Samba

deploy policies for win7 ?
We deliver Local GPOs by copying from client to server share then back to local System32 folder on logon, applying a "gpupdate /force" after the copy. This works pretty well with both WinXP and Windows 7 for any policies that are applied immediately and that don't require a restart. Have not yet looked at secpol in Wi... 27 Feb 2010 04:30

[Samba] ntlm_auth and Server 2008 issues
We are having the same Samba issue as noted here: http://lists.freeradius.org/pipermail/freeradius-users/2009-November/msg00664.html Has anybody on this list experienced this " \NETLOGON fnum 0xareturned critical error. Error was NT_STATUS_PIPE_DISCONNECTED" error? This wasn't happening until our AD admin up... 26 Feb 2010 18:41

Change idle timeout
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 05:29:47PM -0300, Robson Paniago de Miranda wrote: However, Samba closes the SMB connections after 60 seconds of inactivity, causing connections from the web filter to the Samba DC to get stuck in CLOSE_WAIT state, and failing to authenticate the users. Is the some way, other tha... 26 Feb 2010 22:00

[Samba] deploy policies for win7 ?
hello, I skipped Vista and was using WinXP on all clients until now. I deployed my policies using a file ntconfig.pol in the [netlogon]-share, but this does not work with win7 any more. How do you deploy your policies with Vista or Win7 ? I use recent samba 3.4.6 and hope there is some way. Every experience... 26 Feb 2010 17:35

[Samba] keytab vs. winbind
Hi, I'm setting up a Samba server on Solaris 10 box and trying to decide which authentication method we should be using, either Kerberos keytab or winbind. My preference is on simpler and easier administration aspects. Any advice? Thanks. - Young ... 26 Feb 2010 13:03

[Samba] net user add problems
I'm running into a some problems trying to manage domain accounts via Samba. Running samba v3.0.33 (solaris). Using "security = domain". PDC is Windows Server 2003. 1. I can add an account using "net rpc user add", but the -C option does not work. When I do a "net rpc user -l", the comment field is blank. ... 25 Feb 2010 19:23

[Samba] SambaXP conference in Göttingen, Germany (May 3rd - 7th, 2010)
Hi all, SambaXP is coming up in Göttingen, Germany (May 3rd - 7th, 2010). http://sambaxp.org/ I know the economy sucks, and travel budgets are really hard to find, but if you're a Samba OEM, vendor or serious user you really should be there :-). Hack with the developers ! The SambaXP hack room is full of ... 25 Feb 2010 18:14

Windows 7 only connects if joined to the domain
First of all, I am not familiar with using Samba with AD so none of this my apply - Should security = domain ? - technically, I think the Windows clients in the domain are authenticating against the AD DC not the samba server. If the client machine is not in the domain you would have provide user id and ... 25 Feb 2010 17:06

[Samba] Windows 7 only connects if joined to the domain
I'm running 3.4.6 (was running 3.0.28a but upgraded in hopes to fix this issue). Clients running Windows 7 that are NOT joined to the AD domain (samba authenticates against it via "security = server") cannot authenticate to access the server. Clients running Windows 7 that are on the domain as well as Windows XP, Win... 25 Feb 2010 13:41

[Samba] Nobody can log on from a trusted domain, EXCEPT my own account
Hello. The one of "strange problems" is here again. This time it's even stranger. I've setup a lab based on Mandriva 2010.0. I use winbind for authentication. I just installed ONE machine, then cloned it on the others, changing IP, name, and rejoining. We have two main domains (PERSONALE and STUDENTI). Mach... 25 Feb 2010 11:24