&author.jerry; &author.jht; Windows user Windows group machine accounts ADS The administration of Windows user, group, and machine accounts in the Samba domain-controlled network necessitates interfacing between the MS Windows networking environment and the UNIX operating system environment. The right (permission) to add machines to the Windows security domain can be assigned (set) to non-administrative users both in Windows NT4 domains and Active Directory domains. Windows NT4/2kX/XPPro machine account trusted user logons The addition of Windows NT4/2kX/XPPro machines to the domain necessitates the creation of a machine account for each machine added. The machine account is a necessity that is used to validate that the machine can be trusted to permit user logons. user accounts special account account name /bin/false /dev/null man-in-the-middle Machine accounts are analogous to user accounts, and thus in implementing them on a UNIX machine that is hosting Samba (i.e., on which Samba is running), it is necessary to create a special type of user account. Machine accounts differ from normal user accounts in that the account name (login ID) is terminated with a $ sign. An additional difference is that this type of account should not ever be able to log into the UNIX environment as a system user and therefore is set to have a shell of /bin/false and a home directory of /dev/null. The machine account is used only to authenticate domain member machines during start-up. This security measure is designed to block man-in-the-middle attempts to violate network integrity. computer accounts domain member servers domain controller credentials secure authentication Machine (computer) accounts are used in the Windows NT OS family to store security credentials for domain member servers and workstations. When the domain member starts up, it goes through a validation process that includes an exchange of credentials with a domain controller. If the domain member fails to authenticate using the credentials known for it by domain controllers, the machine will be refused all access by domain users. The computer account is essential to the way that MS Windows secures authentication. UNIX system accounts system administrator root UID The creation of UNIX system accounts has traditionally been the sole right of the system administrator, better known as the root account. It is possible in the UNIX environment to create multiple users who have the same UID. Any UNIX user who has a UID=0 is inherently the same as the root account user. system interface scripts CIFS function calls root account UNIX host system All versions of Samba call system interface scripts that permit CIFS function calls that are used to manage users, groups, and machine accounts in the UNIX environment. All versions of Samba up to and including version 3.0.10 required the use of a Windows administrator account that unambiguously maps to the UNIX root account to permit the execution of these interface scripts. The requirement to do this has understandably met with some disdain and consternation among Samba administrators, particularly where it became necessary to permit people who should not possess root-level access to the UNIX host system. Windows privilege model privilege model rights assigned SID Samba 3.0.11 introduced support for the Windows privilege model. This model allows certain rights to be assigned to a user or group SID. In order to enable this feature, yes must be defined in the section of the &smb.conf; file. rights privileges manage privileges Currently, the rights supported in Samba-3 are listed in . The remainder of this chapter explains how to manage and use these privileges on Samba servers. SeMachineAccountPrivilege SePrintOperatorPrivilege SeAddUsersPrivilege SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege SeDiskOperatorPrivilege SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege Privilege Description SeMachineAccountPrivilege Add machines to domain SePrintOperatorPrivilege Manage printers SeAddUsersPrivilege Add users and groups to the domain SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege Force shutdown from a remote system SeDiskOperatorPrivilege Manage disk share SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege Take ownership of files or other objects managing rights rights assigned NT4 User Manager for Domains command-line utility administrative actions There are two primary means of managing the rights assigned to users and groups on a Samba server. The NT4 User Manager for Domains may be used from any Windows NT4, 2000, or XP Professional domain member client to connect to a Samba domain controller and view/modify the rights assignments. This application, however, appears to have bugs when run on a client running Windows 2000 or later; therefore, Samba provides a command-line utility for performing the necessary administrative actions. The net rpc rights utility in Samba 3.0.11 has three new subcommands: list [name|accounts] netrpclist available rights privileges assigned privileged accounts When called with no arguments, net rpc list simply lists the available rights on the server. When passed a specific user or group name, the tool lists the privileges currently assigned to the specified account. When invoked using the special string accounts, net rpc rights list returns a list of all privileged accounts on the server and the assigned rights. grant <user> <right [right ...]> assign rights grant rights add client machines user or group When called with no arguments, this function is used to assign a list of rights to a specified user or group. For example, to grant the members of the Domain Admins group on a Samba domain controller, the capability to add client machines to the domain, one would run: &rootprompt; net -S server -U domadmin rpc rights grant \ 'DOMAIN\Domain Admins' SeMachineAccountPrivilege The following syntax has the same result: netrpcrights grant &rootprompt; net rpc rights grant 'DOMAIN\Domain Admins' \ SeMachineAccountPrivilege -S server -U domadmin More than one privilege can be assigned by specifying a list of rights separated by spaces. The parameter 'Domain\Domain Admins' must be quoted with single ticks or using double-quotes to prevent the backslash and the space from being interpreted by the system shell. revoke <user> <right [right ...]> This command is similar in format to net rpc rights grant. Its effect is to remove an assigned right (or list of rights) from a user or group. member Domain Admins revoke privileges You must be connected as a member of the Domain Admins group to be able to grant or revoke privileges assigned to an account. This capability is inherent to the Domain Admins group and is not configurable. There are no default rights and privileges, except the ability for a member of the Domain Admins group to assign them. This means that all administrative rights and privileges (other than the ability to assign them) must be explicitly assigned, even for the Domain Admins group. performed as root necessary rights add machine script By default, no privileges are initially assigned to any account because certain actions will be performed as root once smbd determines that a user has the necessary rights. For example, when joining a client to a Windows domain, add machine script must be executed with superuser rights in most cases. For this reason, you should be very careful about handing out privileges to accounts. Access root user bypasses privilege Access as the root user (UID=0) bypasses all privilege checks. privileges additional privileges house-keeping The privileges that have been implemented in Samba-3.0.11 are shown below. It is possible, and likely, that additional privileges may be implemented in later releases of Samba. It is also likely that any privileges currently implemented but not used may be removed from future releases as a housekeeping matter, so it is important that the successful as well as unsuccessful use of these facilities should be reported on the Samba mailing lists. SeAddUsersPrivilege SeAddUsersPrivilege smbd net rpc user add This right determines whether or not smbd will allow the user to create new user or group accounts via such tools as net rpc user add or NT4 User Manager for Domains. SeDiskOperatorPrivilege SeDiskOperatorPrivilege add/delete/change share ACL Accounts that possess this right will be able to execute scripts defined by the add/delete/change share command in &smb.conf; file as root. Such users will also be able to modify the ACL associated with file shares on the Samba server. SeMachineAccountPrivilege SeMachineAccountPrivilege right to join domain join client This right controls whether or not the user can join client machines to a Samba-controlled domain. SePrintOperatorPrivilege SePrintOperatorPrivilege privilege global right administrative rights printers admin Administrative rights to printers are only controlled exclusively by this right and the security descriptor associated with the printer object in the registry. SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege rebooting server aborting shutdown Samba provides two hooks for shutting down or rebooting the server and for aborting a previously issued shutdown command. Since this is an operation normally limited by the operating system to the root user, an account must possess this right to be able to execute either of these hooks. SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege take ownership This right permits users to take ownership of files and directories. For reference purposes, a Windows NT4 Primary Domain Controller reports support for the following privileges: SeCreateTokenPrivilege SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege SeLockMemoryPrivilege SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege SeMachineAccountPrivilege SeTcbPrivilege SeSecurityPrivilege SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege SeLoadDriverPrivilege SeSystemProfilePrivilege SeSystemtimePrivilege SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege SeCreatePagefilePrivilege SeCreatePermanentPrivilege SeBackupPrivilege SeRestorePrivilege SeShutdownPrivilege SeDebugPrivilege SeAuditPrivilege SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege SeChangeNotifyPrivilege SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege SeCreateTokenPrivilege Create a token object SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege Replace a process level token SeLockMemoryPrivilege Lock pages in memory SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege Increase quotas SeMachineAccountPrivilege Add workstations to domain SeTcbPrivilege Act as part of the operating system SeSecurityPrivilege Manage auditing and security log SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege Take ownership of files or other objects SeLoadDriverPrivilege Load and unload device drivers SeSystemProfilePrivilege Profile system performance SeSystemtimePrivilege Change the system time SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege Profile single process SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege Increase scheduling priority SeCreatePagefilePrivilege Create a pagefile SeCreatePermanentPrivilege Create permanent shared objects SeBackupPrivilege Back up files and directories SeRestorePrivilege Restore files and directories SeShutdownPrivilege Shut down the system SeDebugPrivilege Debug programs SeAuditPrivilege Generate security audits SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege Modify firmware environment values SeChangeNotifyPrivilege Bypass