1 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Part II. Server Configuration Basics</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="prev" href="FastStart.html" title="Chapter 2. Fast Start: Cure for Impatience"><link rel="next" href="ServerType.html" title="Chapter 3. Server Types and Security Modes"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Part II. Server Configuration Basics</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="FastStart.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ServerType.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="part" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="type"></a>Server Configuration Basics</h1></div></div></div><div class="partintro" lang="en"><div><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="id2526413"></a>First Steps in Server Configuration</h1></div></div></div><p>
2 Samba can operate in various modes within SMB networks. This HOWTO section contains information on
3 configuring Samba to function as the type of server your network requires. Please read this
5 </p><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ServerType.html">3. Server Types and Security Modes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ServerType.html#id2526556">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ServerType.html#id2526724">Server Types</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ServerType.html#id2526884">Samba Security Modes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2527047">User Level Security</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2527223">Share-Level Security</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2527414">Domain Security Mode (User-Level Security)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2527936">ADS Security Mode (User-Level Security)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2528097">Server Security (User Level Security)</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ServerType.html#id2528382">Password Checking</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ServerType.html#id2528582">Common Errors</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2528605">What Makes Samba a Server?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2528638">What Makes Samba a Domain Controller?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2528678">What Makes Samba a Domain Member?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ServerType.html#id2528706">Constantly Losing Connections to Password Server</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="samba-pdc.html">4. Domain Control</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2529015">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2529649">Single Sign-On and Domain Security</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2530217">Basics of Domain Control</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2530237">Domain Controller Types</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2530749">Preparing for Domain Control</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2531253">Domain Control: Example Configuration</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2532037">Samba ADS Domain Control</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2532090">Domain and Network Logon Configuration</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2532109">Domain Network Logon Service</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2532698">Security Mode and Master Browsers</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2532953">Common Errors</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2532958">“<span class="quote">$</span>” Cannot Be Included in Machine Name</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2533060">Joining Domain Fails Because of Existing Machine Account</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2533124">The System Cannot Log You On (C000019B)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2533201">The Machine Trust Account Is Not Accessible</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2533316">Account Disabled</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2533343">Domain Controller Unavailable</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-pdc.html#id2533362">Cannot Log onto Domain Member Workstation After Joining Domain</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="samba-bdc.html">5. Backup Domain Control</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2533545">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2533951">Essential Background Information</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2534021">MS Windows NT4-style Domain Control</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2534706">LDAP Configuration Notes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2535062">Active Directory Domain Control</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2535120">What Qualifies a Domain Controller on the Network?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2535211">How Does a Workstation find its Domain Controller?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2535392">Backup Domain Controller Configuration</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2535881">Example Configuration</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2536342">Common Errors</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2536387">Machine Accounts Keep Expiring</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2536442">Can Samba Be a Backup Domain Controller to an NT4 PDC?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2536497">How Do I Replicate the smbpasswd File?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="samba-bdc.html#id2536602">Can I Do This All with LDAP?</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="domain-member.html">6. Domain Membership</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="domain-member.html#id2536846">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="domain-member.html#machine-trust-accounts">MS Windows Workstation/Server Machine Trust Accounts</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2537529">Manual Creation of Machine Trust Accounts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2537965">Managing Domain Machine Accounts using NT4 Server Manager</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2538241">On-the-Fly Creation of Machine Trust Accounts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2538348">Making an MS Windows Workstation or Server a Domain Member</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="domain-member.html#domain-member-server">Domain Member Server</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2538809">Joining an NT4-type Domain with Samba-3</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2539532">Why Is This Better Than <em class="parameter"><code>security = server</code></em>?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="domain-member.html#ads-member">Samba ADS Domain Membership</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2539802">Configure <code class="filename">smb.conf</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2539989">Configure <code class="filename">/etc/krb5.conf</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#ads-create-machine-account">Create the Computer Account</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#ads-test-server">Testing Server Setup</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#ads-test-smbclient">Testing with <span class="application">smbclient</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2541086">Notes</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="domain-member.html#id2541158">Sharing User ID Mappings between Samba Domain Members</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="domain-member.html#id2541357">Common Errors</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2541397">Cannot Add Machine Back to Domain</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2541473">Adding Machine to Domain Fails</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="domain-member.html#id2541695">I Can't Join a Windows 2003 PDC</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="StandAloneServer.html">7. Standalone Servers</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="StandAloneServer.html#id2541817">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="StandAloneServer.html#id2541912">Background</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="StandAloneServer.html#id2542104">Example Configuration</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="StandAloneServer.html#RefDocServer">Reference Documentation Server</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="StandAloneServer.html#SimplePrintServer">Central Print Serving</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="StandAloneServer.html#id2543110">Common Errors</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ClientConfig.html">8. MS Windows Network Configuration Guide</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ClientConfig.html#id2543178">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ClientConfig.html#id2543238">Technical Details</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ClientConfig.html#id2543282">TCP/IP Configuration</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ClientConfig.html#id2545052">Joining a Domain: Windows 2000/XP Professional</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="ClientConfig.html#id2545579">Domain Logon Configuration: Windows 9x/Me</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="ClientConfig.html#id2546024">Common Errors</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="FastStart.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ServerType.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 2. 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