If you're fine with users being prompted to enter their login credentials, then yes the passwords can be different. If you want it to be seamless, keep the passwords synced.
-Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Frantz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:28 AM > To: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: RE: [Samba] 'security = ads' & 'valid users =' > > Would it be feasible to use the options 'guest account' and 'guest ok' > for shares along with ADS security? > > Or is additional configuration even necessary? When domain > authentication fails, Samba will prompt the user for a username/password > combination > (http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/smb.conf.5.html#VALIDATIONSECT), > correct? The user can then enter credentials I have given them that > will match UNIX accounts I will create for them. > > ry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kaplan, Marc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:19 PM > To: Ryan Frantz; samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: RE: [Samba] 'security = ads' & 'valid users =' > > 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 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba