I think as long as the passwords are the same, your approach of creating the domain users you need as local users will work.
-Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Frantz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:04 AM > To: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: [Samba] 'security = ads' & 'valid users =' > > I will be upgrading my Samba server from 2.2.8a to 3.0.10. I currently > have security set to 'share' and plan on migrating to 'ads' for improved > authentication. I have one snag, though... > > I have remote users who reside in and are managed by a Windows domain > that is not in my control. There is no trust relationship at all. If I > use 'ads' security, can I add a 'valid users' line for shares they need > to access? So that when they fail domain authentication, Samba would > check against UNIX accounts I set up specifically for those (2) users... > > Example smb.conf: > > [global] > security = ads > > [share1] > comment = share for local users > path = /some/path/share1 > ... > > [share2] > comment = share for remote users > path = /some/path/share2 > valid users = fred,barney > ... > > ry > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba