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<title>Identity Mapping (IDMAP)</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>Windows</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>interoperability</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>IDMAP</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Windows Security Identifiers</primary><see>SID</see></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>GID</primary></indexterm>
The Microsoft Windows operating system has a number of features that impose specific challenges
to interoperability with operating system on which Samba is implemented. This chapter deals
explicitly with the mechanisms Samba-3 (version 3.0.8 and later) uses to overcome one of the
key challenges in the integration of Samba servers into an MS Windows networking environment.
This chapter deals with Identify Mapping (IDMAP) of Windows Security Identifers (SIDs)
to UNIX UIDs and GIDs.
</para>
<para>
To ensure good sufficient coverage each possible Samba deployment type will be discussed.
This is followed by an overview of how the IDMAP facility may be implemented.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>network client</primary></indexterm>
The IDMAP facility is usually of concern where more than one Samba server (or Samba network client)
is installed in the one Domain. Where there is a single Samba server do not be too concerned regarding
the IDMAP infrastructure - the default behavior of Samba is nearly always sufficient.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>one domain</primary></indexterm>
The use of IDMAP is important where the Samba server will be accessed by workstations or servers from
more than one domain, in which case it is important to run winbind so it can handle the resolution (ID mapping)
of foreign SIDs to local UNIX UIDs and GIDs.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>winbindd</primary></indexterm>
The use of the IDMAP facility requires that the <command>winbindd</command> be executed on Samba start-up.
</para>
<sect1>
<title>Samba Server Deployment Types and IDMAP</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>Server Types</primary></indexterm>
There are four (4) basic server deployment types, as documented in <link linkend="ServerType">the chapter
on Server Types and Security Modes</link>.
</para>
<sect2>
<title>Stand-Alone Samba Server</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>stand-alone server</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Active Directory</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>NT4 Domain</primary></indexterm>
A stand-alone Samba server is an implementation that is not a member of a Windows NT4 Domain,
a Windows 200X Active Directory Domain, or of a Samba Domain.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>IDMAP</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>identity</primary></indexterm>
By definition, this means that users and groups will be created and controlled locally and
the identity of a network user must match a local UNIX/Linux user login. The IDMAP facility
is therefore of little to no interest, winbind will not be necessary, and the IDMAP facility
will not be relevant or of interest.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Domain Member Server or Domain Member Client</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>PDC</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>BDC</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>NT4</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Active Directory</primary></indexterm>
Samba-3 can act as a Windows NT4 PDC or BDC thereby providing domain control protocols that
are compatible with Windows NT4. Samba-3 file and print sharing protocols are compatible with
all version of Microsoft Windows products. Windows NT4, as with Microsoft Active Directory,
extensively makes use of Windows security identifiers (SIDs).
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>MS Windows SID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>GID</primary></indexterm>
Samba-3 Domain Member servers and clients must interact correctly with MS Windows SIDs. Incoming
Windows SIDs must be translated to local UNIX UIDs and GIDs. Outgoing information from the Samba
server must provide to MS Windows clients and servers appropriate SIDs.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>ADS</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>winbind</primary></indexterm>
A Samba member of a Windows networking domain (NT4-style or ADS) can be configured to handle
identity mapping in a variety of ways. The mechanism is will use depends on whether or not
the <command>winbindd</command> daemon is used, and how the winbind functionality is configured.
The configuration options are briefly described here:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>Winbind is not used, users and groups are local: &smbmdash; </term>
<listitem>
<para>
Where <command>winbindd</command> is not used Samba (<command>smbd</command>)
uses the underlying UNIX/Linux mechanisms to resolve the identity of incoming
network traffic. This will be done using the LoginID (account name) in the
session setup request and passing it to the getpwnam() system function call.
This call is implemented using the name service switch (NSS) mechanism on
modern UNIX/Linux systems. By saying <quote>users and groups are local</quote>
we are implying that they are stored only on the local system, in the
<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and <filename>/etc/group</filename> respectively.
</para>
<para>
For example, if an incoming SessionSetupAndX request is owned by the user
<constant>BERYLIUM\WambatW</constant>, a system call will be made to look up
the user <constant>WambatW</constant> in the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>
file.
