Changes

===Samba Modifications===

===Samba Modifications===

# Open 'System - Administration - Services' and enable 'smb'

# Open 'System - Administration - Services' and enable 'smb'

# Open 'System - Administration - Authentication'. This will open an 'Authentication Configuration' dialogue.  

# Open 'System - Administration - Authentication'. This will open an 'Authentication Configuration' dialogue.  

{{Tip box| Do not press the 'Join Domain' button until you have completed the changes below on all three of the dialogue tabs}}

{{Tip box| Do not press the 'Join Domain' button until you have completed the changes below on all three of the dialogue tabs}}

#On the 'User Information' tab tick 'Enable Winbind Support' and press the 'Configure Winbind ' button.

#On the 'User Information' tab tick 'Enable Winbind Support' and press the 'Configure Winbind ' button.

A 'Winbind Configuration' dialogue opens. Complete the boxes with the relevant information and press OK

A 'Winbind Configuration' dialogue opens. Complete the boxes with the relevant information and press OK

  Winbind Domain            - this is the Windows Workgroup name for your SME Server

  Winbind Domain            - this is the Windows Workgroup name for your SME Server

  Allow Offline Login        - tick

  Allow Offline Login        - tick

#Change to the 'Authentication' tab. Check 'Enable Winbind Support' is ticked and press the 'Configure Winbind' button.

#Change to the 'Authentication' tab. Check 'Enable Winbind Support' is ticked and press the 'Configure Winbind' button.

A 'Winbind Settings' dialogue opens. Check the values are the same as above and press OK.

A 'Winbind Settings' dialogue opens. Check the values are the same as above and press OK.

#Change to the Options tab and check the following are ticked or set

#Change to the Options tab and check the following are ticked or set

  Use Shadow Passwords

  Use Shadow Passwords

  Create Home directories on first login

  Create Home directories on first login

#Now change back to the 'User Information' tab, press 'Configure Winbind' and then 'Join Domain'. Save the configuration when prompted.

#Now change back to the 'User Information' tab, press 'Configure Winbind' and then 'Join Domain'. Save the configuration when prompted.

#Close this application down.

#Close this application down.

#Open an 'Applications - Accessories - Terminal' cli and 'su' to root

#Open an 'Applications - Accessories - Terminal' cli and 'su' to root

#Open and edit /etc/samba/smb.conf. Under [global] there will be a section commented as having been generated by authconfig. Check this section is as below. Some lines may not exist and may need to be added.

#Open and edit /etc/samba/smb.conf. Under [global] there will be a section commented as having been generated by authconfig. Check this section is as below. Some lines may not exist and may need to be added.

  workgroup = <WORKGROUP>

  workgroup = <WORKGROUP>

  pam password change = yes

  pam password change = yes

  hostname lookup = yes  

  hostname lookup = yes  

 

{{Replace <WORKGROUP> above (and below) with the 'Windows workgroup' name of your SME server. Replace <ip of sme server> above with the internal network ip address of your SME server.

Replace <WORKGROUP> above (and below) with the 'Windows workgroup' name of your SME server. Replace <ip of sme server> above with the internal network ip address of your SME server.

Note box| If you run the 'System - Administration - Authentication' tool again your amendments will be lost}}

{{Note box| If you run the 'System - Administration - Authentication' tool again your amendments will be lost}}

#To check validation of smb.conf, run

#To check validation of smb.conf, run

  testparm

  testparm

#The 'Join Domain' above should also have worked so to list users, groups and available shares respectively from the SME server, test with  

#The 'Join Domain' above should also have worked so to list users, groups and available shares respectively from the SME server, test with  

  wbinfo -u

  wbinfo -u

  wbinfo -g

  wbinfo -g

  smbtree

  smbtree

If it doesn't appear to have worked then run

If it doesn't appear to have worked then run

  net rpc join -D <WORKGROUP> -U admin

  net rpc join -D <WORKGROUP> -U admin

Enter the admin password for the SME server when prompted and you should get a message,

Enter the admin password for the SME server when prompted and you should get a message,

  Joined domain <WORKGROUP>

  Joined domain <WORKGROUP>