Hi I have done as you said but unfortionately its still not working. When i want to login with a domain user account it still says login incorrect and a domain user cant access the samba shares.Help. Regards On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:51:35 Thierry ITTY <thierry.itty@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > you don't have to create linux users when using winbind > it's all in the way you configure your accesses > > for example > > in /etc/nsswitch.conf : > passwd: files winbind ... > shadow: files winbind ... > group: files winbind ... > > in /etc/pam.d/samba > auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so > shadow > auth required /lib/security/pam_winbind.so > > account sufficient /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so > > account required /lib/security/pam_winbind.so > > > the first will be used to gather users/groups information > the second to allow samba access using domain accounts > > hth > > > A 20:54 05/03/2004 +0200, vous avez écrit : > >Hi All, > > > >I am using winbind for the first time. I can see a list > off > >all the users and groups in a windows 2000 domain from > my > >RH9 box. > > > >I use samba to make a few shares available to the > windows > >clients. If i want the windows clients to access the > share > >i have to create their username on the linux box but i > do > >not need to create a passwd for them because winbind is > >getting it from the w2k DC. Why do i need to create a > user > >on the linux box? Why cant it get it from the DC like > with > >the passwd? > > > >I am also trying to login with a user/passwd created on > the > >w2k DC on the RH9 box but it doesnt want to work. I want > to > >be able to login with any domain account on the RH9 box > >without createing any user/passwd on the RH9 box. I also > >want to be able to connect from a w2k machine to smb > shares > >without having to create their user account on the RH9 > >box.Am i doing anything wrong or cant this be done? > > > >The RH9 box has successfully joined the w2k domain. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________________________________________________ http://www.webmail.co.za/dialup Webmail ISP - Cool Connection, Cool Price -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list