</para>
<para>
This configuration may be used with stand-alone Samba servers, Domain Member
servers (NT4 or ADS), and may be used for a PDC that uses either an smbpasswd
or a tdbsam based Samba passdb backend.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Winbind is not used, users and groups resolved via NSS: &smbmdash; </term>
<listitem>
<para>
In this situation user and group accounts are treated as if they are local
accounts, the only way in which this differs from having local accounts is
that the accounts are stored in a repository that can be shared. In practice
this means that they will reside in either a NIS type database or else in LDAP.
</para>
<para>
This configuration may be used with stand-alone Samba servers, Domain Member
servers (NT4 or ADS), and may be used for a PDC that uses either an smbpasswd
or a tdbsam based Samba passdb backend.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Winbind/NSS with the default local IDMAP table: &smbmdash; </term>
<listitem>
<para>
There are many sites that require only a simple Samba server, or a single Samba
server that is a member of a Windows NT4 Domain or an ADS Domain. A typical example
is an appliance like file server on which no local accounts are configured and
winbind is used to obtain account credentials from the domain controllers for the
domain. The domain control can be provided by Samba-3, MS Windows NT4 or MS Windows
Active Directory.
</para>
<para>
Winbind is a great convenience in this situation. All that is needed is a range of
UID numbers and GID numbers that can be defined in the &smb.conf; file, the
<filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file is configured to use <command>winbind</command>
which does all the difficult work of mapping incoming SIDs to appropriate UIDs and GIDs.
The SIDs are allocated a UID/GID in the order in which winbind receives them.
</para>
<para>
This configuration is not convenient or practical in sites that have more than one
Samba server and that require the same UID or GID for the same user or group across
all servers. One of the hazards of this method is that in the event that the winbind
IDMAP file may become corrupted or lost, the repaired or rebuilt IDMAP file may allocate
UIDs and GIDs to differing users and groups from what was there previously with the
result that MS Windows files that are stored on the Samba server may now not belong to
to rightful owner.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Winbind/NSS uses RID based IDMAP: &smbmdash; </term>
<listitem>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>RID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>idmap_rid</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>ADS</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
The IDMAP_RID facility is new to Samba version 3.0.8. It was added to make life easier
for a number of sites that are committed to use of MS ADS, who do not want to apply
an ADS schema extension, and who do not wish to install an LDAP directory server just for
the purpose of maintaining an IDMAP table. If you have a single ADS domain (not a forest of
domains, and not multiple domain trees) and you want a simple cookie-cutter solution to the
IDMAP table problem, then IDMAP_RID is an obvious choice.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>idmap_rid</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>idmap uid</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>idmap gid</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>RID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>idmap backend</primary></indexterm>
This facility requires the allocation of the <parameter>idmap uid</parameter> and the
<parameter>idmap gid</parameter> ranges, and within the <parameter>idmap uid</parameter>
it is possible to allocate a sub-set of this range for automatic mapping of the relative
identifier (RID) portion of the SID directly to the base of the UID plus the RID value.
For example, if the <parameter>idmap uid</parameter> range is <constant>1000-100000000</constant>
and the <parameter>idmap backend = idmap_rid:DOMAIN_NAME=1000-50000000</parameter>, and
a SID is encountered that has the value <constant>S-1-5-21-34567898-12529001-32973135-1234</constant>,
the resulting UID will be <constant>1000 + 1234 = 2234</constant>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Winbind with an NSS/LDAP backend based IDMAP facility: &smbmdash; </term>
<listitem>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>Domain Member</primary></indexterm>
In this configuration <command>winbind</command> resolved SIDs to UIDs and GIDs from
the <parameter>idmap uid</parameter> and <parameter>idmap gid</parameter> ranges specified
in the &smb.conf; file, but instead of using a local winbind IDMAP table it is stored
in an LDAP directory so that all Domain Member machines (clients and servers) can share
a common IDMAP table.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>idmap backend</primary></indexterm>
It is important that all LDAP IDMAP clients use only the master LDAP server as the
<parameter>idmap backend</parameter> facility in the &smb.conf; file does not correctly
handle LDAP redirects.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Winbind with NSS to resolve UNIX/Linux user and group IDs: &smbmdash; </term>
<listitem>
<para>
When Samba is being used as the PDC and BDC the of an LDAP passdb backend is a smart
solution, certainly for the domain controllers, but also for Domain Member servers.