traverse checking SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege Force shutdown from a remote system And Windows 200x/XP Domain Controllers and workstations reports to support the following privileges: SeCreateTokenPrivilege SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege SeLockMemoryPrivilege SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege SeMachineAccountPrivilege SeTcbPrivilege SeSecurityPrivilege SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege SeLoadDriverPrivilege SeSystemProfilePrivilege SeSystemtimePrivilege SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege SeCreatePagefilePrivilege SeCreatePermanentPrivilege SeBackupPrivilege SeRestorePrivilege SeShutdownPrivilege SeDebugPrivilege SeAuditPrivilege SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege SeChangeNotifyPrivilege SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege SeUndockPrivilege SeSyncAgentPrivilege SeEnableDelegationPrivilege SeManageVolumePrivilege SeImpersonatePrivilege SeCreateGlobalPrivilege SeCreateTokenPrivilege Create a token object SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege Replace a process level token SeLockMemoryPrivilege Lock pages in memory SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege Increase quotas SeMachineAccountPrivilege Add workstations to domain SeTcbPrivilege Act as part of the operating system SeSecurityPrivilege Manage auditing and security log SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege Take ownership of files or other objects SeLoadDriverPrivilege Load and unload device drivers SeSystemProfilePrivilege Profile system performance SeSystemtimePrivilege Change the system time SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege Profile single process SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege Increase scheduling priority SeCreatePagefilePrivilege Create a pagefile SeCreatePermanentPrivilege Create permanent shared objects SeBackupPrivilege Back up files and directories SeRestorePrivilege Restore files and directories SeShutdownPrivilege Shut down the system SeDebugPrivilege Debug programs SeAuditPrivilege Generate security audits SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege Modify firmware environment values SeChangeNotifyPrivilege Bypass traverse checking SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege Force shutdown from a remote system SeUndockPrivilege Remove computer from docking station SeSyncAgentPrivilege Synchronize directory service data SeEnableDelegationPrivilege Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation SeManageVolumePrivilege Perform volume maintenance tasks SeImpersonatePrivilege Impersonate a client after authentication SeCreateGlobalPrivilege Create global objects equivalence The Samba Team is implementing only those privileges that are logical and useful in the UNIX/Linux environment. Many of the Windows 200X/XP privileges have no direct equivalence in UNIX. domain Administrator User Rights and Privileges passdb backend SID net getlocalsid Please note that every Windows NT4 and later server requires a domain Administrator account. Samba versions commencing with 3.0.11 permit Administrative duties to be performed via assigned rights and privileges (see User Rights and Privileges). An account in the server's passdb backend can be set to the well-known RID of the default administrator account. To obtain the domain SID on a Samba domain controller, run the following command: &rootprompt; net getlocalsid SID for domain FOO is: S-1-5-21-4294955119-3368514841-2087710299 RID You may assign the domain administrator RID to an account using the pdbedit command as shown here: pdbedit &rootprompt; pdbedit -U S-1-5-21-4294955119-3368514841-2087710299-500 -u root -r RID 500 well known RID rights and privileges root account The RID 500 is the well known standard value of the default Administrator account. It is the RID that confers the rights and privileges that the Administrator account has on a Windows machine or domain. Under UNIX/Linux the equivalent is UID=0 (the root account). without Administrator account equivalent rights and privileges Windows group account 3.0.11 Releases of Samba version 3.0.11 and later make it possible to operate without an Administrator account provided equivalent rights and privileges have been established for a Windows user or a Windows group account. domain global local group administrative rights Windows client When a Windows NT4 (or later) client joins a domain, the domain global Domain Admins group is added to the membership of the local Administrators group on the client. Any user who is a member of the domain global Domain Admins group will have administrative rights on the Windows client. desirable solution administrative rights and privileges Power Users domain global user domain global group This is often not the most desirable solution because it means that the user will have administrative rights and privileges on domain servers also. The Power Users group on Windows client workstations permits local administration of the workstation alone. Any domain global user or domain global group can be added to the membership of the local workstation group Power Users. Nested Group Support add domain users and groups to a local group net Windows workstation. See Nested Group Support for an example of how to add domain users and groups to a local group that is on a Windows workstation. The use of the net command permits this to be done from the Samba server. cmd cmd shell netlocalgroup Another way this can be done is to log onto the Windows workstation as the user Administrator, then open a cmd shell, then execute: &dosprompt; net localgroup administrators /add domain_name\entity where entity is either a domain user or a domain group account name.