large scale deployment. It also has some warts. In sections -like this one we tell of both. +features and functionality fit for large-scale deployment. It also has some warts. In sections +like this one, we tell of both. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ So, what are the benefits of features mentioned in this chapter? - Samba-3 can replace an MS Windows NT4 Domain Controller. + Samba-3 can replace an MS Windows NT4 domain controller. @@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ So, what are the benefits of features mentioned in this chapter? - Samba-3 permits full NT4-style Interdomain Trusts. + Samba-3 permits full NT4-style interdomain trusts. Samba has security modes that permit more flexible - authentication than is possible with MS Windows NT4 Domain Controllers. + authentication than is possible with MS Windows NT4 domain controllers. @@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ different type of servers: Domain Controller - Primary Domain Controller - Backup Domain Controller + Primary Domain Controller (PDC) + Backup Domain Controller (BDC) ADS Domain Controller @@ -114,13 +114,15 @@ different type of servers: NT4 Style Domain Domain Server - Stand-alone Server + Standalone Server -The chapters covering Domain Control, Backup Domain Control and Domain Membership provide +The chapters covering domain control (Domain Control), +backup domain control (Backup Domain Control), and +domain membership (Domain Membership) provide pertinent information regarding Samba configuration for each of these server roles. -The reader is strongly encouraged to become intimately familiar with the information +You are strongly encouraged to become intimately familiar with the information presented. @@ -140,20 +142,19 @@ reduce user complaints and administrator heartache. -In the SMB/CIFS networking world, there are only two types of security: User Level -and Share Level. We refer to these collectively as security levels. -In implementing these two security levels, Samba provides flexibilities -that are not available with Microsoft Windows NT4/200x servers. In actual fact, Samba implements -Share Level security only one way, but has four ways of implementing -User Level security. Collectively, we call the Samba implementations -Security Modes. They are known as: SHARE, USER, -DOMAIN, ADS, and SERVER modes. -They are documented in this chapter. +In the SMB/CIFS networking world, there are only two types of security: user level and +share level. We refer to these collectively as security levels. In +implementing these two security levels, Samba provides flexibilities that are not available with MS Windows +NT4/200x servers. In actual fact, Samba implements share-level security only one way, but +has four ways of implementing user-level security. Collectively, we call the Samba +implementations security modes. They are known as share, +user, domain, ADS, and +server modes. They are documented in this chapter. An SMB server tells the client at startup what security level it is running. There are two options: -Share Level and User Level. Which of these two the client receives affects the way the client then +share level and user level. Which of these two the client receives affects the way the client then tries to authenticate itself. It does not directly affect (to any great extent) the way the Samba server does security. This may sound strange, but it fits in with the client/server approach of SMB. In SMB everything is initiated and controlled by the client, and the server can only tell the client @@ -164,8 +165,8 @@ what is available and whether an action is allowed. User Level Security -We will describe User Level Security first, as its simpler. -In User Level Security, the client will send a +We describe user-level security first because its simpler. +In user-level security, the client sends a session setup request directly following protocol negotiation. This request provides a username and password. The server can either accept or reject that username/password combination. At this stage the server has no idea what @@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ share the client will eventually try to connect to, so it can't base the -If the server accepts the username/password then the client expects to be able to +If the server accepts the username/password, then the client expects to be able to mount shares (using a tree connection) without specifying a password. It expects that all access rights will be as the username/password specified in the session setup. @@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ authentication contexts in this way (WinDD is an example of an application that Example Configuration -The &smb.conf; parameter that sets user level security is: +The &smb.conf; parameter that sets user-level security is: @@ -211,33 +212,33 @@ This is the default setting since Samba-2.2.x. -Share Level Security +Share-Level Security -In Share Level security, the client authenticates +In share-level security, the client authenticates itself separately for each share. It sends a password along with each tree connection (share mount). It does not explicitly send a username with this operation. The client expects a password to be associated with each share, independent of the user. This means that Samba has to work out what username the client probably wants to use. It is never explicitly sent the username. Some commercial SMB servers such as NT actually associate passwords directly with -shares in Share Level security, but Samba always uses the UNIX authentication scheme +shares in share-level security, but Samba always uses the UNIX authentication scheme where it is a username/password pair that is authenticated, not a share/password pair. -To understand the MS Windows networking parallels, one should think -in terms of MS Windows 9x/Me where one can create a shared folder that provides read-only +To understand the MS Windows networking parallels, think +in terms of MS Windows 9x/Me where you can create a shared folder that provides read-only or full access, with or without a password. -Many clients send a session setup even if the server is in Share Level security. They +Many clients send a session setup even if the server is in share-level security. They normally send a valid username but no password. Samba records this username in a list -of possible usernames. When the client then does a tree connection it also adds to this list the name +of possible usernames. When the client then does a tree connection, it also adds to this list the name of the share they try to connect to (useful for home directories) and any users listed in the parameter in the &smb.conf; file. -The password is then checked in turn against these possible usernames. If a match is found +The password is then checked in turn against these possible usernames. If a match is found, then the client is authenticated as that user. @@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ then the client is authenticated as that user. Example Configuration -The &smb.conf; parameter that sets Share Level security is: +The &smb.conf; parameter that sets share-level security is: @@ -256,14 +257,14 @@ The &smb.conf; parameter that sets Share Level security is: -Domain Security Mode (User Level Security) +Domain Security Mode (User-Level Security) Domain Member When Samba is operating in domain mode, the Samba server has a domain security trust account (a machine account) and causes -all authentication requests to be passed through to the Domain Controllers. -In other words, this configuration makes the Samba server a Domain Member server. +all authentication requests to be passed through to the domain controllers. +In other words, this configuration makes the Samba server a domain member server. @@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ security domain. This is done as follows: - On the MS Windows NT Domain Controller, using + On the MS Windows NT domain controller, using the Server Manager, add a machine account for the Samba server. @@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ security domain. This is done as follows: -Samba-2.2.4 and later can auto-join a Windows NT4-style Domain just by executing: +Samba-2.2.4 and later can autojoin a Windows NT4-style domain just by executing: &rootprompt;smbpasswd -j DOMAIN_NAME -r PDC_NAME \ -U Administrator%password @@ -314,38 +315,38 @@ Samba-3 can do the same by executing: &rootprompt;net rpc join -U Administrator%password It is not necessary with Samba-3 to specify the DOMAIN_NAME or the -PDC_NAME as it figures this out from the &smb.conf; file settings. +PDC_NAME, as it figures this out from the &smb.conf; file settings. -Use of this mode of authentication does require there to be a standard UNIX account +Use of this mode of authentication requires there to be a standard UNIX account for each user in order to assign a UID once the account has been authenticated by -the remote Windows DC. This account can be blocked to prevent logons by clients other than +the remote Windows domain controller. This account can be blocked to prevent logons by clients other than MS Windows through means such as setting an invalid shell in the /etc/passwd entry. An alternative to assigning UIDs to Windows users on a Samba member server is -presented in Winbind: Use of Domain Accounts. +presented in Winbind, Winbind: Use of Domain Accounts. -For more information regarding Domain Membership, see Domain Membership. +For more information regarding domain membership, Domain Membership. -ADS Security Mode (User Level Security) +ADS Security Mode (User-Level Security) Both Samba-2.2, and Samba-3 can join an Active Directory domain. This is possible if the domain is run in native mode. Active Directory in -native mode perfectly allows NT4-style Domain Members. This is contrary to +native mode perfectly allows NT4-style domain members. This is contrary to popular belief. Active Directory in native mode prohibits only the use of -Backup Domain Controllers running MS Windows NT4. +BDCs running MS Windows NT4. @@ -353,8 +354,8 @@ If you are using Active Directory, starting with Samba-3 you can join as a native AD member. Why would you want to do that? Your security policy might prohibit the use of NT-compatible authentication protocols. All your machines are running Windows 2000 -and above and all use Kerberos. In this case Samba as an NT4-style -domain would still require NT-compatible authentication data. Samba in +and above and all use Kerberos. In this case Samba, as an NT4-style +domain, would still require NT-compatible authentication data. Samba in AD-member mode can accept Kerberos tickets. @@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ The following parameter may be required: -Please refer to Domain Membership and Samba ADS Domain Membership +Please refer to Domain Membership, and Samba ADS Domain Membership for more information regarding this configuration option. @@ -386,32 +387,32 @@ for more information regarding this configuration option. Server Security (User Level Security) -Server Security Mode is left over from the time when Samba was not capable of acting -as a Domain Member server. It is highly recommended not to use this feature. Server +Server security mode is left over from the time when Samba was not capable of acting +as a domain member server. It is highly recommended not to use this feature. Server security mode has many drawbacks that include: - Potential Account Lockout on MS Windows NT4/200x password servers. + Potential account lockout on MS Windows NT4/200x password servers. Lack of assurance that the password server is the one specified. Does not work with Winbind, which is particularly needed when storing profiles remotely. - This mode may open connections to the password server, and keep them open for extended periods. + This mode may open connections to the password server and keep them open for extended periods. Security on the Samba server breaks badly when the remote password server suddenly shuts down. With this mode there is NO security account in the domain that the password server belongs to for the Samba server. -In Server Security Mode the Samba server reports to the client that it is in User Level +In server security mode the Samba server reports to the client that it is in user-level security. The client then does a session setup as described earlier. The Samba server takes the username/password that the client sends and attempts to login to the by sending exactly the same username/password that -it got from the client. If that server is in User Level Security and accepts the password, +it got from the client. If that server is in user-level security and accepts the password, then Samba accepts the client's connection. This allows the Samba server to use another SMB server as the . -You should also note that at the start of all this where the server tells the client +You should also note that at the start of all this, when the server tells the client what security level it is in, it also tells the client if it supports encryption. If it does, it supplies the client with a random cryptkey. The client will then send all passwords in encrypted form. Samba supports this type of encryption by default. @@ -420,19 +421,19 @@ passwords in encrypted form. Samba supports this type of encryption by default. The parameter server means that Samba reports to clients that it is running in user mode but actually passes off all authentication -requests to another user mode server. This requires an additional +requests to another user mode server. This requires an additional parameter that points to the real authentication server. The real authentication server can be another Samba server, or it can be a Windows NT server, the latter being natively capable of encrypted password support. -When Samba is running in Server Security Mode it is essential that +When Samba is running in server security mode, it is essential that the parameter password server is set to the precise NetBIOS machine name of the target authentication server. Samba cannot determine this from NetBIOS name lookups because the choice of the target authentication server is arbitrary and cannot be determined from a domain name. In essence, a Samba server that is in -Server Security Mode is operating in what used to be known as +server security mode is operating in what used to be known as workgroup mode. @@ -460,11 +461,11 @@ process, the other uses just an error code. -The downside of this mode of configuration is the fact that for security reasons Samba -will send the password server a bogus username and a bogus password and if the remote -server fails to reject the username and password pair then an alternative mode of -identification of validation is used. Where a site uses password lock out after a -certain number of failed authentication attempts this will result in user lockouts. +The downside of this mode of configuration is that for security reasons Samba +will send the password server a bogus username and a bogus password, and if the remote +server fails to reject the username and password pair, then an alternative mode of +identification or validation is used. Where a site uses password lockout, after a +certain number of failed authentication attempts, this will result in user lockouts. @@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ This account can be blocked to prevent logons by non-SMB/CIFS clients. MS Windows clients may use encrypted passwords as part of a challenge/response authentication model (a.k.a. NTLMv1 and NTLMv2) or alone, or clear-text strings for simple password-based authentication. It should be realized that with the SMB protocol, -the password is passed over the network either in plain-text or encrypted, but +the password is passed over the network either in plaintext or encrypted, but not both in the same authentication request. @@ -498,19 +499,18 @@ is encrypted in two ways: string. This is known as the NT hash. - The password is converted to upper case, + The password is converted to uppercase, and then padded or truncated to 14 bytes. This string is then appended with 5 bytes of NULL characters and split to - form two 56-bit DES keys to encrypt a magic 8-byte value. + form two 56-bit DES keys to encrypt a "magic" 8-byte value. The resulting 16 bytes form the LanMan hash. -MS Windows 95 pre-service pack 1, MS Windows NT versions 3.x and version 4.0 +MS Windows 95 pre-service