-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ric Tibbetts wrote: > >> >> BTW: The reason you're having such trouble with this set up >> is that having a Windows domain consisting of numeric user id's >> is an unusual setup. Most people don't set things up this way. > > Just a side note, now that this works. > I fully agree that using fully numeric usernames is a bad thing, believe > me, I didn't do it, it's been this way here for many years. But the > windows stuff is handled by a different department, and we (on the unix > side) have no say, we just have to work with the fallout.
Truthfully, which cosmetically gross, numeric usernames should not be any problem technically (for Samba at least). >> We should still work in this environment (once there is a correct >> mapping in place) but this is why you're having a lot of problems. > > Yep, as demonstrated, the format of the username map needs to be: > > <unix user> = <DOMAIN\Windows User> > > and a small note for others: Watch the "\" it NEEDS to be > a back slash. don't ask how I know. ;) You should be able to control this character with the 'winbind separator' even if you aren't using nss_winbind cheers, jerry -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDPbZJIR7qMdg1EfYRAngzAKClQcW5A/BRl6EpOcWhZ8IaCEnzKwCeJaA9 c0niIzrz1/FwszSCfH7/tqk= =857z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba