− | ====Domain Users and Group, SME Server as a domain member==== | + | ====Domain Users and Groups, SME Server as a domain member==== |
− | It is not currently possible to restrict access to network resources by username or groupname when SME Server is functioning as a domain member. This is because SME Server as a domain member relies on the windows domain controller for authentication. Therefore, the local authentication databases (e.g., passwd, groups) do not contain the user and group names of users accessing the SME Server domain member box. Access control to network shares is specified in the SME server-manager web interface, which only recognizes local group, not domain groups. To maintain current SME Server functionality, this contrib treats all authenticated users as if they are members of the local group assigned to the network share in the server-manager interface. | + | It is not currently possible to restrict access to network resources by username or groupname when SME Server is functioning as a domain member. This is because SME Server as a domain member relies on the domain controller for authentication. Therefore, local authentication databases (e.g., passwd, groups) do not contain the user and group names of domain users accessing the SME Server domain member box. |
− | At some point in the future, this contrib may provide functionality that would allow the administrator to restrict access to network shares based on domain groups. | + | Access control to network resources is specified in the SME server-manager web interface, which only recognizes local groups, not domain groups. To maintain current SME Server functionality, this contrib treats all authenticated users as if they are members of the local group assigned to the network resource in the server-manager interface. At some point in the future, this contrib may provide functionality that would allow the administrator to restrict access to network resources based on domain groups. |