pack 1 and MS Windows NT versions 3.x and version 4.0 pre-service pack 3 will use either mode of password authentication. All -versions of MS Windows that follow these versions no longer support plain -text passwords by default. +versions of MS Windows that follow these versions no longer support plain-text passwords by default. @@ -522,16 +522,16 @@ a cached copy of the password. When Microsoft changed the default password mode, support was dropped for caching -of the plain-text password. This means that when the registry parameter is changed -to re-enable use of plain-text passwords it appears to work, but when a dropped +of the plaintext password. This means that when the registry parameter is changed +to re-enable use of plaintext passwords, it appears to work, but when a dropped service connection mapping attempts to revalidate, this will fail if the remote authentication server does not support encrypted passwords. It is definitely not -a good idea to re-enable plain-text password support in such clients. +a good idea to re-enable plaintext password support in such clients. The following parameters can be used to work around the issue of Windows 9x/Me clients -upper-casing usernames and passwords before transmitting them to the SMB server +uppercasing usernames and passwords before transmitting them to the SMB server when using clear-text authentication: @@ -541,9 +541,9 @@ when using clear-text authentication: -By default Samba will convert to lower case the username before attempting to lookup the user +By default Samba will convert to lowercase the username before attempting to lookup the user in the database of local system accounts. Because UNIX usernames conventionally -only contain lower-case characters, the parameter +only contain lowercase characters, the parameter is rarely needed. @@ -551,17 +551,16 @@ is rarely needed. However, passwords on UNIX systems often make use of mixed-case characters. This means that in order for a user on a Windows 9x/Me client to connect to a Samba server using clear-text authentication, the -must be set to the maximum number of upper case letters that could -appear in a password. Note that if the server OS uses the traditional DES version -of crypt(), a of 8 will result in case -insensitive passwords as seen from Windows users. This will also result in longer -login times as Samba has to compute the permutations of the password string and +must be set to the maximum number of uppercase letters that could +appear in a password. Note that if the Server OS uses the traditional DES version +of crypt(), a of 8 will result in case-insensitive passwords as seen from Windows users. This will also result in longer +login times because Samba has to compute the permutations of the password string and try them one by one until a match is located (or all combinations fail). The best option to adopt is to enable support for encrypted passwords wherever -Samba is used. Most attempts to apply the registry change to re-enable plain-text +Samba is used. Most attempts to apply the registry change to re-enable plaintext passwords will eventually lead to user complaints and unhappiness. @@ -572,15 +571,15 @@ passwords will eventually lead to user complaints and unhappiness. We all make mistakes. It is okay to make mistakes, as long as they are made in the right places -and at the right time. A mistake that causes lost productivity is seldom tolerated, however a mistake +and at the right time. A mistake that causes lost productivity is seldom tolerated; however, a mistake made in a developmental test lab is expected. Here we look at common mistakes and misapprehensions that have been the subject of discussions on the Samba mailing lists. Many of these are avoidable by doing your homework before attempting -a Samba implementation. Some are the result of a misunderstanding of the English language. The -English language, which has many phrases that are potentially vague and may be highly confusing +a Samba implementation. Some are the result of a misunderstanding of the English language, +which has many phrases that are potentially vague and may be highly confusing to those for whom English is not their native tongue. @@ -588,7 +587,7 @@ to those for whom English is not their native tongue. What Makes Samba a Server? -To some the nature of the Samba security mode is obvious, but entirely +To some the nature of the Samba security mode is obvious, but entirely wrong all the same. It is assumed that server means that Samba will act as a server. Not so! This setting means that Samba will try to use another SMB server as its source for user authentication alone. @@ -601,7 +600,7 @@ to use another SMB server as its source for user authentication alone. The &smb.conf; parameter domain does not really make Samba behave -as a Domain Controller. This setting means we want Samba to be a Domain Member. See Samba as a PDC for more information. +as a domain controller. This setting means we want Samba to be a domain member. See Samba as a PDC for more information. @@ -611,8 +610,8 @@ as a Domain Controller. This setting means we want Samba to be a Domain Member. Guess! So many others do. But whatever you do, do not think that user -makes Samba act as a Domain Member. Read the manufacturer's manual before the warranty expires. See -Domain Membership for more information. +makes Samba act as a domain member. Read the manufacturer's manual before the warranty expires. See +Domain Membership, for more information. -- cgit