Linux® Quick Fix

This chapter describes how you can make your Linux box into a Windows Primary Domain Controller (PDC) or a server for a Windows Workgroup. Either configuration will allow everyone at home to have: Their own logins on all the home Windows boxes while...

If you need a refresher, Chapter 6, "Installing RPM Software," covers how to do this in detail. Samba is comprised of a suite of RPMs that come on the Fedora CDs. The files are named sambasamba-commonsamba-clientsamba-swat When searching...

You can configure Samba to start at boot time using the chkconfig command: [root@bigboy tmp]# chkconfig smb on You can start, stop, and restart Samba after boot time using the smb initialization script as in the examples below: [ro...

The /etc/samba/smb.conf file is the main configuration file you'll need to edit. It is split into five major sections, which Table 10.1 outlines. Table 10.1. File Format of smb.confSectionDescription[global]General Samba configuration parameters.[pr...

Each SWAT screen is actually a form that covers a separate section of the smb.conf file into which you fill in the desired parameters. For ease of use, each parameter box has its own online help. Figure 10.1 shows the main SWAT login screen. Figur...

conf file, so I'll walk you through what you'll find in each. The [global] Section The [global] section governs the general Samba settings. Table 10.2 explains the parameters you need to set to create a PDC. Table 10.2. Minimum Settings for the ...

You should be aware that your Linux password and Samba passwords are stored in two different locations. This provides the Samba administer the flexibility of allowing only some of the Linux users to have Samba accounts. Use the passwd command to cha...

To do both SWAT and user administration with Samba, you'll need to create administrator accounts on the Samba PDC Linux server. Home Environment By default, the root user is the Samba administrator, and SWAT requires you to use the Linux root pas...

Adding workstations to a Samba domain is a two-step process involving the creation of workstation trust accounts on the Samba server and then logging into each workstation to add them to the domain. Create Samba Trust Accounts for Each Workstation...

Adding users to a domain has three broad phases. The first is adding a Linux user on the Samba server, the second is creating a Samba smbpasswd that maps to the new Linux user, and the third is to map a Windows drive letter to the user's Linux home d...

Samba supports domain groups that allow users who are members of the group to have administrator rights on each PC in the domain. This enables them to add software and configure network settings, among other tasks. In Windows, domain groups also have...

Deleting users from your Samba domain is a two-stage process in which you have to remove the user from the Linux server and also remove the user's corresponding smbpasswd enTRy: 1. Delete the users using the smbpasswd with the -x switch: [r...

You can set your Samba server to allow users to make changes in their domain passwords and have these changes mirrored automatically in their Linux login passwords. Table 10.4 explains the [global] smb.conf parameters that you need to change. Table ...

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