It is a neat method for assuring that UIDs, GIDs and the matching SIDs will be consistent
across all servers.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>PADL</primary></indexterm>
The use of the LDAP based passdb backend requires use of the PADL nss_ldap utility, or
an equivalent. In this situation winbind is used to handle foreign SIDs; ie: SIDs from
stand-alone Windows clients (i.e.: not a member of our domain) as well as SIDs from
another domain. The foreign UID/GID is mapped from allocated ranges (idmap uid and idmap gid)
in precisely the same manner as when using winbind with a local IDMAP table.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>nss_ldap</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>AD4UNIX</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>MMC</primary></indexterm>
The nss_ldap tool set can be used to access UIDs and GIDs via LDAP as well as via Active
Directory. In order to use Active Directory it is necessary to modify the ADS schema by
installing either the AD4UNIX schema extension or else use the Microsoft Services for UNIX
version 3.5 of later to extend the ADS schema so it maintains UNIX account credentials.
Where the ADS schema is extended a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in in also
installed to permit the UNIX credentials to be set and managed from the ADS User and Computer
management tool. Each account must be separately UNIX enabled before the UID and GID data can
be used by Samba.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Primary Domain Controller</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>domain security</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>RID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>algorithmic mapping</primary></indexterm>
Microsoft Windows domain security systems generate the user and group security identifier (SID) as part
of the process of creation of an account. Windows does not have a concept of the UNIX UID or a GID, rather
it has its own type of security descriptor. When Samba is used as a Domain Controller, it provides a method
of producing a unique SID for each user and group. Samba generates a machine and a domain SID to which it
adds a relative identifier (RID) that is calculated algorithmically from a base value that can be specified
in the &smb.conf; file, plus twice (2X) the UID or GID. This method is called <quote>algorithmic mapping</quote>.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>RID base</primary></indexterm>
For example, a user has a UID of 4321, and the algorithmic RID base has a value of 1000, the RID will
be <constant>1000 + (2 x 4321) = 9642</constant>. Thus, if the domain SID is
<constant>S-1-5-21-89238497-92787123-12341112</constant>, the resulting SID is
<constant>S-1-5-21-89238497-92787123-12341112-9642</constant>.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>on-the-fly</primary></indexterm>
The foregoing type SID is produced by Samba as an automatic function and is either produced on-the-fly
(as in the case when using a <parameter>passdb backend = [tdbsam | smbpasswd]</parameter>, or may be stored
as a permanent part of an account in an LDAP based ldapsam.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>SFU 3.5</primary></indexterm>
MS Active Directory Server (ADS) uses a directory schema that can be extended to accommodate additional
account attributes such as UIDs and GIDs. The installation of Microsoft Service for UNIX 3.5 will expand
the normal ADS schema to include UNIX account attributes. These must of course be managed separately
through a snap-in module to the normal ADS account management MMC interface.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>PDC</primary></indexterm>
Security identifiers used within a domain must be managed to avoid conflict and to preserve itegrity.
In an NT4 domain context that PDC manages the distribution of all security credentials to the backup
domain controllers. At this time the only passdb backend for a Samba domain controller that is suitable
for such information is an LDAP backend.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Backup Domain Controller</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>BDC</primary></indexterm>
Backup Domain Controllers (BDCs) have read-only access to security credentials that are stored in LDAP.
Changes in user or group account information are passed by the BDC to the PDC. Only the PDC can write
changes to the directory.
</para>
<para>
IDMAP information can however be written directly to the LDAP server so long as all domain controllers
have access to the master (writable) LDAP server. Samba-3 at this time does not handle LDAP redirects
in the IDMAP backend. This means that it is is unsafe to use a slave (replicate) LDAP server with
the IDMAP facility.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Examples of IDMAP Backend Usage</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>Domain Member Server</primary><see>DMS</see></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Domain Member Client</primary><see>DMC</see></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>DMS</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>DMC</primary></indexterm>
Anyone who wishes to use <command>winbind</command> will find the following example configurations helpful.
Remember that in the majority of cases <command>winbind</command> is of primary interest for use with
Domain Member Servers (DMSs) and Domain Member Clients (DMCs).
</para>
<sect2>
<title>Default Winbind TDB</title>
<para>
Two common configurations are used:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Networks that have an NT4 PDC (with or without BDCs) or a Samba PDC (with or without BDCs).
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Networks that use MS Windows 200X ADS.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<sect3>
<title>NT4 Style Domains (includes Samba Domains)</title>
<para>
The following is a simple example of an NT4 DMS &smb.conf; file that shows only the global section.
<screen>
#Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = MEGANET2
security = DOMAIN
idmap uid = 10000-20000
idmap gid = 10000-20000
template primary group = "Domain Users"
template shell = /bin/bash
winbind separator = +
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>winbind</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>/etc/nsswitch.conf</primary></indexterm>
The use of <command>winbind</command> requires configuration of NSS. Edit the <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>
so it includes the following entries:
<screen>
...
passwd: files winbind
shadow: files winbind
group: files winbind
...
hosts: files wins
...
</screen>
</para>
<para>
The creation of the DMS requires the following steps:
</para>
<procedure>
<step><para>
Create or install and &smb.conf; file with the above configuration.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Execute:
<screen>
&rootprompt; net rpc join -UAdministrator%password
Joined domain MEGANET2.
</screen>
<indexterm><primary>join</primary></indexterm>
The success or failure of the join can be confirmed with the following command:
<screen>
&rootprompt; net rpc testjoin
Join to 'MIDEARTH' is OK
</screen>
A failed join would report an error message like the following:
<indexterm><primary>failed join</primary></indexterm>
<screen>
&rootprompt; net rpc testjoin
[2004/11/05 16:34:12, 0] utils/net_rpc_join.c:net_rpc_join_ok(66)
Join to domain 'MEGANET2' is not valid
</screen>
</para></step>
<step><para>
Start the <command>nmbd, winbind,</command> and <command>smbd</command> daemons in the order shown.
</para></step>
</procedure>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>ADS Domains</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>domain join</primary></indexterm>
The procedure for joining and ADS domain is similar to the NT4 domain join, except the &smb.conf; file
will have the following contents:
<screen>
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = BUTTERNET
netbios name = GARGOYLE
realm = BUTTERNET.BIZ
security = ADS
template shell = /bin/bash
idmap uid = 500-10000000
idmap gid = 500-10000000
winbind use default domain = Yes
winbind nested groups = Yes
printer admin = "BUTTERNET\Domain Admins"
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>KRB</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>kerberos</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>/etc/krb5.conf</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>MIT</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>MIT kerberos</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Heimdal</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Heimdal kerberos</primary></indexterm>
ADS DMS operation requires use of kerberos (KRB). For this to work the <filename>krb5.conf</filename>
must be configured. The exact requirements depends on which version of MIT or Heimdal kerberos is being
used. It is sound advice to use only the latest version, which at this time are MIT kerberos version
1.3.5 and Heimdal 0.61.
</para>
<para>
The creation of the DMS requires the following steps:
</para>
<procedure>
<step><para>
Create or install and &smb.conf; file with the above configuration.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Edit the <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file as shown above.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Execute:
<indexterm><primary>net ads join</primary></indexterm>
<screen>
&rootprompt; net ads join -UAdministrator%password
Joined domain BUTTERNET.
