> From: Volker Lendecke [mailto:volker.lende...@sernet.de] > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 01:24:52AM -0700, Paul D. DeRocco wrote: > > > From: Volker Lendecke [mailto:volker.lende...@sernet.de] > > > > > > There is also the "username map" parameter, using which you > > > can for example say > > > > > > username map = /etc/samba/usermap > > > > > > and then open a file named /etc/samba/username with a single > > > line containing > > > > > > root = * > > > > That looks like just the ticket. But I still need to know > which of the > > following three things is true: > > > > 1) I can rely on Unix authentication and not even bother > with SMB passwords, > > if I don't mind telling the clients the local root password. > > > > 2) I can use smbpasswd to assign a different client > password, so I can keep > > the local root password secret from the clients. > > > > 3) I must use smbpasswd and assign the same password as the > local root > > password. > > 2) is correct.
This all worked very nicely. Thanks for your help. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul mailto:pdero...@ix.netcom.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba