From 38e71c101cfb975b99c4cf3ebbfb45f4e8f6e10e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jelmer Vernooij Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 23:12:00 +0000 Subject: Document 'security = ads' (This used to be commit f197e458b59d7d0c271514bedb9ff3063023cf6f) --- docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/security.xml | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/security.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/security.xml index c9d6a7034e..030abc1de1 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/security.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/security.xml @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ it must have a valid smbpasswd file to check users against. See the chapter about the User Database in the Samba HOWTO Collection for details on how to set this up. - Note this mode of operation has + This mode of operation has significant pitfalls, due to the fact that is activly initiates a man-in-the-middle attack on the remote SMB server. In particular, this mode of operation can cause significant resource consuption on @@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ of the user's session. Furthermore, if this connection is lost, there is no way to reestablish it, and futher authenticaions to the Samba server may fail. (From a single client, till it disconnects). - + - Note that from the client's point of + From the client's point of view security = server is the same as security = user. It only affects how the server deals with the authentication, it does - not in any way affect what the client sees. + not in any way affect what the client sees. Note that the name of the resource being requested is not sent to the server until after @@ -245,6 +245,23 @@ See also the password server parameter and the encrypted passwords parameter. + + SECURITY = ADS + + In this mode, Samba will act as a domain member in an ADS realm. To operate + in this mode, the machine running Samba will need to have Kerberos installed + and configured and Samba will need to be joined to the ADS realm using the + net utility. + + Note that this mode does NOT make Samba operate as a Active Directory Domain + Controller. + + Read the chapter about Domain Membership in the HOWTO for details. + + See also the ads server + parameter, the realm + paramter and the + encrypted passwords parameter. Default: security = USER Example: security = DOMAIN -- cgit