</screen>
The success or failure of the join can be confirmed with the following command:
<screen>
&rootprompt; net ads testjoin
Using short domain name -- BUTTERNET
Joined 'GARGOYLE' to realm 'BUTTERNET.BIZ'
</screen>
</para>
<para>
An invalid or failed join can be detected by executing:
<screen>
&rootprompt; net ads testjoin
GARGOYLE$@'s password:
[2004/11/05 16:53:03, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup(186)
ads_connect: No results returned
Join to domain is not valid
</screen>
<indexterm><primary>error message</primary></indexterm>
The specific error message may differ from the above as it depends on the type of failure that
may have occured. Increase the <parameter>log level</parameter> to 10, repeat the above test
and then examine the log files produced to identify the nature of the failure.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Start the <command>nmbd, winbind,</command> and <command>smbd</command> daemons in the order shown.
</para></step>
</procedure>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>IDMAP_RID with Winbind</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>idmap_rid</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>RID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>IDMAP</primary></indexterm>
The <command>idmap_rid</command> facility is a new tool that, unlike native winbind, creates a
predictable mapping of MS Windows SIDs to UNIX UIDs and GIDs. The key benefit of this method
of implementing the Samba IDMAP facility is that it eliminates the need to store the IDMAP data
in a central place. The down-side is that it can be used only within a single ADS Domain and
is not compatible with trusted domain implementations.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>allow trusted domains</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>idmap uid</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>idmap gid</primary></indexterm>
This alternate method of SID to UID/GID mapping can be achieved uses the idmap_rid
plug-in. This plug-in uses the RID of the user SID to derive the UID and GID by adding the
RID to a base value specified. This utility requires that the parameter
<quote>allow trusted domains = No</quote> must be specified, as it is not compatible
with multiple domain environments. The <parameter>idmap uid</parameter> and
<parameter>idmap gid</parameter> ranges must be specified.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>idmap_rid</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>realm</primary></indexterm>
The idmap_rid facility can be used both for NT4/Samba style domains as well as with Active Directory.
To use this with an NT4 Domain the <parameter>realm</parameter> is not used, additionally the
method used to join the domain uses the <constant>net rpc join</constant> process.
</para>
<para>
An example &smb.conf; file for and ADS domain environment is shown here:
<screen>
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = KPAK
netbios name = BIGJOE
realm = CORP.KPAK.COM
server string = Office Server
security = ADS
allow trusted domains = No
idmap backend = idmap_rid:KPAK=500-100000000
idmap uid = 500-100000000
idmap gid = 500-100000000
template shell = /bin/bash
winbind use default domain = Yes
winbind enum users = No
winbind enum groups = No
winbind nested groups = Yes
printer admin = "Domain Admins"
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>large domain</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Active Directory</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>response</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>getent</primary></indexterm>
In a large domain with many users it is imperative to disable enumeration of users and groups.
For examplem, at a site that has 22,000 users in Active Directory the winbind based user and
group resolution is unavailable for nearly 12 minutes following first start-up of
<command>winbind</command>. Disabling of such enumeration resulted in instantaneous response.
The disabling of user and group enumeration means that it will not be possible to list users
or groups using the <command>getent passwd</command> and <command>getent group</command>
commands. It will be possible to perform the lookup for individual users, as shown in the procedure
below.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>NSS</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>/etc/nsswitch.conf</primary></indexterm>
The use of this tool requires configuration of NSS as per the native use of winbind. Edit the
<filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> so it has the following parameters:
<screen>
...
passwd: files winbind
shadow: files winbind
group: files winbind
...
hosts: files wins
...
</screen>
</para>
<para>
The following procedure can be used to utilize the idmap_rid facility:
</para>
<procedure>
<step><para>
Create or install and &smb.conf; file with the above configuration.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Edit the <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file as shown above.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Execute:
<screen>
&rootprompt; net ads join -UAdministrator%password
Using short domain name -- KPAK
Joined 'BIGJOE' to realm 'CORP.KPAK.COM'
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>failed join</primary></indexterm>
An invalid or failed join can be detected by executing:
<screen>
&rootprompt; net ads testjoin
BIGJOE$@'s password:
[2004/11/05 16:53:03, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup(186)
ads_connect: No results returned
Join to domain is not valid
</screen>
The specific error message may differ from the above as it depends on the type of failure that
may have occured. Increase the <parameter>log level</parameter> to 10, repeat the above test
and then examine the log files produced to identify the nature of the failure.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Start the <command>nmbd, winbind,</command> and <command>smbd</command> daemons in the order shown.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Validate the operation of this configuration by executing:
<indexterm><primary></primary></indexterm>
<screen>
&rootprompt; getent passwd administrator
administrator:x:1000:1013:Administrator:/home/BE/administrator:/bin/bash
</screen>
</para></step>
</procedure>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>IDMAP Storage in LDAP using Winbind</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>ADAM</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>ADS</primary></indexterm>
The storage of IDMAP information in LDAP can be used with both NT4/Samba-3 style domains as well as
with ADS domains. OpenLDAP is a commonly used LDAP server for this purpose, although any standards
complying LDAP server can be used. It is therefore possible to deploy this IDMAP configuration using
the Sun iPlanet LDAP server, Novell eDirectory, Microsoft ADS plus ADAM, and so on.
</para>
<para>
The following example is for an ADS style domain:
</para>
<para>
<screen>
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = SNOWSHOW
netbios name = GOODELF
realm = SNOWSHOW.COM
server string = Samba Server
security = ADS
log level = 1 ads:10 auth:10 sam:10 rpc:10
ldap admin dn = cn=Manager,dc=SNOWSHOW,dc=COM
ldap idmap suffix = ou=Idmap
ldap suffix = dc=SNOWSHOW,dc=COM
idmap backend = ldap:ldap://ldap.snowshow.com
idmap uid = 150000-550000
idmap gid = 150000-550000
template shell = /bin/bash
winbind use default domain = Yes
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>realm</primary></indexterm>
In the case of an NT4 or Samba-3 style Domain the <parameter>realm</parameter> is not used and the
command used to join the domain is: <command>net rpc join</command>. The above example also demonstrates
advanced error reporting techniques that are documented in <link linkend="dbglvl">the chapter called
Reporting Bugs</link>.
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>MIT kerberos</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Heimdal kerberos</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>/etc/krb5.conf</primary></indexterm>
Where MIT kerberos is installed (version 1.3.4 or later) edit the <filename>/etc/krb5.conf</filename>
file so it has the following contents:
<screen>
[logging]
default = FILE:/var/log/krb5libs.log
kdc = FILE:/var/log/krb5kdc.log
admin_server = FILE:/var/log/kadmind.log
[libdefaults]
default_realm = SNOWSHOW.COM
dns_lookup_realm = false
dns_lookup_kdc = true
[appdefaults]
pam = {
debug = false
ticket_lifetime = 36000
renew_lifetime = 36000
forwardable = true
krb4_convert = false
}
</screen>
</para>
<para>
Where Heimdal kerberos is installed edit the <filename>/etc/krb5.conf</filename>
file so it is either empty (i.e.: no contents) or it has the following contents:
<screen>
[libdefaults]
default_realm = SNOWSHOW.COM
clockskew = 300
[realms]
SNOWSHOW.COM = {
kdc = ADSDC.SHOWSHOW.COM
}
[domain_realm]
.snowshow.com = SNOWSHOW.COM
</screen>
</para>
<note><para>
Samba can not use the Heimdal libraries if there is no <filename>/etc/krb5.conf</filename> file.
So long as there is an empty file the Heimdal kerberos libraries will be usable. There is no
need to specify any settings as Samba using the Heimdal libraries can figure this out automatically.
</para></note>
<para>
Edit the NSS control file <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> so it has the following entries:
<screen>
...
passwd: files ldap
shadow: files ldap
group: files ldap
...
hosts: files wins
...
