Re: [SLUG] Samba as a PDC

From: Craig Zeigler (craig@ctrust.com)
Date: Tue Dec 14 2004 - 08:36:21 EST


Mike Branda wrote:

>Anybody set up samba as a M$ Domain Controller yet?? I have a localnet
>dns server set up and the Linux and Mac boxes are all good but Windows
>wants the Primary Controller set up. I have read a few howto's and have
>a working smb.conf that I am about ready to try. I just wanted to get a
>heads up from anyone who has already done it that might have the scoop.
>I already have a few samba servers doing file sharing only as part of a
>"workgroup" so I'm familiar with samba. Just not the PDC aspect. Any
>tricks to the profiles and user presets/permissions?? Can it be used
>for auth only and not Desktop profiles and such??
>
>Thanks in advance!!
>
>Mike Branda Jr.
>
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Mike,

The docs are about the best explanation I have found. In fact I've used
them a few times myself, and it just works unless you have a strange
setup. You may have to make a change to the winders registry on the XP
boxen and the <SP4 2K boxen.
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