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>PADL</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>/etc/ldap.conf</primary></indexterm>
You will need the <ulink url="http://www.padl.com">PADL</ulink> <command>nss_ldap</command>
tool set for this solution. Configure the <filename>/etc/ldap.conf</filename> file so it has
the information needed. The following is an example of a working file:
<screen>
host 192.168.2.1
base dc=snowshow,dc=com
binddn cn=Manager,dc=snowshow,dc=com
bindpw not24get
pam_password exop
nss_base_passwd ou=People,dc=snowshow,dc=com?one
nss_base_shadow ou=People,dc=snowshow,dc=com?one
nss_base_group ou=Groups,dc=snowshow,dc=com?one
ssl no
</screen>
</para>
<para>
The following procedure may be followed to affect a working configuration:
</para>
<procedure>
<step><para>
Configure the &smb.conf; file as shown above.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Create the <filename>/etc/krb5.conf</filename> file following the indications above.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Configure the <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file as shown above.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Download, build and install the PADL nss_ldap tool set. Configure the
<filename>/etc/ldap.conf</filename> file as shown above.
</para></step>
<step><para>
Configure an LDAP server, initialize the directory with the top level entries needed by IDMAP
as shown in the following LDIF file:
<screen>
dn: dc=snowshow,dc=com
objectClass: dcObject
objectClass: organization
dc: snowshow
o: The Greatest Snow Show in Singapore.
description: Posix and Samba LDAP Identity Database
dn: cn=Manager,dc=snowshow,dc=com
objectClass: organizationalRole
cn: Manager
description: Directory Manager
dn: ou=Idmap,dc=snowshow,dc=com
objectClass: organizationalUnit
ou: idmap
</screen>
</para></step>
<step><para>
Execute the command to join the Samba Domain Member Server to the ADS domain as shown here:
<screen>
&rootprompt; net ads testjoin
Using short domain name -- SNOWSHOW
Joined 'GOODELF' to realm 'SNOWSHOW.COM'
</screen>
</para></step>
<step><para>
Start the <command>nmbd, winbind,</command> and <command>smbd</command> daemons in the order shown.
</para></step>
</procedure>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>diagnostic</primary></indexterm>
Follow the diagnositic procedures shown earlier in this chapter to identify success or failure of the join.
In many cases a failure is indicated by a silent return to the command prompt with no indication of the
reason for failure.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>IDMAP and NSS Using LDAP From ADS with RFC2307bis Schema Extension</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>rfc2307bis</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>schema</primary></indexterm>
The use of this method is messy. The information provided in the following is for guidance only
and is very definitely not complete. This method does work; it is used in a number of large sites
and has an acceptable level of performance.
</para>
<para>
The following is an example &smb.conf; file:
<screen>
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = BOBBY
realm = BOBBY.COM
security = ADS
idmap uid = 150000-550000
idmap gid = 150000-550000
template shell = /bin/bash
winbind cache time = 5
winbind use default domain = Yes
winbind trusted domains only = Yes
winbind nested groups = Yes
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>nss_ldap</primary></indexterm>
The DMS must be joined to the domain using the usual procedure. Additionally, it is necessary
to build and install the PADL nss_ldap tool set. Be sure to build this tool set with the
following:
<screen>
./configure --enable-rfc2307bis --enable-schema-mapping
make install
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>/etc/nsswitch.conf</primary></indexterm>
The following <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file contents are required:
<screen>
...
passwd: files ldap
shadow: files ldap
group: files ldap
...
hosts: files wins
...
</screen>
</para>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>/etc/ldap.conf</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>nss_ldap</primary></indexterm>
The <filename>/etc/ldap.conf</filename> file must be configured also. Refer to the PADL documentation
and source code for nss_ldap to specific instructions.
</para>
<para>
The next step involves preparation on the ADS schema. This is briefly discussed in the remaining
part of this chapter.
</para>
<sect3>
<title>IDMAP, Active Directory and MS Services for UNIX 3.5</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>SFU</primary></indexterm>
The Microsoft Windows Service for UNIX (SFU) version 3.5 is available for free
<ulink url="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/">download</ulink>
from the Microsoft Web site. You will need to download this tool and install it following
Microsoft instructions.
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>IDMAP, Active Directory and AD4UNIX</title>
<para>
Instructions for obtaining and installing the AD4UNIX tool set can be found from the
<ulink url="http://www.geekcomix.com/cgi-bin/classnotes/wiki.pl?LDAP01/An_Alternative_Approach">
Geekcomix</ulink> web site.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>
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